Israel approved Monday plans for some 500 new settler homes in occupied east Jerusalem, a watchdog said, a week after a government pledge to build the structures drew Palestinian ire. The interior ministry gave the go-ahead for the units, which are located in the existing settlement of Ramat Shlomo in[…]
OPINION by Andriques Che Petersen For the past week or so I have been researching nuances in Judaism, Islam and the Abrahamic faiths to counter an article written by Pakistani-Canadian writer Ali A. Rizvi on the dangers of associating with being pro-Israeli or pro-Palestine. I was geared up and ready[…]
OPINION by Jessica Aisha Mouneimne I wasn’t always a pro-Palestinian Muslim. Seven years ago I was a Star of David-wearing Zionist Jew. I lived in the Jewish stronghold of Sea Point and eagerly disposed of my spare change by contributing to the blue tin that an elderly lady would shake[…]
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