• November 5, 2024
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Articles Global Affairs Palestine/Israel

A Year in Review: Will 2020 Be a Game Changer in Palestine?

By Ramzy Baroud This has been a defining year for Palestine and Israel. Despite the usual political stagnation of the Palestinian leadership, two factors contributed to making 2019 particularly eventful and, looking ahead, consequential as well: The unprecedented political power struggle in Israel, and the total US retreat from its own self-proclaimed role as an […]

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Israa Ghrayeb’s ‘Honor Killing’ Should Be Our Wake-up Call

By Ramzy Baroud The death of Israa Ghrayeb has ignited furious reactions regarding so-called “honor killings” in Palestine and throughout the Arab world. It has also caused confusion with respect to the jurisprudential foundation of such crimes, which are often committed in the name of protecting a family’s honor.  Israa, a 21-year-old makeup artist from the town […]