Tag Palestine

Hamas

Hamas didn’t just gain, they won a clear majority, taking 76 of 132 seats. They believe Israel is an imposed colonial state that has no right to exist – the state of Israel that is, not the people of Israel.…

Did Palestine take down Abramoff?

In a sense, yes. That’s precisely what happened. Abramoff money funded illegal settlements in Israel with sniper rifles, etc. to use against Palestinians. The FBI noticed this, and wondered what else Black Jack was up to. Juan Cole explains Abramoff’s…

Why Palestine matters

Many people don’t know what happened. They don’t know that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly driven off their land in 1948 in violation of international law. The right of expelled and excluded Palestinians to return to their land…