Israel-Palestinians: Old grievances fuel new fighting
By Jeremy Bowen
image captionTensions in Jerusalem spiralled over the past month
The latest round of violence between Israelis and Palestinians is happening because the long and unresolved conflict between the two sides has once again been left to fester. It is an open wound in the heart of the Middle East and it is why violent face-to-face confrontations have escalated into rocket-firing, air strikes and death.
Just because the conflict has fallen out of international headlines in recent years does not mean that it has ended. The issues do not change, neither does the hatred and bitterness that not years but generations of trouble and killing have engendered.
The violence in Jerusalem is part of a plan to repress Palestinian life in the city. Yet there is a heartening refusal to be cowed
‘Israeli forces have launched a series of violent assaults on unarmed protesters at al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem.’ Israeli police outside the mosque on 7 May. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock
‘Israeli forces have launched a series of violent assaults on unarmed protesters at al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem.’ Israeli police outside the mosque on 7 May. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock
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As a Palestinian watching the scenes unfold in my homeland on social media, I have been consumed by a range of conflicting emotions. I have felt pain and despair at these violent restrictions on basic Palestinian rights and freedoms; but I have also noticed a spirit of care and solidarity among Palestinians that has been inspiring.
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Palestine flag outside US Consulate
For people in South Africa and around the world, here are some practical ways to help the people of Palestine, and to understand what is happening.
On Friday night, the world watched in horror as Israeli forces stormed Al Haram Al Sharif, Masjid-ul-Aqsa, the third holiest site for Muslims, attacking worshippers. This state-inflicted violence came as the apartheid Israel state plans to evict several families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah to make way for Zionist settlers. It happened as Israel celebrated “Jerusalem Day,” which celebrates their capture and illegal occupation of the east of the city in 1967.
May.10.2021
Greenville’s food scene is exploding, and new openings vie for attention with increasing regularity. This is no surprise since the city is undergoing tremendous growth both in tourism and people making Greenville their home. But despite all the national chains, it’s the homey, family-run eateries, where a pinch of love is added to everything they serve, that keep hungry locals like my husband and me coming back.
Choosing seven was challenging, but these are among the restaurants we recommend to friends. This assortment of cuisines is a small representation of a much larger and even more diverse Greenville culinary picture. They are not in any particular order of deliciousness. Although their specialties differ, one thing they have in common is their stories are almost as tantalizing as their family recipes.
May 07, 2021
CWN Editor s Note: Christians are an “integral, essential, and solid part of the Palestinian people,” says Riyad al Maliki, the foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority. In Rome on May 6 for a meeting with his Vatican counterpart, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, he listed his government’s efforts to help Palestinian Christians, and said that “you cannot talk about the Holy Land without Christians.”
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