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How to Write Palestinian History
Meet Saleem Elrayes, the #1 antique book dealer in Palestine
A Brief History of Zionist Anti-Semitism
A vicious campaign is underway to conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism, and it is succeeding at silencing Israel’s critics. So let’s set the record straight.
A brief history of Jewish anti-Zionism
Fact Check: The Jewish people ≠ the State of Israel. So let’s do a deepish dive into Jewish criticism of the Zionist movement before 1948.
When Palestinians embraced Jewish history
In the wake of Mahmoud Abbas's bigoted comments last week, I want to share an under appreciated episode of Palestinian history.
How Israel de-developed Palestine
Let’s talk about Israel’s occupation in the early years, specifically, it’s economic policies.
What did the Palestinian 🇵🇸 flag 🇵🇸 look like before 1964?
The first question I had when I saw these beautiful hand-drawn flags was — where did they come from?
Who called Palestine, “Palestine” in the 1870s?
The word Palestine appears regularly in Ottoman archival documents, published texts, atlases & maps from the the 1870s onwards.
72% of Aid to Palestinians Ends Up in Israel
An estimated 72% of aid intended for Palestine ends up benefitting the Israeli economy.
Was there conflict in Palestine between Jews & Arabs before Zionism?
In 1880, Palestine’s religious communities had been living in relative harmony for decades.
Did Arabs always call Palestine, "Palestine"?
New research was published this week on the history of the word Filastin, or Palestine.
