Intifada

Jenin is Just the Start: A New Generation of Palestinians Has Finally Buried the Ghosts of the Past

The new Palestinian generation has buried the ghosts of the past and moved on. And now, they are ready to speak for themselves and to fight for themselves. Jenin is just the start. 
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How the Lions’ Den is Changing the Resistance Model in Palestine

Just when Israel, and even some Palestinians, began talking about the Lions’ Den phenomenon in the past tense, a large number of fighters belonging to the newly-formed Palestinian group marched in the city of Nablus. Unlike the group’s first appearance on September 2, the number of fighters who took part in the rally in the […]

Syrie : SitRep 104 avec Ayssar Midani (24 mai 2021)

Syrie : SitRep 104 avec Ayssar Midani (24 mai 2021). Au programme : – L’Intifada en Palestine   – Historique   – Soutiens mondiaux   – Situation actuelle   – Contexte régional – Les élections en Syrie (20 et 26 mai 2021)   – Respect du calendrier constitutionnel   – Réactions internationales   – Participation de la diaspora   – Incidents de Beyrouth Sources : Finkelstein: Gaza assault […]

Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen

Netanyahu may have hoped to use Sheikh Jarrah as a way of mobilizing his right-wing constituency, but his rash behavior has instead ignited a popular rebellion among Palestinians, exposing Israel for the violent, racist, and apartheid state that it is and always has been. 
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When the People Rose: How the Intifada Changed the Political Discourse around Palestine

Very few popular movements around the world, and throughout modern history, can be compared to the First Intifada, which remains as relevant today as it was when it began thirty-three years ago.
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When the People Rose: How the Intifada Changed the Political Discourse around Palestine

December 8 came and went as if it was an ordinary day. For Palestinian political groups, it was another anniversary to be commemorated, however hastily. It was on this day, thirty-three years ago, that the First Palestinian Intifada (uprising) broke out, and there was nothing ordinary about this historic event. Today, the uprising is merely viewed from a historic point[Read More...]

The Hopelessness Discourse: How Palestinian Pessimism Could Spark a Much-Needed Rebellion

In a recent TV discussion, a respected pro-Palestine journalist declared that if any positive change or transformation ever occurs in the tragic Palestinian saga, it would not happen now, but that it would take a whole new generation to bring about such a paradigm shift.
As innocuous as the declaration may have seemed, it troubled me greatly.