by Palestine Digest | Dec 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
John Whitbeck points out four results may be of particular interest and relevance:(1) If new legislative elections (the first since the 2006 elections won by Hamas in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) were held today, 51% would vote for Hamas (52% in the Gaza...
by Palestine Digest | Dec 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
The situation in Jenin “continues deteriorating” as it enters its third day under Israeli military siege; meanwhile, in Gaza, displaced Palestinians face frigid temperatures under heavy rainfall. Casualties 18,608+ killed* and more than 50,594 wounded in...
by Palestine Digest | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Israeli troops arrest dozens of Palestinian medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. UNGA adopts ceasefire resolution. Israeli forces storm Jenin, killing 7. Netanyahu rejects prospect of PA rule in Gaza after war. Yemen fires on tanker. Casualties 18,205+...
by Palestine Digest | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
BY JOHN WHITBECK The UN General Assembly has now voted on the resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel/Gaza conflict which the United States vetoed in the Security Council. The result: YES: 153; NO: 10; ABSTENTIONS: 23 Joining Israel and the United...
by Palestine Digest | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Ilan Pappé It is quite possible that the early thinkers and leaders of the Zionist movement, back in late 19th century Europe, imagined, or at least hoped, that Palestine was an empty land and if there were people there, they were rootless nomadic tribes that, in...
by Palestine Digest | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Tahani Mustafa The next administration is more likely to appear by default than by design, something that doesn’t bode well for PalestiniansTwo months into the military campaign against Hamas, and there is still little clarity about Israel’s endgame or the future for...
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