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The "Joint List" Beyond the Knesset...
Most discussions regarding the "Joint List" revolve around participation in elections or boycotting them, or they concern the search for the identity of its supporters against those who hinder its idea. Therefore, discussions involving party leaders and important actors – not just this time – tend t...
From the Ashes of Financial Deficiency... to the Independence of the Palestinian Economy:...
The Palestinian public finance is undergoing a phase resembling a fateful battle; a moment when the state fluctuates between two extremes: the brink of collapse and the stage of revival. We are faced with an economy besieged from the outside, worn out from within, devoured by crises as fire consumes...
The Next Phase of Trump's Plan in Jeopardy
After nearing the completion of the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan, doubts are increasing about the possibility of proceeding to the subsequent phases. Following the delivery of the six remaining Israeli bodies, the maneuvering room for the Israeli government is expected to narrow...
From Remittances to Investments: Palestinian Money Abroad Seeks a Homeland
In almost every Palestinian household, there is a story linked to a financial remittance coming from abroad. A son, brother, or relative working in the Gulf, Europe, or the Americas sends a sum at the end of each month that alleviates the burdens of living, pays off a debt, or funds a university fee...
Unity is a Priority and a Guarantee for Preserving National Destiny
The American draft resolution: Risks of disassembly and the collapse of national representation
The American draft resolution to the Security Council regarding Gaza carries significant risks for the future of the national destiny as a whole. It is full of holes in various articles, but the most dan...
Abu Ammar... The Idea That Did Not Die
On the anniversary of his departure, we do not mourn Yasser Arafat but rather invoke the memory of an entire nation. The man was not just a political leader but a state of collective consciousness, an idea that flows in the veins of Palestinians as rivers flow in their valleys. Abu Ammar was more th...
Yasser Arafat… The Man Who Ignited the Dream and Departed Standing
On the eleventh of November, memory does not die; the image of the iconic leader Yasser Arafat returns to us, wearing the keffiyeh that became a symbol for the free, and his smile that conceals the pain of an entire homeland. On this day, we redraw the features of the man who carried Palestine in hi...
About the Follow-Up Committee: A Return to the Question of Origins
It has been four and a half decades since the establishment of the Higher Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens in Israel, since 1982. The 1970s represented a decade of major transformations in the lives of Arabs in the Palestinian territories, including the Land Day in 1976 and the political awaren...
Is Democracy Not for Us?
We often read or hear the saying: "Democracy is not for us, it does not suit us, we Arabs, and that only a dictator can succeed in ruling Arabs," while some talk about the "just dictator."
The proponents of this thinking justify that Arabs belong to clans, tribes, and various forms of familial and...
Self-Critique Even If It's Harsh
For over a hundred years, the Palestinian people have been struggling through every means to defend their land against the Zionist movement and Western colonial powers, starting with Britain and ending with the United States, amidst the complacency of Arab regimes and the complicity of some with the...
Shifting the Focus... Palestine Between Tragedy and International Policies
The Palestinian issue cannot tolerate ambiguity and does not require repetitive speeches to clarify it; it is simply a matter of a people deprived of their natural right to live on their land, with their suffering being turned into material for political bargaining and international tensions. Despit...
In the Beginning, It Is.. Rebuilding Human Identity as a Priority for the Reconstruction o...
With the escalation and multiple sources of psychological pressures and the terrible negative repercussions we have begun to witness on all segments of Palestinian society during and after the onset of the war on Gaza (October 7, 2023), and to varying degrees across all sectors of society, whether e...