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Israel is intensifying its genocidal assault on Palestinians in Rafah and across Gaza.
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What is the Palestinian Right of Return Anyway?
Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, explains the basics of the Right of Return to Justin Elliott (May 28, 2011) here.
Will we ever find out what the censors left out?
“On September 26, 1948, the Israeli cabinet discussed Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion’s proposal that the Israel Defense Forces capture the southern portion of what is now called the West Bank – specifically, from Ramallah to…
Institutionalizing Statelessness: The Revocation of Residency RIghts of Palestinians in East Jerusalem
This 2011 article examines the methods by which Israel institutionalizes statelessness among Palestinians from East Jerusalem through national citizenship and entry laws. Through the lens of the international legal framework, notably the right to a…
Catastrophic Thinking: Did Ben Gurion Try to Rewrite History?
Catastrophic thinking: Did Ben-Gurion try to rewrite history? The file in the state archives contains clear evidence that the researchers at the time did not paint the full picture of Israel’s role in creating the…
Havaara Agreement, 1933: Controversial agreement to facilitate emigration of German Jews to Palestine
Haavara (Transfer) was a company established in 1935 as the the result of an agreement between the Jewish Agency (the official Jewish executive in Palestine) and the Nazi regime. The agreement was designed to facilitate…
UN General Assembly Resolution 67/19: Palestine granted non-Member observer State status
Decides to accord to Palestine non-member observer State status in the United Nations, without prejudice to the acquired rights, privileges and role of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the United Nations as the representative of the Palestinian people, in accordance with the relevant resolutions and practice
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA): Basic Overview
Click here to link to UNRWA website. Under UNRWA’s operational definition, Palestine refugees are people whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means…
Palestinian Call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)
For the text of the 2005 call, click here.
Admission of Israel to the United Nations
The following documents track the admission of Israel to the United Nations
UN Conciliation Commission to Palestine, 1950
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP) was created by UNGA Resolution 194, December 1948, in order to conclude the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Click here to access the Commission’s Report on its initial efforts. Chapter…
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