The US Nonprofits Supporting Israeli Jewish-only Settlements
Since its occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has practiced a policy of Jewish-only settlement expansion over Palestinian land. A land that the International Community designated as the territory of a future Palestinian State. Jewish-only settlements constitute a violation of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, but they have remained a stable policy of consecutive Israeli governments. But who are the American non-profits supporting Israeli settler expansion in the Occupied Territories? I speak with journalist Alex Kane.
Since its occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has practiced a policy of Jewish-only settlement expansion over Palestinian land. A land that the International Community designated as the territory of a future Palestinian State.
Jewish-only settlements constitute a violation of international law and international humanitarian law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention, but they have remained a stable policy of consecutive Israeli right-wing and left-wing governments. Even with the upheaval inside Israeli politics, the Israeli cabinet still had the time to green-light the construction of over 500 new settlement units in the Bethlehem region, in May.
And as protest and legal challenges to forced evictions, of Palestinian families, continue in East Jerusalem, we take a look at the the American non-profits supporting Israeli settler expansion in the occupied territories.
To learn more I spoke with journalist Alex Kane, he is a contributing writer for Jewish Currents and +972 Magazine. His work has also appeared in The Intercept, Vice, In These Times, Al Jazeera and more.
A Royal Dispute or an Attempted Coup in Jordan, with Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish
How can we understand the turmoil inside the royal family and is there truly a rift at the highest ranks of the Jordanian regime? How do these events link to the public discontent around the country's suffering economy? And how will it impact civil liberties and the social and political movements already bearing the brunt of restrictive anti-terrorism and cybersecurity laws?
On April 3rd, rumors started circulating about the arrest of Jordan’s former crown Prince Hamzah Bin Hussein, and some senior officials. A brief statement by the army denied the arrest but confirmed the prince was asked to stop, what the statement called, activities that were employed to target Jordan's security and stability.
In a leaked video, Prince Hamzah said that he was placed under house arrest and denied involvement with foreign powers, and aligned himself with the Jordanian street which is growingly frustrated by what he called the corruption and incompetence of the system.
How can we understand this turmoil inside the royal family and is there truly a rift at the highest ranks of the Jordanian regime? How do these events link to the public discontent around the country's suffering economy? And how will it impact civil liberties and the social and political movements already bearing the brunt of restrictive anti-terrorism and cybersecurity laws.
To learn more I spoke with Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, the director of the MA program in Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College. A historian by training, his research focuses on popular mobilizations and state formation in Jordan and Lebanon. Abu-Rish is also co-editor of Jadaliyya e-zine.