The Nakba and the Polish Law
In 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians were ethnically cleansed by the newly born Jewish `State`. This catastrophic racially driven crime is called the Nakba. "Israel" seems upset by a new Polish law that sets a 30-year
Published : 30 June 2021
Lebanon’s Sectarian Oligarchic Economy
How a Sectarian Oligarchy Destroyed Lebanon’s Economy Lebanon is coping with an unprecedented banking crisis that has plunged more than half of the population into poverty. Those responsible are sectarian political elites who have plundered the economy
Published : 30 June 2021
Palestine/Israel: The Fight for Lifta
Ancient village is one of hundreds that were violently depopulated by Jewish militias as Israel was formed in 1948 In a quiet valley in Jerusalem lies a village frozen in time. Its stone buildings have stood for
Published : 24 June 2021
Special Rapporteurs on adequate housing @ 20
Today, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, presents his report to the UN Human Rights Council: “20 years Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing – Tacking stock –
Published : 22 June 2021
Sudanese Women adopt positive Discrimination Principle
Over 30 associations of displaced women from war zones in the Nuba Mountains, Blue Nile, and Darfur regions have demanded the adoption of the principle of positive discrimination for justice and access to rights, along
Published : 20 June 2021
Beirut Reconstruction: BZU Teams Wins Design Prize
With innovative projects, university students and alumni win top places in 2021 Haifa Award for Architecture and Design Two teams of Birzeit University architectural engineering students and alumni have won first places at the 2021 Haifa Award for
Published : 16 June 2021
Kurdistan Border Forests Denuded
Kurdistan areas deforested by Turkey used to be so dense one could barely see the sky: witnesses ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Areas of the Kurdistan Region bordering Turkey, recently deforested by the Turkish army, used to be so
Published : 01 June 2021
UN to Plumb “root causes” in Israel/Palestine
The UN Human Rights Council convened a special session on 27 May 2021 to debate and vote (24–9) on a resolution to urgently dispatch an open-ended commission of inquiry in response to the recent events
Published : 27 May 2021
Urban Planning’s Role in Israel-Palestine
How Urban Planning Plays a Role in Israel-Palestine On May 21, a ceasefire was agreed to between Israel, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, putting an end to a bloody 11-day conflict. Despite the relative calm that has ensued,
Published : 26 May 2021
