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Published in: openSecurityHow states can constrain resort to political violence
Recognising there are political elements to any campaign of militant violence makes it less ‘terrifying’ for society...
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Published in: openSecurityWho is accountable for Gaza reconstruction?
The latest war in Gaza brought not only vast human suffering but devastation to its already pummelled built...
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Published in: openSecurityAfter the war: Jewish-Arab relations in Israel
The war in Gaza did not only wreak huge damage on the strip—it added to the polarisation of Israeli society too.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOn structural violence in Palestine
The structural violence, economic inequalities, and pervasive injustice that characterise Palestinian society under...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe battle to preserve Bethlehem's cultural heritage
Open Bethlehem is a campaign to revive Bethlehem's legacy as a diverse, culturally rich, and entrepreneurial city,...
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Published in: 50.50A fresh look: towards an Israel-Palestine two-state solution
A two-state solution is still possible in Israel and Palestine, but it will take a more aggressive strategy - one...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCeasefires in which violations never cease: what’s next for Israel, Hamas, and Gaza?
For a century, the Zionist colonization of Palestine has proceeded primarily on the pragmatic principle of the quiet...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe World Bank in the OPT
The World Bank’s relationship to occupied Palestine is an unusual one, and one that has not been particularly...
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Published in: 50.50Palestinian refugees: homes in exile
In Palestinian refugee camps, the right of return now encompasses, and stands for, a wider universal demand for...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaNo 'normal' for Gaza
International attention is focused on Gaza thanks to the brutal Israeli offensive, but the real problem has always...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFilm review: 'Omar' and the nature of colonialism
A review of Omar (2014), the most recent offering from the Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad, which portrays the...
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Published in: openSecurityIn Israel, as in Gaza, human rights are the last line of protection
Plain and simple sadness is a natural human reaction to the killing in Gaza. But we are told such emotional...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPalestinian unity should not become a victim of Israel’s war on Gaza
If one of the motives of Israel's war on Gaza was to crush the nascent Palestinian unity government, it may have...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaObjectivity vs. neutrality on Gaza
The Palestine-Israel conflict poses a moral dilemma for journalists. But being objective does not necessarily mean...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaInternational legal obligation to end trade with settlements
If the political will to bring about justice and peace is lacking, the answer lies in international law. Ending...
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Published in: TransformationRays of hope in Gaza: 13 Israeli and Palestinian groups building peace
The safety and security that every Palestinian and Israeli child deserve can only come about if all children's...
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Published in: 50.50Gaza: The Jewish Right and the Muslim Right
The war in Gaza has strengthened both the Muslim Right and the Jewish Right; while the results have been disastrous...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaReflections on the collective punishment of Gaza
The likelihood that 7000 homes in the Gaza Strip have been used as storage facilitates or military outposts is very...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMemoir of a war survivor
A Palestinian tells of a life that is death before death in Gaza.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia"Two peoples, one future"
An interview with Glyn Secker of Jews for Justice for Palestinians, on the history of JfJfP, his views on the...