Recorded February 25, 2022
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This webinar is Part 3 of an 8-part series of webinars. For more information regarding this series, and links to the other sessions, please click here.
Featuring Mkhaimar Abusada (Al Azhar University in Gaza City), Jehad Abusalim (American Friends Service Committee), and Tania Hary (Gisha).
In this session we explored issues related to Gaza, including the longstanding Israeli blockade and deliberate isolation of Gaza from the rest of Palestine and the world; the competing and complementary roles of Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, Israel, and Egypt; and how Gaza fits into the broader Palestinian picture.
Resources shared during the webinar
Mukhaimer Abusada
- Follow him on Twitter: @MkhaimarA / https://twitter.com/MkhaimarA
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“What Does A Path Forward Look Like For Israel And Palestinians?” https://www.wbur.org/npr/996956087/what-does-a-path-forward-look-like-for-israel-and-palestinians
“Palestinian Elections and the Need for Political Change” https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/palestinian-elections-and-need-political-change
“Though Hamas Is Interested in Negotiations, Gaza’s Future Remains Uncertain” https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/though-hamas-interested-negotiations-gazas-future-remains-uncertain
Jehad Abusalim & AFSC
- Follow him on Twitter: @JehadAbusalim / https://twitter.com/JehadAbusalim; follow AFSC on Twitter: @afsc_org / https://twitter.com/afsc_org
- American Friends Service Committee Palestine Activism Program: https://www.afsc.org/palestine-activism-program
- “The Gaza cease-fire is no excuse for the world to look away” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/21/gaza-cease-fire-is-no-excuse-world-look-away/
- “Disengagement – An Israeli Achievement or Failure?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5EcPNIdCis
Tania Hary & Gisha:
- Follow Tania on Twitter: @taniahary / https://twitter.com/taniahary; follow Gisha on Twitter:
- @Gisha_Access / https://twitter.com/Gisha_Access
- Gisha online: https://gisha.org/en/about-gisha/
- “What’s missing from the conversation on Gaza” https://www.jpost.com/opinion/whats-missing-from-the-conversation-on-gaza-546743
- ”Policy, not aid: how to avert catastrophe in Gaza” https://conversationalist.org/2019/05/17/policy-not-aid-how-to-avert-catastrophe-in-gaza
- Find Gisha’s list of Israel’s procedures for Gaza here: https://gisha.org/en/procedures-and-protocols/
- “Gisha in urgent appeal to Defense Minister and COGAT: Israeli restrictions on access to essential items and exit of products must be removed immediately to ensure food security and prevent economic collapse in the Gaza Strip” https://gisha.org/en/gisha-in-urgent-appeal-to-defense-minister-and-cogat-israeli-restrictions-on-access-to-essential-items-and-exit-of-products-must-be-removed-immediately-to-ensure-food-security-and-prevent-economic-co/
- “Red Lines, Gray Lists” https://features.gisha.org/red-lines-gray-lists/
Other links
UNRWA’s page on the Gaza Strip: https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/gaza-strip
UN/OCHA Report – “The Humanitarian Bulletin | Gaza after the May escalation – November 2021” https://www.ochaopt.org/content/humanitarian-bulletin-november-2021
Mezan Report: “On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Al Mezan issues a new report: ‘The Gaza Bantustan—Israeli Apartheid in the Gaza Strip’” https://www.mezan.org/en/post/24083/On+the+International+Day+of+Solidarity+with+the+Palestinian+People%2C+Al+Mezan+issues+a+new+report%3A+%E2%80%98The+Gaza+Bantustan%E2%80%94Israeli+Apartheid+in+the+Gaza+Strip%E2%80%99
From the archives: “Document on Calorie Figures in Gaza Blockade Stirs Dispute” https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/world/middleeast/israel-counted-calories-needed-for-gazans-in-blockade.html
“Anger as Palestinian Authority cuts Gaza salaries and pays late” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-gaza-salaries/anger-as-palestinian-authority-cuts-gaza-salaries-and-pays-late-idUSKBN1I41LM
“UN rights council to investigate crimes during Gaza conflict” https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/un-rights-council-to-investigate-crimes-during-gaza-conflict
“Supporting the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism: Working Together to Rebuild after Conflict” https://www.unops.org/news-and-stories/stories/supporting-the-gaza-reconstruction-mechanism-working-together-to-rebuild-after-conflict
Report by Israeli channel 11 TV (with English subtitles), “Disengagement – an Israeli achievement or failure?” [in which Israeli policymakers discuss Israel’s approach towards Gaza and various “visions” for the future] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5EcPNIdCis