What does a “Free Palestine” Really Mean?
“Free, Free Palestine!” I used to lead the chants at protests as a teenager, but I was never entirely sure of what they meant. Of course, I knew my history. I knew that in 1948 the state of...
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Recovering From an Obama Hangover in Palestine
What just happened? First, President Barack Obama landed in Tel Aviv—he stepped onto the tarmac, said “Shalom” and the crowd went wild. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers saluted him and...
A Non-Zionist Jewishness? Judith Butler’s Parting Ways
Judith Butler, Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism. Columbia UP, 2013 Having made her name in the early 90s with Gender Trouble, a densely-written look at the ways in which gender is...
Not a Security Threat: How Israel Restricts Entry to the Occupied Territories
“What is the purpose of your stay in Israel?” For outsiders, the Israeli occupation of Palestine starts at Ben Gurion Airport. If you are Israeli, welcome home. Go through customs, get your...
Operation Cast Lead 2.0: Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza
by Anna Lekas Miller On Monday night, Egypt brokered a tentative truce between Israeli and Palestinian factions—who, after five days of cross-border clashes that killed 6 Palestinians and injured...
Attacks in Sinai Lead to Complete Closure of Gaza
On Sunday, 35 militants attacked a border post with automatic gunfire and grenades in the Sinai Peninsula—killing 16 Egyptian soldiers, and injuring seven others. After attacking the soldiers, the...
Gaza’s Fuel Crisis
If someone were to have a heart attack in Gaza, the ambulances might not come. Due to the current fuel crisis in Gaza, one third of the ambulances have completely run out of fuel—the other...
Khader Adnan: Dying To Live
Khader Adnan is a 33 year-old Palestinian baker and master’s candidate in economics at Birzeit University. He lives in Arrabeh—a small village in the Occupied West Bank, just outside of Jenin...
After UNESCO Votes for Palestinian Statehood, US Withdraws Funding: Why?
Yesterday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted to recognize Palestine as an independent state. The vote follows PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ wildly...
What Would Palestinian Statehood Change?
I remember the first time I visited the United Nations. I walked through the courtyard, marveling at every flag of every nation majestically poised against the backdrop of the beautiful, glass...