Der Autor unseres Schriftenreihen-Bandes 46 | Unbekümmert in den Abgrund. Die Folgen von Konflikt und Besatzung für die jüdisch-israelische Gesellschaft in einem ganzseitigen Gespräch in der ZEIT (aktuell hinter der Bezahlschranke, aber im folgenden ein paar Zitate):
What’s new? Israel’s devastating war with Hamas in Gaza has diverted attention from systemic and growing violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Increasingly, the settlers are acting in concert with the army or wearing army uniforms themselves. They enjoy the active support of far-right Israeli government ministers.
Why does it matter? Settler violence, which has gone unchecked for years, is both a manifestation and a driver of Israel’s settlement enterprise. Some 730,000 Israelis now live in West Bank settlements (including in East Jerusalem), rendering resolution of the conflict an ever more remote possibility.
What should be done? Outside powers invested in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should sanction violent settlers, as some Western countries have started doing, and officials enabling violence. They should curb sales of weapons used in violation of international law and raise the cost the Israeli government pays for settler violence and the settlement project.
Die kanadische Regierung hat kürzlich zwei sehr prominenten Organisationen die Gemeinnützigkeit aberkannt – hier die offizielle Veröffentlichung – (JNF und NE’EMAN FOUNDATION CANADA), damit werden Zuwendungem, die nach Israel (und in die Besetzten Gebiete/Palästina) gingen/gehen nicht mehr in Kanada durch Steuergelder gefördert.
Zu dieser ungewöhnlichen Maßnahme hat Mondoweiss in gewohnt scharfer – und für deutsche Verhältnisse außerordentlich provokativer Art und Weise – einen Hintergrundbericht veröffentlicht.
Where Olive Trees Weepoffers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons.
Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.
This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?
