Ramona Wadi
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The PA foreign minister's contradictions support Israeli settler-colonialism
When the Palestinian Authority speaks about Israel's settler-colonialism, it dilutes any possible impact immediately by mentioning the two-state compromise. During a joint press conference with his ... → Read More
The PA is wrong to suppress Palestinian mourning
While the emerging Palestinian resistance has declared its opposition to Israel, the Palestinian Authority has unleashed its security services on the Palestinian people. On Wednesday, the PA security ... → Read More
Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel
Azad Essa's book, Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel (Pluto Press, 2023), offers detailed insights into the politics of Zionism and Hindutva. With an introduction by Linah ... → Read More
The emerging Palestinian resistance is a warning for the PA
For decades, the international community has assumed that it could subjugate Palestinians in the occupied West Bank with financial aid and bogus state-building measures. The Palestinian Authority, whi... → Read More
The consequences of PA 'happiness' over diplomatic nothings
Last week, Palestinian Envoy to the UN Riyad Mansour said that he was 'happy' about the international response to the UN Security Council Presidential Statement which replaced the draft resolution... → Read More
Has The Guardian become a platform for Israel disinformation?
When 2022 was claimed to be the deadliest year for Palestinians since 2005, international human rights organisations as well as those in Israel, corroborated with statistical data. So did the UN Secur... → Read More
The UN, Israel and the PA can no longer control the Palestinian narrative
'I am continuing my engagement with all concerned parties to deescalate the situation. I urge all sides to refrain from steps that could further enflame an already volatile situation,' the UN Spe... → Read More
The PA's capitulation to security coordination and financial aid
UN resolutions on Palestine are futile. Yet, the Palestinian Authority's backtracking on the draft resolution which was to be presented to the UN Security Council regarding a condemnation of Israelâ... → Read More
The compromised nature of humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees
The Commissioner General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has described succinctly all that is wrong in politics with regard to Palestine and Palestinian refugees, in a... → Read More
The EU uses the 'two-state' framework to evade acknowledgement of Israeli apartheid
In January 2021, the Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem declared that Israel imposes apartheid on the people of occupied Palestine, prompting other organisations to be more vocal about the c... → Read More
How long until Abbas reneges on his word about security coordination?
The Palestinian Authority continues to drown in its own political contradictions. Last month, PA leader Mahmoud Abbas stated that he was halting security coordination with Israel, purportedly to prote... → Read More
Blinken's visit sustains violence against the Palestinian people
If Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas had any loyalty towards Palestine and its people, his remarks during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to Ramallah would have had less... → Read More
Ida in the Middle
Nora Lester Murad's young adult novel, Ida in the Middle (Crocodile Books, 2022), explores Palestinian identity and makes it relatable to a non-Palestinian audience. Ida, a young teenager, is born i... → Read More
The Abraham Accords expose international hypocrisy over Palestine
US senators from the Democratic Party are claiming there is no contradiction between the Abraham Accords and the two-state compromise over Palestine-Israel. If we consider the two-state diplomacy to b... → Read More
Calls for Khan Al-Ahmar's demolition speak of colonial violence and privilege
The former Israeli ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, has told a Likud faction meeting that 'illegal Palestinian construction' in the occupied West Bank is 'rampant'. He wasn't being honest.... → Read More
Among the Almond Trees: A Palestinian Memoir
The Palestinian return is never as envisaged. For Palestinian poet and author Hussein Barghouti, his struggle with cancer prompted a return to Palestine from his 'voluntary exile' after 30 years, ... → Read More
Ben Gvir's efforts in the erasure of Palestinian identity
Tying in to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement that 'the Jewish people have an exclusive and unquestionable right to all areas of the land of Israel' is the recent order by Is... → Read More
The PA should face criminal and political charges for Banat's killing
The brother of murdered Palestinian activist Nizar Banat explained the family's approach to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in December. 'For those of us who live in corrupt countries where... → Read More
The Palestinian Authority's privilege and freedom of movement
The Israeli government's new sanctions against Palestinians include punitive measures for Palestinian Authority officials related to their freedom of movement. In response to the UN General Assembly... → Read More
How the EU constructs Israel impunity
The EU could have availed itself of an opportunity to hold Israel accountable for its violations but, instead. it opted for the lesser value of requesting financial reparation for the structures funde... → Read More