Why is Jerusalem a problem? For millennia, Jerusalem has seen three major religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – settle in this area, the centre of the 'Holy Land'. Issues abound but all revolve around the historical settlement patterns for these religious and...
peace
Western Complicity Exposed | by Jonathan Cook
Israel has barely put a foot right with the international community since its attack on Gaza more than three years ago provoked global revulsion. The right-wing government of Benjamin Netanyahu has serially defied and insulted foreign leaders, including US President...
African Americans for Justice in the Middle East & North Africa: Solidarity Statement | by Black activists and scholars
INTRODUCTION For far too long African Americans have been compelled, by mainstream USA, to remain either silent on international affairs or only speak out on matters relative to Sub-Saharan Africa. With this statement by "African Americans for Justice in the Middle...
The BDS movement at 7: Stronger, more widespread and more effective than ever | by Palestinian BDS National Committee
Seven years after the Palestinian civil society call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel was launched, the global BDS campaign has become stronger, more widespread, more effective and certainly more diverse than ever—a true cause for celebration...
Other people’s struggle; being of use or abusing Palestinians’ right to act | by Richard Falk
The posture of solidarity with the struggle of ‘the other’ is more complex than it might appear at first glance. It seems a simple act to join with others in opposing severe injustice and cruelty, especially when its reality is experienced and witnessed first-hand as...
How obsession with “nonviolence” harms the Palestinian cause | by Linah Alsaafin
Ramallah–In recent years, western discourse surrounding the Palestinian cause has employed a few new — and superficial — adjectives to describe Palestinian resistance: Palestinian “nonviolent” resistance, Palestinian “peaceful” resistance, Palestinian “popular”...
From a failed uprising in Mali: My diary from a coup d’état | by David Fig
In recent months, The landlocked West African state of Mali has been in an uproar. First there was the renewal of an uprising in the north by Tuareg ex-mercenaries returning from battle in Libya. As this conflict (the northern Mali uprising) unfolded, there were...
Solidarity for beginners Palestine / Israel conflict | by Carol Martin
Who are the "Palestinians"? people of araBic language and culture constitute the majority. They adhere to the religions of Islam and Christianity, and have lived for thousands of years under various rulers of the Ottoman Empire. Other peoples of the Hebrew language...
Film reviews
The Noise of Cairo Director Heiko Lange (2012) This film looks at the explosion of creativity in the 18 days that shook the world in Egypt 2011 and led to the fall of the Mubarak regime. It gives us the perspective of dancers, street musicians, poets, graffiti artists...




