There comes a time in a movement's struggle when success is both a rewarding moment but also a very dangerous one. The apartheid regime in South Africa pursued its most vicious and lethal policies shortly before the fall of that regime. If you do (...)
A few weeks ago, a very important conference took place in London. It was organised by the NGO Middle East Monitor and focused on Latin America's engagement with the cause of Palestine.
The most striking feature of the conference was the ease with (...)
Every 15 May is a trigger for a journey back in time. And for an unfathomable reason each such journey conjures up a different aspect of the Nakba, the “Catastrophe” that saw the Palestinians dispossessed from their homes in 1948.
This year, more (...)
Israel has long denied its responsibility for the events of 1948, the Nakbah, that forced the Palestinian population from Palestine at the point of Israeli guns. However, today when recognition of the wrongs done to the Palestinians in 1948 is (...)