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Ramona Wadi

Israel/ Palestine
Colonial Violence: Ahmed Erekat was Killed at Israeli Checkpoint in Palestine on way to Sister's Wedding

Colonial Violence: Ahmed Erekat was Killed at Israeli Checkpoint in Palestine on way to Sister’s Wedding

Ramona Wadi

( Middle East Monitor) – For Palestinians, Israel’s military checkpoints are made for its colonial violence and perpetual dehumanisation of the occupied population. In the latest grotesque spectacle of extrajudicial killing, Ahmed Erekat, a 27 year old Palestinian man and nephew of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Secretary General Saeb Erekat, was killed by Israeli soldiers […]

Israel/ Palestine
How Trump's US and the International Community are Complicit in Israeli Apartheid

How Trump’s US and the International Community are Complicit in Israeli Apartheid

Ramona Wadi

By Ramona Wadi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – For several years, the call for a one-state solution has been part of the alternatives to the two-state paradigm which forms the backdrop to international diplomacy on Palestine. “One state” is generally described as a state with equal rights for all Palestinian Arabs and […]

Israel/ Palestine
Normalising Far-Right Israeli violence against Palestinians during the pandemic

Normalising Far-Right Israeli violence against Palestinians during the pandemic

Ramona Wadi

(Middle East Monitor) – In April, the Israeli Civil Administration stated that it would halt the demolition and destruction of Palestinian dwellings during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision, communicated as a victory by the Palestinian Authority, attempted to portray Israel as being concerned with the humanitarian consequences of the pandemic for a displaced population. However, […]

Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu brands the Int'l Criminal Court investigation of Israeli War Crimes a "Strategic Threat"

Netanyahu brands the Int’l Criminal Court investigation of Israeli War Crimes a “Strategic Threat”

Ramona Wadi

( Middle East Monitor) – Since the International Criminal Court (ICC) determined that Palestine is a state for the purpose of its investigations into war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinian civilians, a fresh round of threats against the institution is taking place. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned of consequences based upon […]

Israel/ Palestine
Pompeo Says Israel can Thumb Nose at Geneva Conventions (Crafted to Prevent More Axis-Style Atrocities)

Pompeo Says Israel can Thumb Nose at Geneva Conventions (Crafted to Prevent More Axis-Style Atrocities)

Ramona Wadi

( Middle East Monitor ) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel tomorrow for discussions with its leadership about annexation, among other issues. After politically facilitating the annexation process for Israel, Pompeo is attempting, and failing, to divert attention away from the role the US played in the recent colonial decision. During […]

Israel/ Palestine
'A Cascade of Human Rights Abuses:' Why the world must Halt Israel's Further Land Grab in Palestinian West Bank

‘A Cascade of Human Rights Abuses:’ Why the world must Halt Israel’s Further Land Grab in Palestinian West Bank

Ramona Wadi

( Middle East Monitor ) – UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s criticism of the forthcoming US-Israeli annexation of more Palestinian land offers a good start to collective political action against Israel, if only the international community would show that it is willing. “The plan would crystallise a 21st century apartheid, leaving in its wake the […]

Epidemics
Palestinians are Helpless before Coronavirus, Hung out to Dry again by World Community

Palestinians are Helpless before Coronavirus, Hung out to Dry again by World Community

Ramona Wadi

( Middle East Monitor ) – As Gaza tries to impede the spread of coronavirus, humanitarian aid, albeit necessary, is yet another reminder of how the international community continues to deny Palestinians their political rights and, as a result, the opportunity for autonomous decision-making. In March, Qatar announced it will provide $150 million to help […]

Israel/ Palestine
Despite Covid-19 Dangers, Israel ignores Pleas to Safeguard the Health of Palestinian Prisoners (Many Uncharged) in its Jails

Despite Covid-19 Dangers, Israel ignores Pleas to Safeguard the Health of Palestinian Prisoners (Many Uncharged) in its Jails

Ramona Wadi

( Middle East Monitor ) – Unsurprisingly, Israel has not heeded requests to safeguard the health of Palestinian prisoners in its jails. Besides recommending “precautionary measures”, which are likely to provide no protection in confined spaces, it seems that Israel will persist with its medical neglect strategies, which have resulted in Palestinian prisoners dying. Yet […]

Israel/ Palestine
The Kushner Apartheid is Hardly the First Attempt to Erase the Palestinians

The Kushner Apartheid is Hardly the First Attempt to Erase the Palestinians

Ramona Wadi

( Middle East Monitor ) – The international community has stated repeatedly that it will not accept any changes to issues related to Palestine upon which global consensus has been reached. The unilateral decision taken by the US to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is one such example; so is the current stance regarding Donald […]

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