This Palestinian Woman Made a Film About Her Grandmother, but the Nakba Looms Large
Documentarian Juna Suleiman spent seven years recording her octagenarian grandma for ‘Mussolini’s Sister,’ a touching, funny and sad film about gender and aging
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Israeli University Cancels Event Marking Nakba Day, Citing Violation of Law
Tel Aviv University says holding lecture by Hadash lawmaker Ofer Cassif is 'not possible,' invoking so-called Nakba Law which allows state to limit funds to institutions treating Independence Day as day of mourning
Following Cease-fire, Gaza Protest Organizers Urge Restrained Nakba Day Marches
Thousands of Palestinians expected to participate in demonstrations along Israeli border, as Hamas officials await remainder of Qatari aid money
Ahed Tamimi Leads Thousands in London 'Free Palestine' March
Labour head Jeremy Corbyn offered his support to the demonstrators in a statement: 'We cannot stand by or stay silent at the continuing denial of rights and justice to the Palestinian people'
Thousands of Arab Israelis March on Empty Palestinian Village to Commemorate Nakba
The village of Khubbayza was destroyed in the 1948 war and remains unpopulated. This is the 22nd year that a 'march of return' is held on Israel's Independence Day
Analysis Israel Independence Day 2019: A Time for Dwindling Hope, a Time for Growing Fears
The clear and present danger isn’t from Iran or Palestinians but rather, as Walt Kelly noted: 'I have met the enemy, and he is us'
‘In Cold Blood’ Israeli Who Commanded Massacre of Dozens of Arab Captives in 1948 Dies at 93
Shmuel Lahis shot all remaining men in a Lebanese village and then blew up the house ‘to make a mass grave.' He received one year in prison, a punishment later revoked, was pardoned by the president and went on to head the Jewish Agency
Opinion My Late Uncle Was Part of a Generation of Palestinian Giants
This generation didn’t despair, even though its surroundings radiated nothing but despair: in the words of the poet Mahmoud Darwish, they never stopped 'fighting and sowing hope'
Opinion Mohamed Salah, Don't Boycott Israeli Arabs. We're the Only Reason Palestine Wasn't Lost Completely
An open letter to the Egyptian soccer player from a Palestinian citizen of Israel
Opinion Israel's Art Scene Is Whitewashing the Nakba
Two exhibitions, in Haifa and Jerusalem, relate to the Nakba but somehow manage to ignore the Palestinian narrative
Minister Demands Israel Defund Exhibition for Including a Poem by Palestinian Poet Dareen Tatour
Culture Minister Miri Regev is upset an exhibition about censorship and freedom of expression includes an artwork that references the poem that landed a Palestinian poet in prison
Editorial In Israel, It’s ‘Loyalty’ or Culture
The government is moving forward with its brutish attempt to gag artists and cultural institutions that provide vital criticism
No Nakba, No Boycott: Israeli Minister to Get Power to Crack Down on Cultural Institutions
Culture Minister Miri Regev has been trying to receive an authority similar to the one the finance minister has, to retroactively suspend funding for cultural activities that 'contravene the principles of the state.' Now she has the finance minister on her side
Treasury Rejects All 98 Appeals to Enforce the ‘Nakba Law’
The Ministry of Culture and Sports under Miri Regev filed 17 of these requests, with 14 other requests regarding the enforcement of the 'Boycott Law' going unheeded by the Treasury’s legal adviser
Cultural Loyalty Bill Regev Seeks Power to Slash Funding to Nakba Law Violators
The Nakba Law allows the Finance Ministry to cut state funding to any institution that publicly observes Israel’s Independence Day as a day of mourning
Israel's Culture Minister Urges Finance Chief to Cancel Event on Gaza, Citing 'Nakba Law'
Regev calls on Kahlon to withhold funds from gov't-supported institutions if they hold events which deny Israel’s right to exist: 'For how long will you give a pass to those who tar Israel's image as a cruel and racist country?'
'Nakba Alley' Signs Removed From Paris Suburb Following Complaints and Vandalism
Signs commemorating the Nakba could 'seriously disrupt public order,' according to a top French government official
Opinion There Is No ‘Solution’ for Gaza
As far as the Palestinians are concerned, if they leave the refugee camps or rebuild Gaza, their struggle will die. To advance the national cause – a full return to their land – the more they preserve the bad the better
Opinion How Netanyahu Is Stoking Israelis' Fear of the Nakba
We Israelis must face our part in the physical expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 and its symbolic weight for Palestinians today. It may bite, but it won’t destroy us
Opinion Killing Off the Nakba
The fear of the Nakba lies in the inability to reconcile the conflict between the yearning for a pure Jewish nation-state and the realization that such a state can never exist
'Morally, I Cannot Continue': Israeli Arab Community Calls for General Strike in Wake of Gaza Bloodshed
The Higher Arab Monitoring Committee of the Israeli Arab community has declared a general strike for Wednesday, which includes public schools in Arab majority areas
Nakba Day Draws Only 2,000 Demonstrators in West Bank and Israeli Arab Towns
The Health Ministry in Ramallah noted that 27 people were injured in the West Bank, and one is in grave condition. Two Israeli border police officers were also injured during the protests
Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza Protests: 59 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Gunfire at Border
Over 770 wounded from live gunfire ■ 40,000 protesting at border ■ Israeli army bombs seven Hamas targets ■ U.S. embassy officially opens in Jerusalem ■ Israel to open Kerem Shalom crossing for transport of goods
Mass Gaza Border Clashes: 58 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Gunfire, 1,113 Wounded
35,000 protest U.S. Embassy move ■ Dead include teens 14 and 16 ■ Israel strikes Hamas targets ■ IDF prepares for rocket fire ■ World condemns 'massacre'
It's a 'Massacre': World Decries High Death Toll in Gaza Protests
UN's human rights chief blasts 'shocking killing of dozens,' says 'right to life must be respected'
Not Just Gaza: Palestinians in West Bank and Jerusalem Urged to Hold Mass Protests
Marches planned against U.S. embassy move and for Palestinian statehood, raising potential for additional clashes besides those expected on Gaza border
Opinion While West Bank Palestinians Protest Trump, Gaza Faces a Bloodbath
Protesting the U.S. embassy move gives the Ramallah elite an opportunity for some rhetorical righteousness. It's an indulgence for Gazans, who are marching for their right to life
Egypt Urges Hamas Officials to Quell Tensions Ahead of Monday's Mass Gaza Protest
Egypt attempting to convey messages from Israel, sources close to Hamas say. The group has sent over 100,000 text messages to encourage residents to participate in mass protests
Opinion Trump's Embassy Move Intensifies America's Immoral Support for Israel's Alt-right Government
Opening the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem escalates decades of America coddling Israel's occupation, unopposed by a quisling Palestinian leadership and world powers who barely whisper their condemnation
Police, Palestinians Clash at Temple Mount as Record Number of Jews Visit Holy Site
Jewish visitors removed from site after praying, against regulations ■ Violent confrontation comes on Israel's Jerusalem Day and ahead of the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem and Nakba Day