What does Israel’s new government mean for Palestinians?
1 year, 11 months ago

What does Israel’s new government mean for Palestinians?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, January 25 at 19:30 GMT: In November 2022, Israeli citizens voted in their fifth parliamentary election in less than four years and ushered in the country’s most far-right government ever elected. While some view the election as a path to political stability following years of parliamentary turmoil, Palestinians and rights advocates are raising alarm over what this new government will mean for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, as well as for Palestinian citizens of Israel and those in the global diaspora. Palestinians and critics fear that this new government will not only open the floodgates to the further expansion of illegal settlements but will also embolden already increasing violence against Palestinians. So far, Netanyahu has noted settlement expansion as a top priority, pledged to annex the occupied West Bank, instructed police to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces and sparked widespread protests in response to proposals that would overhaul the judicial system and supreme court.

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Hamas, Fatah discussing how to govern Gaza after Israel war ends
3 weeks ago

Hamas, Fatah discussing how to govern Gaza after Israel war ends

Firstpost  

Following talks in Cairo brokered by Egypt, the two rival factions agreed the committee would administer the Palestinian side of the Rafah checkpoint on the border with Egypt – the territory’s only crossing not shared with Israel Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, …

Israel-Palestine War: Hamas says, ‘Would lay down arms if…’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel-Palestine War: Hamas says, ‘Would lay down arms if…’

Live Mint  

Hamas would lay down its weapons, convert into a political party, and even agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel only if an independent Palestine state is established along pre-1967 borders, said a top Hamas political official in an interview with The Associated Press. Calling for the formation of "a fully sovereign Palestinian state in the …

Recognition of Palestinian statehood is not the panacea it’s made out to be
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Recognition of Palestinian statehood is not the panacea it’s made out to be

Al Jazeera  

As the genocide in Gaza rages on, various European countries, including Spain and Ireland, have indicated that they are moving towards recognising the State of Palestine. The new Irish prime minister, Simon Harris, argued that a group of like-minded countries officially recognising a Palestinian state would “lend weight to the decision and … send the strongest message”. As it stands, …

Palestine prepares to accept the ‘new reality’ in Gaza Strip with a fresh government
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestine prepares to accept the ‘new reality’ in Gaza Strip with a fresh government

The Hindu  

The Palestinian Authority ’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his government's resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both pose major obstacles to U.S. plans calling for the PA, which administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to …

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?

Hindustan Times  

The Palestinian Authority's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both pose major obstacles to U.S. plans calling for the PA, which administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to govern postwar Gaza …

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?

LA Times  

In announcing his resignation, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said new arrangements were needed to address “the new reality in the Gaza Strip.” The Palestinian Authority’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation this week, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In …

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?

Associated Press  

The Palestinian Authority’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both pose major obstacles to U.S. plans calling for the PA, which administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to govern postwar Gaza …

Opinion: Israel’s Palestinian strategy was a grave miscalculation
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: Israel’s Palestinian strategy was a grave miscalculation

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Hussein Ibish is a Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. Hussein Ibish Courtesy of Hussein Ibish That’s because if Israel really wants to deliver a serious long-term blow to Hamas as a potent political movement among the Palestinian people, it’s going to be essential to seriously rethink its attitude towards the Islamist extremist …

Israeli minister supports ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians in Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Israeli minister supports ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, says the “voluntary migration” of Palestinians in Gaza is the “right humanitarian solution” for the besieged enclave and for the region, a stance Palestinian officials liken to support of “ethnic cleansing”. The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described Smotrich’s comments as “part of Israel’s colonial, racist plan” for Palestinians. On Tuesday, Egyptian Foreign …

Israel’s Palestinians mostly sit out democracy protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Israel’s Palestinians mostly sit out democracy protests

Associated Press  

HAIFA, Israel — Amal Oraby is usually a fixture at street protests. As minorities long plagued by systemic discrimination, Palestinian Israelis have potentially the most to lose if the plan, which would likely weaken the judiciary’s independence, is implemented. The patriotic hallmarks of the movement have only reinforced for many Palestinian Israelis that there is no place for them: the …

The problem with Israel’s so called ‘crisis of democracy’
1 year, 10 months ago

The problem with Israel’s so called ‘crisis of democracy’

Al Jazeera  

Since the start of the new year, reading about Israel in the Hebrew-language press has been an unnerving experience. One likely reason why international media outlets do not cover these stories is that if they did, such reports would profoundly challenge the current narrative the very same outlets have long been peddling about Israel: that Israel’s otherwise well-functioning and robust …

Column: Why Israel is losing me
1 year, 10 months ago

Column: Why Israel is losing me

LA Times  

For many years I believed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was fixable, that a final resolution could — and ultimately would — be found in the creation of two independent, sovereign states. The new government in Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu, already the country’s longest-serving prime minister, is provocative, belligerent and beyond the pale. As for the treatment of Palestinians in the occupied …

‘Lack of hope’: How will Palestinians vote in Israeli elections?
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Lack of hope’: How will Palestinians vote in Israeli elections?

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera looks at the Palestinian parties participating in Israeli elections this year and what residents are saying. Polls in recent weeks indicate that voter turnout among the 1.8 million Palestinians living in Israel is expected to be “historically low” despite Palestinian politicians insisting that a higher vote in the community could stave off former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s return …

Another Israeli election: Why aren’t Palestinians interested?
2 years, 1 month ago

Another Israeli election: Why aren’t Palestinians interested?

Al Jazeera  

Many Palestinians with Israeli citizenship will not vote on November 1, feeling their politicians have failed them. As a result, after the election, he announced the Joint List was going to back Gantz for the prime minister’s post – the first time a Palestinian party was participating in recommending a Zionist premier. After the March 2020 election, in which the …

Israel’s ‘change’ government brought down by Palestinian conflict
2 years, 6 months ago

Israel’s ‘change’ government brought down by Palestinian conflict

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 21, 2022 19:13 IST Israel’s unlikely coalition government, the first ever backed by an Arab party, was forged a year ago to oust right-wing premier Benjamin Netanyahu, but ultimately collapsed over the Palestinian conflict. Arab coalition MPs, from the left-wing Meretz and the Islamist Raam party, refused to re-certify the law, which gives settlers equivalent legal standing …

Will growing pro-Palestinian support lead to policy change?
3 years, 2 months ago

Will growing pro-Palestinian support lead to policy change?

Al Jazeera  

On Monday, October 18 at 19:30GMT: Since the Gaza war in May, there has been a marked change in public support for Palestinians. Last month the United Kingdom’s Labour Party passed a motion labelling Israel ‘an apartheid state’ and backing sanctions against the country for their treatment of Palestinians. During a visit to a college last month, US Vice President …

Palestinians Hope A New Israeli Government Means Progress For This Poor Town
3 years, 5 months ago

Palestinians Hope A New Israeli Government Means Progress For This Poor Town

NPR  

Palestinians Hope A New Israeli Government Means Progress For This Poor Town Enlarge this image toggle caption Fatma Tanis/NPR Fatma Tanis/NPR JISR AL-ZARQA, Israel — Entering this coastal village, smooth asphalt gives way to a part-dirt road. Sponsor Message People feel discriminated against "We have nothing in this village, nothing," says Dr. Ayyat Rageh, who works at an elite hospital …

New Israel government vows change, but not for Palestinians
3 years, 6 months ago

New Israel government vows change, but not for Palestinians

Associated Press  

BEITA, West Bank — Israel’s fragile new government has shown little interest in addressing the decades-old conflict with the Palestinians, but it may not have a choice. “They talk about it being a government of change, but it’s just going to entrench the status quo,” said Waleed Assaf, a Palestinian official who coordinates protests against West Bank settlements. “Violence will …

Palestinians not counting on change as Bennett replaces Netanyahu
3 years, 6 months ago

Palestinians not counting on change as Bennett replaces Netanyahu

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian leaders say new Israeli PM Naftali Bennett is likely to pursue the same right-wing agenda as Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestinian groups have dismissed the change in Israel’s government, saying new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is likely to pursue the same right-wing agenda as his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s office called the Israeli parliamentary vote on Sunday …

EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year rule and a political crisis that inflicted four elections on the country in less than two years. The coalition consists of eight parties from across Israel’s political spectrum, including a small Arab party that has made …

Explainer: What will change under Israel's new government?
3 years, 6 months ago

Explainer: What will change under Israel's new government?

India Today  

If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year rule and a political crisis that inflicted four elections on the country in less than two years. The coalition consists of eight parties from across Israel’s political spectrum, including a small Arab party that has made history by …

As Israelis await Netanyahu’s fate, Palestinian youths seize moment of unity to campaign for rights and justice
3 years, 6 months ago

As Israelis await Netanyahu’s fate, Palestinian youths seize moment of unity to campaign for rights and justice

Firstpost  

To many Palestinians, Netanyahu’s likely replacement Naftali Bennett — his former chief of staff, and a former settler leader who rejects Palestinian statehood — would be no improvement Jerusalem: When Israelis opened their newspapers and news websites Tuesday, they encountered a barrage of reports and commentary about the possible downfall of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving leader. “I …

How The Gaza Violence Marked A Shift In The American Political Debate Over Israel
3 years, 7 months ago

How The Gaza Violence Marked A Shift In The American Political Debate Over Israel

NPR  

How The Gaza Violence Marked A Shift In The American Political Debate Over Israel Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP For decades, Democrats and Republicans alike have stood by Israel, almost unconditionally, insisting the country has a right to defend itself. The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate change organization, was one of 140 progressive groups that signed …

Israel’s upcoming election: Where did the occupation go?
3 years, 9 months ago

Israel’s upcoming election: Where did the occupation go?

Al Jazeera  

On the eve of its fourth election in two years, Israel is still not talking about the issues that really matter. Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, its alleged human rights and international law violations, and questions about the legitimacy of its democracy are not at the forefront of any political party’s agenda, because these are not major concerns for an …

Palestinian elections: Democracy for no one
3 years, 10 months ago

Palestinian elections: Democracy for no one

Al Jazeera  

There is much reason to believe the Palestinian elections scheduled for later this year will neither be free nor fair. On January 15, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that legislative and presidential elections will take place in the West Bank and Gaza later this year. In the past, Abbas and other Palestinian officials stated that they would not hold …

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