SOME RESOURCES ON THE HISTORY OF PALESTINE AND ISRAEL

 Harry Targ

This essay, written nine years ago, provides information about some of the long-term relationships between Israel and Palestine. The conditions described are part of the context of the violence against all people in the region. Only de-escalation of violence and seriously addressing the rights of Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank can lead away from human tragedy. Instead, United States foreign policy participates in the militarization and against human rights in the region.

https://heartlandradical.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-middle-east-militarism-growing_18.html

 

 The link below is to a Saturday, October 8, report on some of the background to the current violence.

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/08/1204545845/how-the-al-aqsa-mosque-became-a-flashpoint-in-the-israel-palestine-conflict

Dave Lippman, “The Star of Goliath”: a 24 minute video from 2015 describes some of the history of Palestine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9nbxMT4-qw

An essay by International Law scholar Richard Falk on the history of Zionism.

https://richardfalk.org/category/israelpalestine/

The link below addresses some of the history of Israeli human rights violations of the occupied territories,

Israel: 50 Years of Occupation Abuses | Human Rights Watch (hrw.org)

The essay below addresses the Palestinian economy today, updating the first essay above.

 Israel’s Practices against Palestinian Economy Exacerbating Dire Living Conditions in Occupied Territory, Syrian Golan, Senior Official Tells Second Committee | UN Press

Protest in Grand Central Station

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/30/grand_central_protest

Dave Zirin on the DC Rally, November 15, 2023

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/march-israel-hate-rally-democrats/.