By killing and wounding this number of Palestinians, Israel had hoped that the masses would retreat, the protests would subside and, eventually, end. This was not the case, of course.
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Rim Banna has died, but the generation of artistes she patiently nurtured will continue to sing, to celebrate a culture and a civilization that cannot be tamed by guns or imprisoned by walls. She was the voice of Palestine that can never be muted.
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The Palestinian people are left disenchanted, practically leaderless, and facing the brunt of Israel’s occupation regime on their own.
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The primary motive for the assassination attempt on Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah may have been to obstruct reconciliation efforts between Hamas and Fatah, which would serve Israel’s interests.
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Here are some characters that are seen as possible heirs to Netanyahu’s political throne, and what they would likely mean for the people suffering under Israel’s occupation regime.
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Ahed Tamimi epitomizes the antithesis of everything that the Palestinian Authority stands for. She is strong, morally-driven and defiant; the PA is subservient, morally bankrupt and quisling.
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Israelis refer to their country as “the only democracy in the Middle East” as a defense mechanism to divert from the fact that apartheid, racially-structured political systems are inherently undemocratic.
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Zionists’ protestations over Virgin Airlines’ offering of a couscous-style salad “inspired by the flavours of Palestine” is a manifestation of their desire to wipe from memory how the “Jewish state” of Israel was built atop emptied and destroyed Palestinian villages.
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Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has achieved some tactical victories such as US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, he has irrevocably damaged the perception of Israel among Americans, which gives us cause for great hope.
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Signing off to join an Israel-led economic and military alliance in an area replete with conflict, is a terribly irresponsible move, even for politically inexperienced and opportunistic politicians.
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