RIP, Oslo
By Khaled Diab The “peace of the brave” has given way to the peace of the grave. It’s time to abandon Oslo in favour of a civil rights struggle for equality. The hoped-for “peace of the brave” has...
View ArticleViolence: The path of least resistance
By Khaled Diab Despite the proven futility of blood-letting for both Israelis and Palestinians, violence is exercising an irresistible magnetic force. Monday 19 October 2015 Like a giant mosquito, the...
View ArticleWhen Palestinian women take up arms
By Khaled Diab The shock elicited by Palestinian women taking up arms is due to local sexism and orientalist stereotyping, not historical or social reality. A political poster from 1971.Source:...
View ArticlePodcast: Palestine’s poster girls
By Khaled Diab The changing depiction of women in Palestinian political art reflects the shifting perceptions of their role and position in society. Photo: ©Nidaa Badwan...
View ArticleBirth behind bars
By Khaled Diab A new Palestinian film fictionalises the plight of female Palestinian prisoners of conscience: from hunger-striking to child birth. Tuesday 29 March 2016 The new Palestinian film 3,000...
View ArticleA US embassy in Jerusalem changes nothing and everything
By Khaled Diab Donald Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem changes nothing on the ground but everything on the horizon. It is the final death certificate of the peace process. Now it’s time for something...
View ArticleGaza’s endless catch-22s
By Khaled Diab Israel will not lift its blockade of Gaza until Hamas is removed from power, but Hamas will not fall so long as there is a blockade. This is just one of the many tragic, circular...
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