As a young Palestinian, I can’t help but reflect on the ‘solutions’ that have passed in my lifetime.
US support for the Egyptian military is inhibiting the development of an Egyptian national, progressive bourgeoisie able to form the backbone of a genuinely democratic system.
موجز: كمشروع سياسي عالمي، فإن "حقوق الانسان" لا صدى لها عند معظم اليهود الاسرائيليين. فبينما تواصل إسرائيل التحليق في مواجهة الهيمنة والمعايير الدولية، فماذا يمكن أن يقلب الموازين ؟ رداً على Jessica Montell. עברית, English
כפרויקט פוליטי גלובלי, לזכויות אדם יש תהודה נמוכה בקרב יהודים ישראלים. בשעה שישראל ממשיכה להתעמת עם נורמות בינלאומיות, מה עשוי להטות את הכף? תגובה למאמרה של ג'סיקה מונטל. English ,العربية
As a global political project, “human rights” has little resonance for most Israeli Jews. As Israel continues to fly in the face of hegemonic international norms, what can tip the balance? A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Emerging Powers and Human Rights. العربية, עברית
Politically, the country is a melting pot of regional and highly localised concerns, playing out along axes of political opportunism, religion and economic necessity, with various religious groups operating as local militias.
In the current climate of political fragmentation and the expired mandates of the executive and legislative branches of the Palestinian Authority, the rights and the duties of the citizens and the government should not continue to be swept aside.
Principles related to self-determination and the right to resist subjugation are principles that most Palestinians know, and most western governments don’t like to talk about as much.
The outcome of the Trayvon Martin case holds critical implications. We are not responsible for George Zimmerman pulling the trigger, because the law treats this as an action subject to legal judgement. Is this the banality of legal?
Israel has charged five Palestinian teenagers for having allegedly thrown stones at a settler’s car. They face 25 years to life imprisonment for attempted murder. Yet again, the system punishes the crime while being blind to the triggering circumstances.
Twin disaffection on the part of both Syrians and Palestinians in Jordan should be put in historical context. Both Palestinians and Syrians can claim historical links to Jordan, including arguments of political control and ownership, which may now surface more strongly.
