Reports and Commentary: Worth Reading 24 March 2014 The Palestine Center | Humanitarian Link | The Gallery REPORTS & COMMENTARY From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following recently published articles are worth reading. Gaza’s Palestinians, Besieged by Israel, turn to Solar Power (Informed Comment) On the roof of Gaza Citys children’s hospital, a pristine row of solar panels gleams in the sunlight, an out-of-place symbol of modern, clean energy in the impoverished Strip. Israel PM vows no let-up after deadly West Bank raid (Maan) Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday that the army would use force against anybody plotting attacks against Israel, after troops killed three Palestinians in a West Bank raid. So Near, So Far: B’Tselem and HaMoked Team up to shed light on mixed Gaza-West Bank families (PM) The collaboration attempts to shine light on the lives of individuals who are separated from their families because of Israel’s policies of isolating the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. An Italian tourist’s Ben Gurion nightmare by Andrea Pesce (Mondoweiss) There is no security reason behind this kind of question, not even to check if you get nervous because you have something to hide: it’s pure harassment, nothing more, nothing less. Man injured as settlers attack Palestinian farmers near Burin (Maan) Clashes broke out Sunday morning after Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian farmers in their fields near the northern West Bank village of Burin south of Nablus. The visible rejectionism of Ari Shavit by Amos Schocken (Haaretz) Those who present themselves as supporters of the two-state solution, but who insist on demanding recognition of a nation-state, are acting to perpetuate the occupation and settlement. Israel / Palestine: Time to endorse one state by Sharif Nashashibi (Al Arabiya) Firstly, continuing current negotiations is pointless. Secondly, the entire ’peace process,’ now more than 20 years old, has proved to be utterly futile. Thirdly, it has made impossible the very thing it was supposed to achieve: a two-state solution. Tourism as a tool to erase Palestinian identity by Jessica Purkiss (MEMO) While this resort stands on the chunk of the Dead Sea that lies in the West Bank, the Palestinian side and its resources have been appropriated by Israel. This means all Palestinians that visit the resort, in fact any of the three resorts in the occupied Dead Sea area, have to pay Israel to do so.. Pro-Palestinian Students Charge Universities With Censorship by Nona Willis Aronowitz (NBC) At first glance, the 150 people gathered just outside Northeastern University on March 18 seemed to be staging a typical rally criticizing Israeli policies - an increasingly common sight on left-leaning American campuses. But upon closer inspection, the mix of NEU students and local Boston activists were calling for another thing to be freed: their speech. Veolia, Mekorot and the struggle for Palestinian water rights by Susan Koppelman (Mondoweiss) French-based multinational corporation Veolia is the largest privatizer of water in the world and a main profiteer of Israeli apartheid. The views expressed in these articles are these of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of The Jerusalem Fund. The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that does educational and humanitarian work on behalf of Palestinians, particularly those living in the Occupied Territory and surrounding refugee camps. The Palestine Center is an independent think-tank committed to communicating reliable and timely information about the Palestinian political experience to American policy-makers, journalists, students and the general public. Established in 1991, it is the educational program of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development. Our Official Blog Netanyahus DC Flack Attack Spike Lee and the Bogarting of Palestine A Tale of Two Articles: Wonderwater vs Watergate The views expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of The Jerusalem Fund. UPCOMING EVENTS 26 March 2014 Citizen Strangers: Palestinians and the Birth of Israel’s Liberal Settler State with Shira Robinson 9 April 2014 The Battle for Justice in Palestine with Ali Abu Nimah 17 April 2014 Washington and the Peace Process with Rashid Khalidi CONNECT WITH US VIDEOS FROM RECENT EVENTS 4 March 2014 Activating Palestines UNESCO Membership 26 February 2014 African Refugees in Israel: The plight of non-Jews in the Zionist State 6 February 2014 The Crisis in Yarmouk 29 January 2014 The Prawer Plan 21 November 2013 Palestinians in Latin America Forward email This email was sent to islamic911@aol by [email protected] | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. The Jerusalem Fund | 2425 Virginia Ave NW | Washington | DC | 20037
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