Palestine

With 39 confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in Palestine as of Monday, the Palestinian Authority is struggling to cope with the pandemic with its limited resources and weak healthcare system. Thirty-seven of the victims were infected after a 51-member Greek religious tourist group, who visited Bethlehem in early March, tested positive…

Location: Fairhope, Alabama Pastor: Chris Bell Weekly Worship: Sundays at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 AM, Central Fast Facts: On Sunday, March 1 a team of thirteen 3Circle Church staff members and spouses including lead pastor, Chris Bell, traveled to Israel for an educational tour of biblical sites. The first cases…

Rep. Rashida Tlaib was recently pictured wearing a T-shirt that shows the entire state of Israel belonging to Palestine.  The Michigan Democrat, part of the “The Squad,” which includes fellow Israel haters Reps. Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts — “was pictured in…

UK Lawyers for Israel’s Jonathan Turner. (UKLFI/YouTube)An Israel lobby group has made an out-of-court settlement in the UK after libeling a Palestinian charity in blog posts and letters to donors. Defense for Children International Palestine announced on Tuesday that UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) had withdrawn allegations that they provide…

11:15 AM ET, March 10, 2020 John Walcott / TIME: Megan Brenan / Gallup: Approval of U.S. Congressional Republicans Tops Democrats  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — More Americans approve of the job congressional Republicans are doing than of congressional Democrats' performance — 40% vs. 35%.  The rating for Republicans in Congress…

Phillip Agnew, who called Zionism “racist” in a 2015 article, has been named a senior adviser to the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders. “I am excited to welcome Phillip to our team,” Sanders said in a statement Saturday. “He is a gifted organizer and one of his generation’s most critical…

Aaj Woh Kashmir Hai Mehkoom-O-FaqeerKal Jise Ahl-E-Nazar Kehte Thay Iran-E-Sagheer (Today that land of Kashmir, under the heels of the enemy, has become weak, helpless and poor/Once known among the wise as Little Iran) — Allama Muhammad Iqbal, poet and philosopher of Kashmiri origin, “The Poet who Introduced Language of…

The Twitter handle of Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett appears to have been breached, sending out a highly off-message post urging the liberation of Palestine, followed by the lyrics of Turkey’s anthem in English. The post appeared briefly on Bennett’s Twitter page early on Saturday morning, and while there’s yet…

The year 2019 marked, for better and worse, a heightened visibility of Palestine in the american media and collective consciousness. After 71 years of colonization in Palestine and 12 years of blockade on Gaza, we arrive at a cycle that is familiar—essential, even—to america’s imagination: disproportionate israeli brutality in response…

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the postponement of Palestine Writes Literature Festival, which was set to take place the weekend of March 27-29, 2020 in New York City. Given the global uncertainty and concern surrounding the rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), we must prioritize the safety and…