The Utter Hopelessness of the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis (www.thedailybeast.com)
Both sides have intractable demands that are impossible to meet. The conflict isn’t territorial, it’s existential....
Recycling Old Ideas Won't Avoid Another Jenin (foreignpolicy.com)
Western experts are putting forward failed policies rather than reckoning with the damage Israeli apartheid has caused....
‘It’s my duty as a Palestinian’: A Q&A with chef Anan Jardali Zahr (www.inquirer.com)
For Zahr, spreading knowledge about Palestinian cuisine is also a way to reclaim it from what many Palestinians view as cultural appropriation by Israel, which has occupied the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza for more than 50 years....
Israel Palestine conflict: could there be a third intifada? (www.channel4.com)
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank during a gun battle in the town of Nablus....
EU envoy blasts Israel over deadly Jenin raid (www.aljazeera.com)
A European envoy denounced Israel over the “proportionality” of the force it uses as international envoys toured the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank following a deadly raid....
Is Israel’s attack on Jenin a war crime? (www.aljazeera.com)
United Nations human rights experts say, on first examination, the assault on Jenin may constitute a war crime....
Palestinians are the true victim of Israel's judicial coup | Opinion (www.haaretz.com)
Both sides have a hidden interest in waging a terrifying civic battle that could slide into civil war at any moment without ever directly touching on the actual issue. They have an interest in pretending that the occupation isn’t connected to the dispute now tearing Israel apart. But what is tearing us apart if not the...
Why a Weak Abbas Is Dangerous for Israel (foreignpolicy.com)
Without a strong and respected Palestinian Authority, Israel won’t accomplish its ambitious diplomatic goals or restore security....
KFC, Pizza Hut Mideast Operator Cuts Jobs After Revamp, Boycott (english.alarabiya.net)
Driven by anger against the US and Europe for not doing more to get Israel to end its offensive in Gaza, many shoppers in the Middle East, as well as other Muslim nations like Pakistan are shunning big foreign brands, damping sales of some and creating PR headaches for others.
Fresh Israel-Hamas talks expected on freeing hostages in exchange for ceasefire (www.theguardian.com)
How Yemen’s 'asabiyya' is reshaping geopolitics (new.thecradle.co)
Saudi Arabia in 'tight spot' as US, UK take on Yemen's Houthi rebels (www.al-monitor.com)
The Teamster Connection: Apartheid Israel and the IBT (portside.org)
UAE condemns Israeli calls for displacement of Gaza residents (www.aa.com.tr)
Israel: The End of Democracy? (gwynnedyer.com)
Palestinian Authority reportedly threatens Al Jazeera over coverage (www.jpost.com)
The Palestinian Authority has reportedly threatened to take measures against the Qatari TV network Al Jazeera over its “unbalanced” coverage of Palestinian affairs, especially the Israeli military operation in Jenin Refugee Camp....
Jenin and The Logic of Expulsion (peterbeinart.substack.com)
Husam Zomlot: PA’s relationship with Israel and allies needs to be 'reassessed' (www.middleeasteye.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1272327...
Opinion: How Israelis and Palestinians can make a one-state solution work (www.theglobeandmail.com)
The American philosopher Omri Boehm proposes a federal, binational republic containing two largely independent states. The new republic would recognize the right of both Jews and Palestinians to national self-determination and sovereignty in their own separate territories and yet collectively regulate their separate sovereignty...
