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The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Editor2 1967 occupation of Jerusalem, African National Congress (ANC), al-Aqsa Mosque, apartheid, Apartheid Convention, Black Consciousness Movement, Cold War, East Jerusalem, forced displacement, Gaza, Geneva Convention, Israel an Apartheid State, Jerusalem, Nelson Mandela, Palestine, Palestinian West Bank, settler-colonialism, Sheikh Jarrah, South Africa, Steve Biko, United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

By Jinan Bastaki – May 27, 2021 Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from

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How a Fascist Party Brought into Israel’s Parliament by Netanyahu Helped Him Start the War He Wanted

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Editor2 al-Aqsa Mosque, Arieh King, Baruch Ben Yosef, Benjamin Netanyahu, Dome of the Rock, Greater Israel, Haram al-Sharif, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jerusalem, Jewish Power Party, Jewish Templar movement, Kahanist movement, Knesset, Meir Kahane, Palestine, Settler violence, Sheikh Jarrah, Temple Mount, Yaakov Fauci, Yehuda Etsion, Yehudah Glick, Yisrael Ariel, Yonatan Yosef, Zionism

By David Sheen – May 26, 2021 After Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu paved its way into Israel’s parliament, the fascist

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Gaza Resistance: Beginning of the End for Apartheid Israel?

May 28, 2021 Anya Parampil Anya Parampil, Gaza, Hamas, Jordan, Laith Marouf, Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority, Sheikh Jarrah

By Anya Parampil – May 27, 2021 Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Beirut-based journalist Laith Marouf about what

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The “Sword of Jerusalem” Becomes the “Guardian of Palestine”

May 25, 2021 Elijah J. Magnier al-Aqsa Mosque, Bashar Al-Assad, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Palestine, Qatar, Sheikh Jarrah, United States

By Elijah J. Magnier – May 23, 2021 The battle for Gaza has ended, for the time being, following an

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Facebook, Social Media Giants Admit to Silencing Palestinian Voices Online

May 18, 2021 Editor2 censorship, CYBER UNIT, Facebook, Free Palestine, Israel, Palestine, Sheikh Jarrah, Social Media

By Jessica Buxbaum – May 14, 2021 Social media companies including Facebook have admitted to MintPress that pro-Palestinian posts were

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Sheikh Jarrah, Al Quds and the Right of Resistance

May 15, 2021 Fra Hughes Al Quds, al-Aqsa Mosque, anti-zionism is not anti-semitism, BDS, British imperialism, Forced Evictions in East Jerusalem, French colonialism, Gaza, Israel, Israel Apartheid, Jerusalem, Middle East, Nakba, Occupied Territories of Palestine, Ottoman empire, Palestine, Palestinian Right to Return, Palestinian West Bank, Sheikh Jarrah, Sykes-Picot Agreement, Zionism is racism

By Fra Hughes, Belfast – May 13, 2021 Al Quds the red line Al Quds or Jerusalem, is the red

Featured image: This new Israeli aggression has taken place without clear condemnation from the international community. | Photo: EFE

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Number of Palestinians Killed by Israeli Bombings Rises to 53, Including 14 Children

May 12, 2021 orinocotribune Al-Aqsa, apertheid, bombing, bombing children, Gaza, ICC, Israel, Jerusalem, Massacre, Palestine, Palestinian West Bank, Racism, settlers, Sheikh Jarrah, United Nations Security Council (UNSC), UNRWA, Zionism

The bombings on Gaza Strip have left more than 300 injured and a number of buildings severely damaged. The massive

Demonstrators hold banners and placards outside Downing Street during a "Save Sheikh Jarrah" demonstration in London on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. At least 24 Palestinians were killed Monday, May 10 in Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip. (Photo: Vudi Xhymshiti/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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On Memory, Resistance & Nakba Day 2021

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 Benay Blend al-Aqsa Mosque, Israel, Palestine, Sheikh Jarrah, Zionism

By Benay Blend – May 10, 2021 In “Invention, Memory, and Place,” the late Edward Said reflects on the question of

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The Ethnic Cleansing of Sheikh Jarrah

May 12, 2021 Yanis Iqbal Colonialism, East Jerusalem, Israel occupation, Palestinians, Racism, Sheikh Jarrah, Zionist

By Yanis Iqbal – May 10, 2021 In 1983, Rafael Eitan, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), said,

Featured image: The Al-Aqsa mesquite, a UN cultural heritage landmark, on fire after Israeli and settler attacks on Monday, May 10. Photo courtesy of Turkey News.

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Venezuela Condemns New Violent Actions Against the Palestinian People (Communiqué)

May 11, 2021 orinocotribune Al-Aqsa, apartheid, communique, Free Palestine, Israel, Palestine, Sheikh Jarrah, Venezuela, Zionism

The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Jorge Arreaza reported, through a statement, that Venezuela expresses its

Featured image: Fire near the historic and holy Al-Aqsa, Jerusalen, after heavy attacks of Israel repressive forces and settlers, Monday, May 10. Photo courtesy of RIA Nobosti.

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Hundreds of Palestinians Injured in IOF and Settler Violence on Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem – ‘Zionism is Racism’

May 10, 2021May 11, 2021 Saheli Chowdhury Al Quds, Al-Aqsa, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, Free Palestine, Human Rights, illegal settlements, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, Racism, racist settlers, Sheikh Jarrah, Zionism

May 10 (OrinocoTribune.com)— Hundreds of worshippers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem were injured during the Israeli crackdown on

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In Wake of Israel’s Brutal Raid, EU Calls for De-Escalating Perilous Situation in Al-Quds

May 10, 2021 Editor2 al-Aqsa Mosque, International Quds Day, Israel, Palestine, Sheikh Jarrah

The European Union (EU) has called for de-escalating the alarming situation in East Jerusalem al-Quds and the al-Aqsa Mosque after

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UN Warns Israel’s Forced Evictions in East Jerusalem Could Amount to War Crimes Amid Violent Clashes in Annexed Area

May 8, 2021 Editor2 East Jerusalem, Forced Evictions in East Jerusalem, Israel, Palestine, Rupert Colville, Sheikh Jarrah, UN, War Crimes

The United Nations has warned that Israel’s actions in East Jerusalem “may amount to war crimes” after the Jewish state

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‘It is a Nakba’: Campaign to Save Sheikh Jarrah Builds Momentum as Forced Displacement Looms

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Editor2 #SaveSheikhJarrah, al-Ja'ouni, al-Qasim, East Jerusalem, el-Kurd, Israel, Israeli Supreme Court, Nakba, Palestinian families, Sheikh Jarrah, Skafi, violent eviction

In a matter of just two weeks, six Palestinian families, numbering 27 people, from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of