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Palestine activists remain in rooftop stand-off on Scotswood Road after 12 hours

Photos from the scene show a person standing on the rooftop of Pearson Engineering Ltd armed with a sledgehammer

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A just and democratic society that benefits all: that’s what Palestinians are fighting for

On the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, we strive for a single state where all citizens have equal rights, says Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative

The Guardian - UK

‘We fled on foot’: Palestinians in US recall Nakba dispossession

For Palestinians in the United States, memories of the 1948 ‘catastrophe’ sit alongside frustration with US policy.

Al Jazeera

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Before and after the Nakba: Palestinian literature of resistance and love for a lost homeland

When a society experiences oppression and trauma, literature helps its people by giving them a voice and reinforcing their identity. It gives the trauma those people have suffered a universal resonance. So it is for Palestinians, whose literature – particularly that of resistance – plays this role. Indeed, Palestinian writers…

The Conversation

Cafe Yafa: A Palestinian bookshop reviving literary culture

Cafe Yafa continues a rich Palestinian literary culture, decades after the Nakba destroyed the libraries of Palestine.

Al Jazeera

UN to commemorate Palestinians' 1948 flight from Israel for the first time

For the first time, the United Nations will officially commemorate the flight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what is now Israel on the 75th anniversary of their exodus

The Independent UK

The Nakba: how the Palestinians were expelled from Israel

Until 1948, Lajjun was a small village about ten miles south of Nazareth in one of the most fertile valleys in Palestine. Since 1949, the area has been occupied by Jewish settlers who established Kibbutz Meggido there. In the early 1980s, I interviewed Ali Jabareen, a refugee from Lajjun. He…

The Conversation

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The Nakba at 75 – Palestinians' struggle to get recognition for their 'catastrophe'

On May 15, 2023, the United Nations will stage a high-level special meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba – the mass displacement of around 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland in 1948.

The Conversation

Shireen Abu Akleh killing: Advocates decry ‘abhorrent’ US stance

One year after Al Jazeera journalist was killed, rights advocates say Biden administration is shielding Israeli abuses.

Al Jazeera

One year on, no justice at ICC for Shireen Abu Akleh

Request to investigate death of Al Jazeera journalist has been received by the ICC, yet no steps have been taken.

Al Jazeera

Israel at 75: how inept British intelligence failed to contain Jewish independence groups

Before they were Israeli, the Jewish community of Palestine – the Yishuv – had been Britain’s close junior partner. A dispute over Britain’s restrictions on Jewish immigration to Palestine began in 1939, but was set aside during the struggle to defeat Hitler.

The Conversation

How the British press covered the establishment of Israel – I looked into the newspaper archives to find out

On the evening of May 14 1948, the People’s Council of the Jewish Community in Tel Aviv did not wait for the midnight expiry of Britain’s League of Nations mandate in Palestine. The mandate had given Britain administration of the territories of Palestine and Transjordan after the end of the…

The Conversation

On its 75th birthday, Israel still can't agree on what it means to be a Jewish state and a democracy

As Israel celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, and nearly a century and a half after the first Zionists came to Palestine from Europe, the core tension behind the country’s establishment – whether a Jewish state could be a democratic state, whether Zionism could accommodate pluralism – is more…

The Conversation

Saudi Ship Carries Out Largest Evacuation Since Sudan Fighting Broke Out

A Saudi-flagged ship arrived Saturday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of evacuees since evacuations from Sudan kicked off. The Saudi-flagged ship “Amana” carried 20 Saudi citizens, as well as 1,866 nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from different nationalities, including: Thailand, Australia, Rwanda,…

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Saudi Arabia Evacuates More than 2,900 People of 80 Nationalities from Sudan

In continuation of the evacuation efforts exerted by Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdom’s Leadership, more than 190 evacuees arrived in Jeddah Friday Sudan. The new arrivals are from Pakistan, Palestine, Thailand, Mauritania, Sri Lanka, USA, Poland, India, UK, Austria, Indonesia, Canada, Iraq, Egypt, Australia and Syria. They…

Al Jazeera

EU’s ‘Israeli independence’ message rebuked in Palestine

Palestinian leaders, social media users criticise EU commission president for saying Israel makes ‘the desert bloom’.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi FM Receives Phone Calls from Palestinian, Pakistani Counterparts

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Sunday separate phone calls from the Palestinian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers. During the telephone conversation, Prince Faisal and Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riad Al-Malki reviewed opportunities to enhance relations between the two countries in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

In a First, UN to Commemorate Nakba Day in May

The UN will commemorate Nakba Day, which marks the creation of the state of Israel in historical Palestine, for the first time in 2023, according to media reports Saturday. "Commemorating the Nakba must be at the top of our priorities in order to preserve our narrative, which we must adhere…

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UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Urges West Bank Workers to End Strike

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency on Wednesday called on the West Bank local staff union to end a strike, saying the stoppage was hindering access for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees to basic services. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East…

Asharq Al-Awsat

OIC Denounces Israeli Aggressions against Al-Aqsa

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) warned of the consequences of the continued infringement on the al-Aqsa Mosque, including the ongoing provocations, abuses, and daily assaults, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa). The OIC Executive Committee held an extraordinary, open-ended meeting in Riyadh to consider the continuous Israeli attacks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Army Finds Rocket Launcher in Marjayoun

The Lebanese army found on Friday a deserted rocket launcher in the southern town of Marjayoun that contained several unlaunched rockets. The army leadership said in a statement that efforts are underway to dismantle it. The encounter came following a flare-up in violence and major salvoes of rockets that were…

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1319: Telangana BJP chief held, suspect arrested in Kerala train arson

Sumedha Mittal brings you news from Kerala, Delhi, Telangana and Palestine.

Al Jazeera

Stadium disaster justice loses in Indonesia U-20 World Cup furore

Indonesia lost right to host youth World Cup over pro-Palestine stance but disaster victims say justice more important.

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu is leading a coup against his own country. But the threat is not only to Israel

As one door slid open for Northern Ireland 25 years ago, another was sliding shut for Israel and Palestine – and disaster followed, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Al Jazeera

Palestine advocates see opportunity in Biden-Netanyahu discord

Washington’s criticism of Israel not about Palestinians but can lead to questioning of US-Israel ties, analysts say.

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