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Israeli Election Results 2015: What Does This Mean?

July 27, 2021March 18, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

By Palestine Center

Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party won Tuesday’s parliamentary elections, scoring 30 seats in the Knesset, compared to the Zionist Union led by Isaac Herzog, which gained 24 seats, and the Joint List (an Arab Israeli coalition of parties) which gained 14 seats. Many were not expecting the Likud party to win again and have described the right-wing victory as an upset. This win solidifies Netanyahu’s fourth term as prime minister; he will soon make history as the longest-serving prime minister of Israel since David Ben-Gurion.

Colonial Jerusalem: The Spatial Construction of Identity and Difference in a City of Myth, 1948-2012

February 15, 2016March 17, 2015 by Duna Dabbas

In one of the few anthropological works focusing on a contemporary Middle Eastern city, Colonial Jerusalem explores a vibrant urban center at the core of the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This book shows how colonialism, far from being simply a fixture of the past as is often suggested, remains a crucial component of Palestinian and Israeli realities today.

The Palestinian Issue: Dangers, Threats and Strategic Options

February 15, 2016March 12, 2015 by Duna Dabbas

Hani Al-Masri, Director General of Masarat, the Palestinian Center for Policy Research & Strategic Studies, discusses the dangers and threats facing the Palestinian issue, as well as what opportunities and strategic alternatives there are to the present situation.

Israeli Elections 2015: A Further Look at the Candidates

July 27, 2021February 26, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

By Palestine Center

On 17 March 2015, Israeli citizens will be taking to the polls as their votes are expected to reflect a shift in national conservatism to a more moderate governmental policy. Current Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu recently fired top officials within his government as a result of the many disagreements within the coalition, resulting in a parliamentary decision to dissolve the government and hold elections earlier than their usual date.

On Ferguson and Palestine: The Issues of Repression and Race

February 15, 2016February 24, 2015 by Duna Dabbas

Bill Fletcher, Ramah Kudaimi and Rev. Graylan Hagler discuss the subjects of repression and race with regard to the 2014 events in Ferguson, Missouri and Gaza.

Natural History Under Siege

February 15, 2016February 13, 2015 by Duna Dabbas

As part of Gallery Al-Quds’ exhibition of Debra Van Poolen’s watercolors of Palestine, Natural History, Dr. Steven Salaita discusses the impact of the degradation of the natural environment on indigenous peoples.

The Role of the U.S. Churches in the BDS Movement

September 21, 2015February 4, 2015 by Duna Dabbas

Video and Edited Transcript Philip Farah and David WildmanTranscript No. 423 (4 February 2015) Samirah Alkassim: Spiritual groups have often been at the frontlines of human rights movements in the U.S. In recent years there have been dramatic positions taken by faith-based groups such as the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church, the United … Read more

Debatable Progress: The PA resolution and the signing of the Rome Statute

February 15, 2016January 29, 2015 by Duna Dabbas

Panelists Phyllis Bennis and Ambassador Philip Wilcox discuss the efficacy and challenges to the recent PA resolution to the UNSC and signing the Rome Statute of the ICC.

Understanding Israeli Apartheid

February 15, 2016August 14, 2014 by Nick Bascunan-Wiley

In this talk, Samer Abdelnour explores the topic of Israel and the apartheid analogy, presenting a novel framework through which to better understand and challenge the complex nature of Israeli apartheid.