Occupation/Human rights
Opinion: ‘From The River To The Sea’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means, The Forward
“Over the weekend, scholar and social justice activist Marc Lamont Hill apologized for ending his recent remarks at United Nations by calling for ‘a free Palestine from the river to the sea.’ As a Palestinian American and a scholar of Palestinian history, I’m concerned by the lack of interest in how this phrase is understood by the people who invoke it.”
'Price tag' vandalism continues to plague Arab communities, Jerusalem Post
Some 30 vehicles in the eastern neighborhood of Kafr Qasim were damaged. It is the sixth attack of its kind within the last two weeks.
Report: IDF soldiers posed as NGO workers leading to botched Gaza operation, Jerusalem Post
The Israeli special forces operation’s failure in early November was allegedly due to the fact that IDF soldiers posing as NGO members were outed, according to a report on Sunday by The Independent, a British newspaper.
After a decade, evictions set to return in Sheikh Jarrah, Local Call
Residents of Sheikh Jarrah are bracing for a new wave of evictions, ten years after Israeli settlers attempted to take over Palestinian homes in the embattled East Jerusalem neighborhood.
Palestinian politics
The Limits of Securitized Peace: The EU’s Sponsorship of Palestinian Authoritarianism, Alaa Tartir
EU-sponsored ‘reform’ has contributed directly to the ‘professionalization’ of Palestinian authoritarianism.
Opinion: The Obsolete Palestinian Authority, LobeLog
“The unique entity known as the Palestinian Authority (PA), created 25 years ago as a supposedly transitional structure, is well past its sell-by date.”
Does PA anti-terror plan aim to strangle Hamas financially?, Al-Monitor
Israeli politics
Top court gives Israel even broader powers to use torture, +972 Magazine
Nearly 20 years after it banned torture, Israel’s High Court is finding new ways to justify using physical force in the interrogation of security suspects.
FMEP Resources
Video: Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan: Boom or Bust?, FMEP event
Watch the full video of last week’s event on the Trump peace plan.