AMP Weekly News Roundup
December 27, 2019
20 Months after Its Launch, ‘March of Return’ Protests to Be Held Monthly — Palestine Chronicle (12/26)
The Higher National Committee (HNC), which represents several Gaza-based political groups and civil society organizations, announced on Thursday that the Great March of Return protests will no longer be held weekly, but once a month, according to Reuters. HNC is the committee responsible for organizing the Great March of Return, a popular mobilization effort that was launched in the besieged Gaza Strip in March 2018. The protests have championed two major demands: lifting the siege on Gaza and implementing the right of return for Palestinian refugees. Since it began, Palestinians have held weekly demonstrations at the fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip from Israel, with a few exceptions, especially last November when Israel launched deadly strikes on the Strip, killing 34 and wounding dozens more.
The threat facing Christianity in Jerusalem — Middle East Monitor (12/25)
Campaign against Sanders on ‘antisemitism’ for his criticism of Israel begins in earnest — Mondoweiss (12/24)
Campaign against Sanders on ‘antisemitism’ for his criticism of Israel begins in earnest — Mondoweiss (12/24)
Sanders is a target because he has taken the strongest stances in favor of Palestinian human rights that any major candidate for the presidency has ever adopted. He has denounced the killings of Palestinian protesters in no uncertain terms, he has repeatedly called for the end of the Gaza siege so as to end a humanitarian disaster in the strip, he has said that he would condition military aid to Israel because of its unending settlement project and disrespect for Palestinian human rights, he has called Netanyahu a racist, and, worst of all, called for an “evenhanded” U.S. policy with respect to Israel and Palestine. All this, while saying that he is proudly Jewish, lived on an Israeli kibbutz as a young man, and supports Israel’s existence/favors a two-state solution.
A decade in review: the moments that shaped the past 10 years in Israel/Palestine — Mondoweiss (12/24)
Podcast Ep 13: Hold onto hope for 2020 — Electronic Intifada (12/24)
Podcast Ep 13: Hold onto hope for 2020 — Electronic Intifada (12/24)
Podcast Ep 13: Hold onto hope for 2020 — Electronic Intifada (12/24)
Podcast Ep 13: Hold onto hope for 2020 — Electronic Intifada (12/24)
On episode 13 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, Nora and Asa are joined by Ali Abunimah to discuss the most significant stories of 2019. Everyday resistance persists for Palestinians despite the catastrophe that Israel continues to impose on them. The catastrophe includes the siege of Gaza, the violence against the protesters at the Great March of Return and the cruelty with which Israel treats medical patients. Nora, Asa and Ali talk about the reporting The Electronic Intifada’s contributors have done over the past year, especially those inside Gaza. “Our writers in Gaza … are the jewel in the crown of what we do,” Ali says. “These are writers who are reporting what’s happening in Gaza in a way that no mainstream media does.”
'Some crimes speak for themselves': ICC probe brings back raw memories in Gaza — Middle East Eye (12/22)
'Some crimes speak for themselves': ICC probe brings back raw memories in Gaza — Middle East Eye (12/22)
In the wake of the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor's announcement that a full investigation will be opened into alleged war crimes in Palestine, residents of the Gaza Strip welcomed the move, but seemed doubtful future actions would be able to compensate them. The ICC examined evidence surrounding the 2014 Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, which killed 2,251 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians, and 74 Israelis, most of them soldiers. Middle East Eye spoke with victims of alleged war crimes in the coastal enclave about their reaction to the announcement, and what results would the investigation bring.
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