News & Analysis – Palestine Square

Israel: ‘A Failed Settler-Colonial Project’

May 10, 2018 Rashid Khalidi

Seventy years after the Nakba, Israel is in many ways a failed settler-colonial project.

The Grotesque Case of U.S. Aid to Israel

April 23, 2018 Khelil Bouarrouj

While arguments for and against foreign aid abound, none can truly capture the absurdity of the level of financial support to Israel.

Unconstitutional ‘Israel Anti-Boycott Act’ Gains Momentum in Congress

April 2, 2018 Khelil Bouarrouj

The parameters of the Act remain highly detrimental to civil rights and could lead to a substantial setback for BDS struggles in the U.S.

Palestinians are Marching for Their Lives Too – and Israel is Killing Them

April 1, 2018 Jehad Saleem

The Right of Return is not merely a question of politics, international law, and history, but is also one that is deeply tied to their day-to-day lives.

Interview with IPS Senior Fellow Brian Barber

March 29, 2018 Dorgham Abusalim

This is the hardest question to answer: when, if ever, will Gazans crack? I wouldn’t dare offer an evaluation on that.

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The Real Oppressors of Gaza’s Gay Community: Hamas or Israel?

March 13, 2018 Dorgham Abusalim

LGBTQ life in Gaza is arduous and dangerous. I would know: I grew up there. But only blaming Palestine’s conservatism and Hamas, whitewashing Israel’s siege and military assaults, is dishonest and exploitative.

A Legacy of Victorian Theology: Vice President Pence’s Christian Zionism and Historical Alternatives

February 9, 2018 Andrew Wickersham

For more than 1500 years, the Church had a very different set of beliefs about the significance of the historic land of Palestine.

The Anti-Civil Rights Nominee to the Office for Civil Rights

January 29, 2018 Khelil Bouarrouj

By throwing in their lot with Marcus and Trump, pro-Israel forces are only accelerating the partisan gap that could eventually wreck the pro-Israel majority in Congress.

Trump’s Move to Slash Aid for Palestinian Refugees Will Lead to Tragedy

January 25, 2018 Sara Roy

Palestinians will suffer the most from the cuts to UNRWA, but the whole region will feel the consequences.

Who’s Messianic Now?

January 23, 2018 Dorgham Abusalim

It may be difficult to digest America’s resort to pseudo-biblical literalism to engage with one of the world’s thorniest issues, laughable even. But, in Pence’s case, it is hardly a surprise.