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Bashing Arabs, Muslims, and Refugees

July 27, 2021November 20, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

By Zeina Azzam

Judging by the vitriolic reactions against Muslims—and especially Syrians—in U.S. society after the Paris bombings, it is clear that few understand that the vast majority of the casualties of ISIS’s bloody strikes are actually Muslims. The group has wreaked havoc in majority Muslim states for a number of years. But so many people in Europe and the United States seem not to understand that the Islamic State does not represent Muslims, and that Muslims are in fact terrified by and abhor the savage tactics of the group. They are trying desperately to escape the lands under ISIS control.

Interview with Author Noga Kadman

July 27, 2021November 18, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

By Palestine Center Interns

On October 16, 2015, the Palestine Center hosted Israeli researcher Noga Kadman as she presented her recent book, Erased from Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated Palestinian Villages of 1948. Kadman’s presentation focused on different mechanisms used to build the collective memory of Israelis after the 1948 war and aspects of marginalization and erasure of Palestinian villages from Israeli consciousness. She argues that this resulted in a picture for Israelis that theirs is a Jewish country with very little Arab history and geography

War of Words: Israel and the Semantics of Oppression

July 27, 2021November 18, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

By Mohamed Mohamed

The Hebrew word “hasbara” translates to “explaining,” but it is a euphemism for the propaganda that endorses the state of Israel and its actions. In its efforts to influence world opinion and promote itself on the international stage, Israel’s hasbara campaign has relied on misdirection, careful selection of words, empty semantic arguments, and the omission of crucial facts.

Night in Gaza with Dr. Mads Gilbert

February 15, 2016November 9, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

Dr. Mads Gilbert presents his recent book of photographs taken during the 2014 war on Gaza. This is the photo story that pays tribute to the courage, endurance, and almost inconceivably strong spirit of Palestinian health workers and volunteers, a spirit replicated throughout the severely tested society of Gaza during the summer war of 2014.

Palestinians Are Fighting for Their Lives; Israel Is Fighting for the Occupation

February 15, 2016November 2, 2015 by Lian Najjar

Yes, this is a war, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with his mandate from the people, has ordered its intensification. He does not listen to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ messages of conciliation and acceptance in calmer times, why should he listen to them now?

Why Palestinians Need an International Protection Force

February 15, 2016October 26, 2015 by Lian Najjar

Palestinians have taken to the streets to demonstrate against nearly 50 years of military rule and the denial of their freedom at the hands of Israel. These protests come after the death of the peace process, the election of a right-wing Israeli government that has stated it has no intention of granting Palestinians their rights, and growing discontent with the unelected Palestinian Authority (PA).

Israeli colonisation is at the root of the violence

February 15, 2016October 26, 2015 by Lian Najjar

In the midst of what has become known in Israel as the “knifers’ Intifada”, an unusual scene unfolded in Ramat Gan, where many of the residents are Iraqi Jews. A small slender woman was protecting a man lying on the ground who was being pursued by a mob of 40 people, including a few soldiers, who wanted to lynch him

Palestine’s Intifada: the Process of Liberation is Irresistible

February 15, 2016October 26, 2015 by Lian Najjar

Yes, there is violence in the streets. It is the violence that fixates the viewer. Its context is set aside. Why are they using knives or why do they throw stones – that is the horizon of the question. The Western media is always surprised by the paroxysm of violence from the Palestinians – why do they resist?

Talking BDS with Chris Hedges

July 27, 2021September 21, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

By Palestine Center Interns

Last week, the Palestine Center hosted its first speaker of the fall, author and Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Chris Hedges. In a lecture entitled “Building the BDS Movement for Justice in Palestine,” Hedges asserted that the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement is the only remaining avenue by which activists can effectively advocate for the rights of Palestinians.