Tag: Displacement
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Palestinian Displacement, International Legitimacy, and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice
The admission of Israel to the United Nations on 11 May 1949 remains one of the most debated moments in modern Palestinian political history because it linked international legitimacy to unresolved questions of land, sovereignty, displacement, and the rights of the indigenous Palestinian population. While Israel’s acceptance into the UN under General Assembly Resolution 273…
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Gaza Strip Left Behind: The Impact of Israeli Aggression on the Sustainable Development Goals in 2026
More than 1,000 days into Israel’s ongoing genocidal war on Gaza, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) paints a grim picture: Gaza is not merely suffering a humanitarian crisis, but undergoing a systematic reversal of decades of development. In its June 2026 infographic, Gaza Strip Left Behind: The Impact of Israeli Aggression on the…
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Starvation, Displacement, and Destruction: The Tragedy of Gaza
By Usama Nicola, Bethlehem, Palestine, September 2025 The ongoing catastrophe in Gaza is not merely a conflict but a genocide devastating the Palestinian people. Since hostilities sharply escalated on October 7, 2023, Gaza has experienced the displacement of two million people. Over 65,174 martyrs have been recorded in hospitals, with a total of 166,071 injured…
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Something Unfair Keeps Happening
By Joy from Ghazza Something unfair keeps happening. Something—hot smoke—I don’t know where it comes from, but it burns my chest. I miss my home. Then I wake up. Then I miss my home. Then I walk on my feet for three hours straight, looking for flour. Then I miss my home. Then sometimes I…