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Interview with Amira Hass

Peace Process as an Empty Phrase

Amira Hass is the only Israeli journalist who shares the day-to-day lives of the Palestinians she writes about. In this interview, she talks about her latest book ("Gaza") and about the situation facing Palestinians who live in the occupied territories. Lennart Lehmann talked to her
Two Years after Hamas's Election Victory

Is the Movement Now Politically Irrelevant?

For years, the Palestinians were encouraged by Israel and the West to hold free and democratic elections. When they finally did so the result was not what had been hoped for: instead of the moderate PLO it was the Islamist Hamas movement which emerged as victor. Peter Philipp looks back
Hamas versus Fatah

Palestine Drifting Further Apart

The rivalry between secular Fatah and fundamentalist Hamas, which came to a head in the violent Islamist coup in the Gaza Strip in early June, has been escalating again in recent weeks. Joseph Croitoru reports
Middle East Peace Process

Palestine's House Divided

Efforts to re-start the peace process in the Middle East now confront a stark new reality: two mutually hostile Palestinian entities in Hamas-ruled Gaza and the Fatah-led West Bank must be factored into the process. Mkhaimar Abusada comments
Israel Turns 60

A History of a Conflict

May 14 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. While Arabs call the day "the catastrophe," many Israelis aren't in the mood to celebrate. A look back on six decades of dreams and nightmares. Peter Philipp reports
Sari Nusseibeh: A Palestinian Looks Back

The Life of "Others"

Sari Nusseibeh's account of his life in Palestine is a story which goes well beyond the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Andreas Pflitsch says the book is a multi-faceted portrait of its times
Book Review Ilan Pappé: "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine"

Not Just Collateral Damage

The Israeli historian Ilan Pappé takes a new look at the expulsion of the Palestinians in 1948. According to Pappé, the Palestinians' exodus was not an unfortunate side-effect of the war, but an act of ethnic cleansing planned long in advance. Martina Sabra reports on the book
Israeli Magazine on Palestinian Trauma

The Nakba in Hebrew

The first magazine published by Jewish Israelis to focus solely on the Palestinian Nakba has recently come out in Israel. Granted an enthusiastic reaction from left-wing liberals, it has so far been ignored by the right wing. Joseph Croitoru reports
Interview Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin

"I Feel Responsible for the Victims of Zionism"

Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin is a lecturer in Jewish History at the Ben Gurion University, Israel. In this interview with Youssef Hijazi he talks about binationalism, the victims of Zionism as well as about alternatives for the "Zionist myth".
Human Rights Award for Issam Younis

"An Honour for All Human Rights Activists"

Palestinian Issam Younis is this year's recipient of the Human Rights Award of the City of Weimar, Germany. Younis is committed to the non-partisan protection and respect of human rights for everyone, according to the official statement. Sagi Rotvogel spoke with Issam Younis