Foreground Historical Background and Legal Overview of Occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip The State of Israel was established in 1948 over 78% of the land of...
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Unconditional humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter immediately, in sufficient quantity, and be distributed equitably to all civilians across Gaza [EN/AR]
Open letter from Palestinian civil society organizations ahead of the Cairo Peace Summit: Unconditional humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter immediately, in sufficient quantity, and be...
Gaza crisis ends in a ceasefire; Palestinians call for political unity ahead of UN bid [November 17 - November 24]
The past week started off with continued shelling of Gaza by Israel as Hamas and other factions fired rockets into Israel while Egypt was trying to facilitate a ceasefire between the two sides. A...
Fact Sheet: Olive Trees – More Than Just a Tree in Palestine
Olive trees carry more than an economic significance in the lives of Palestinians. They are not just like any another trees, they are symbolic of Palestinians’ attachment to their land. Because the...
Why are we here?
By: Melkam Lidet for MIFTAH As Palestinian farmers are busy harvesting their olives, extremist Israeli setters seem to have been busy cutting down and destroying olive trees, stealing olives and...
Belonging to Palestine - A study of the means and measures of Palestinian women’s belonging to their state and nation
1 Introduction The Israeli occupation of Palestine creates a situation where everything is a question of belonging. Every day Palestinians have to deal with a system that claims that they do not...
''Making Your Presence Felt''
We all sat back in our seats, listening to the young man in front of us speaking through a microphone. It’s a large group of internationals and he is an Israeli ex-soldier who served in Hebron and is...
The Truth is Stranger than Fiction
Date posted: 29/08/2012 By: Melkam Lidet for MIFTAH Last Saturday, my friends and I went to Jayouss, an agricultural village in the north western part of the West Bank, close to Israel’s separation...
Fact Sheet: Fateh-Hamas Reconciliation Efforts
October 19–21 2007 7 Palestinians are killed as fighting between different Palestinian factions continues. 3 Hamas members and three civilians, including a 13-year old boy and a woman are killed in...
Fact Sheet: Palestinian Prisoners
Since Israel began its illegal occupation of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967, more than 750,000 Palestinians have been detained, representing approximately 20 percent of the current total Palestinian...
Showering in America
By: Joharah Baker for MIFTAH One of my biggest indulgences when I make a trip to the United States is taking long hot showers. This may sound ridiculous to many, but to a Palestinian it is anything...
In Israel, We Do Not Trust
By: Joharah Baker for MIFTAH There is an old Arabic barb that pokes fun at men. Of course, it is used mostly by disgruntled women, especially when their husbands cheat on them or break some other...
The Children of Palestine
By: Julie Holm for MIFTAH Yesterday Palestinians all over the world marked Nakba-day, which commemorates the forced exodus of hundreds of thousands of their kin after the establishment of the Israeli...
Keeping Hope Alive
By: Julie Holm for MIFTAH Earlier this month, a group of 11 Norwegian students visited Palestine to understand what is going on and show solidarity with the Palestinians. They came to learn about...
Gender Divides on Both Sides of the Green Line
Date posted: 25/01/2012 By: Julie Holm for MIFTAH Before moving to Palestine I had many Scandinavian friends asking me if I would have to cover up my hair while living in Ramallah. When I tell my...
Settlement Plans Underway as Palestinians Unite
As friends of Palestine throughout the world commemorate the Israeli attacks on Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009 that killed about 1,400 Palestinians, Israel continued to launch multiple...
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Israeli Forces Escalate Violence in Both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank [December 4 - December 10]
A rapid escalation of violence between Israel and several armed groups in Gaza has by the end of this week left five people dead and at least 12 injured. On Thursday, December 6, Israeli army air...
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Tax Funds Released as Palestinians Work Towards Unity [November 27 – December 3]
On Wednesday, November 30, the Israeli government decided to transfer the approximately $100 million in tax and customs payments to the Palestinian Authority it has withheld for four weeks...
The Legal Ramifications of Palestinian Statehood
By Julie Holm for MIFTAH Introduction The political context surrounding the Palestinian bid for statehood makes it a complicated question, and the UN procedures on the matter are unclear in spite of...
Riding The Bus Towards Freedom
By: Julie Holm for MIFTAH Restricted mobility is one of the main obstacles experienced by Palestinians living under occupation. A couple of months ago, a Palestinian friend told me how she overcame...