Palestine is a place. Palestinians are a people.

Those who support Israel’s “right to exist” do so to the exclusion of a whole other people group. Palestinians exist. And Palestine has been around for a long time.

Dear Star Parker, please take this crash course on the facts about Israel

A respected columnist, misinformed about history and current events in Israel, has unfortunately shared with her readers several inaccuracies about Israel and the people of Palestine. Her misunderstandings are not uncommon. We provide corrections.

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 3, 2021a land without people, ben & jerry's, ethnic cleansing, israel myths, nakba, star parkerComment

Is the United Nations anti-Israel? – a survey of UN resolutions

The United Nations has passed an inordinate number of resolutions critical of Israel (at least seven hundred), but very few critical of Palestine. Is there a good reason for this high number, or is this a case of anti-Israel bias? – or worse yet, anti-Semitism? This analysis breaks it down.

What Israel fears the most

Spoiler: Israel fears peaceful demands for justice and equality.

Ramzy Baroud: Israeli demolition is part of genocide strategy

Erasure of culture, history, belongingness adds up to genocide.

Kathryn ShihadahJune 25, 2019home demolition, khan al ahmar, genocide, collective punishment, gaza war, nakbaComment

The return of Palestinian refugees is quite possible (despite what Israel may claim)

72 years ago today, at the birth of the state of Israel, the Nakba (Catastrophe) was in full swing. Even after all this time, a just solution is possible.

Kathryn ShihadahMay 15, 2019right of return, ethnic cleansing, nakba, crimes against humanity, occupation, peace planComment

Trump is willing starve Palestinians into compliance with his Deal of the Century

by Kathryn Shihadah

A sadist to the core, #45’s cruelty knows no bounds. But Palestinians are well acquainted with cruelty, having lived under the thumb of Netanyahu lo these many years. They are indestructible.