Essential Readings on Palestine
May 15, 2021
Editor s Note: This list has been adapted from Dr. Asi s Twitter thread on the same topic.
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espite its prominence in international relations and global humanitarian response, most people are taught very little about what exactly is going on with Israel and Palestine, or most importantly why. One might learn about the Oslo Accords, or at least recall seeing the famous photo where then-US President Bill Clinton presided over a handshake by Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, then the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians, respectively. They’ve almost certainly heard about some flare-up of violence from an
this is laila el-haddad, a native gazan, journalist, and author of the gaza kitchen. laila the catches are not as big as they used to be and that s primarily because the fishermen can t go beyond 3-6 nautical miles. anthony: you can continue fishing but what happens? laila: they ll shoot at the fishermen, they ll spray cold water at them, they ll destroy their boats, they ll cut their fishing nets. they ll detain them. so it s obviously really risky business. 9 nautical miles, that s where that deep sea channel is, where you re going to get the really good catches. laila: so gaza s the last palestinian area that has access to the coast and that s really important to remember. you know you have the west bank, just an hour away, but many of the palestinians there have never seen the sea, have never been to the sea.
all israeli settlers were removed. now inside gaza hamas is in charge. considered a terrorist organization by both the united states and israel, they got elected in 2006. this is laila haddad, a native gazan, journalist, and author of the gaza kitchen. laila: the catches are not as big as they used to be and that s primarily because the fishermen can t go beyond 3-6 nautical miles. anthony: you can continue fishing but what happens? laila: they ll shoot at the fishermen, they ll spray cold water at them, they ll destroy their boats, they ll cut their fishing nets. they ll detain them. so it s obviously really risky business. 9 nautical miles, that s where
author of the gaza kitchen. laila the catches are not as big as they used to be and that s primarily because the fishermen can t go beyond 3-6 nautical miles. anthony: you can continue fishing but what happens? laila: they ll shoot at the fishermen, they ll spray cold water at them, they ll destroy their boats, they ll cut their fishing nets. they ll detain them. so it s obviously really risky business. 9 nautical miles, that s where that deep sea channel is, where you re going to get the really good catches.
to live now. in most cases they re either prohibited from or unable to leave. israel decides who comes and goes. what gets in and what stays out. apart from journalists, aid workers, emergency responders, very few people are allowed to cross into gaza. in 2005, the israeli defense forces left the gaza strip and all israeli settlers were removed. now inside gaza, hamas is in charge. considered a terrorist organization by both the united states and israel, they got elected in 2006. this is laila el-haddad, a native gazan, journalist, and author of the gaza kitchen.