Ben White

@benabyad

Journalist, analyst, author. Bylines include ; Contributor ; latest book:

Cambridge, England
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  1. Tweet épinglé
    20 mai 2018

    Today's the day - my new book is published! 'Cracks in the Wall: Beyond Apartheid in Palestine/Israel' is available via Pluto Press directly or on Amazon. For more information visit the book's website -

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  2. 28 janv.

    And, this, by : "It is thus entirely likely that the two parties will come to an agreement to fix the elections in a way that would allow them to maintain dominant positions in the territories they currently rule over."

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  3. 28 janv.

    Finally, there is concern & criticism from Palestinians regarding the entire plan (assuming it goes ahead that is). "Will the elections, if they take place, end the divisions that have bedevilled Palestinians for more than a decade, or exacerbate them?"

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  4. 28 janv.

    Another issue for Hamas is the fact that they apparently intend to go ahead with *internal* elections, essentially in parallel to the lead up to the legislative elections in the oPt - though it's possible that decision could still change.

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  5. 28 janv.

    Here, Hani al-Masri offers analysis on Hamas' thinking re the elections, including the issue of a change in administration in Washington, and the hope of exploiting perceived (or actual) weaknesses within Fatah.

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  6. 28 janv.

    For Hamas, there are different kinds of complications - not least the fact that in the West Bank, their members are vulnerable to harassment & detention by Israeli occupation forces (Israel has previous w/ respect to arrests & mass arrests of Hamas MPs).

    Palestinian elections? Sunday, Israeli intelligence summoned a Hamas leader, the freed prisoner Sheikh Omar Barghouti ["Abu Asif"], from Ramallah to Ofer detention center, warned Sheikh Omar not to run in the upcoming elections, and threatened him with prison + prosecution...
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  7. 28 janv.

    Meanwhile, with respect to presidential election, a big question hangs over whether Marwan Barghouti will run from behind bars. Polls "have regularly shown that Barghouti would win presidential elections, whether he runs within Fatah or with a new party".

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  8. 28 janv.

    Jihad Harb notes there may be two or more electoral lists within Fatah, or, there could be reconciliation within the Fatah movement (perhaps w/ Egyptian & Jordanian mediation). & even if Dahlan doesn't run himself, his supporters may support alt candidates

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  9. 28 janv.

    For Fatah, there is a big question mark over whether their vote will be split in the legislative elections by rival lists. Officially - as Jibril Rajoub states here - the intention is to have one list. But let's see.

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  10. 28 janv.

    It's been two weeks since Mahmoud Abbas signed decrees to hold legislative, presidential and PNC elections. Here is a quick (non comprehensive) thread summarising some of the developments and responses since then, and key issues that have emerged/are emerging...

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  11. a retweeté
    28 janv.

    About 15 armed Israeli soldiers guarded the area, though no one resisted. This is a co-ed battalion where female soldiers participate in so-called "operational activity". In this case, destroying the livelihood of some of the poorest Palestinians in the West Bank.

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    28 janv.

    Israeli authorities issued a 6-month administrative detention order on Monday against Amal Nakhleh, 17, a Palestinian boy with a rare autoimmune disease. Detention w/o charge for a boy with a chronic autoimmune, neuromuscular disease during a pandemic.

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    26 janv.

    Palestinian students Layan Kayed, Elyaa Abu Hijla & Ruba Asi have been detained by the Israeli military since 8 June, 1 July & 9 July 2020 respectively, charged "with participation & affiliation of a democratic student association at Birzeit University".

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  14. 26 janv.

    Palestinian students Layan Kayed, Elyaa Abu Hijla & Ruba Asi have been detained by the Israeli military since 8 June, 1 July & 9 July 2020 respectively, charged "with participation & affiliation of a democratic student association at Birzeit University".

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  15. 26 janv.

    In 2020, some 450 Palestinians - including 77 children - were injured by Israeli forces using so-called 'crowd control weapons' like "rubber" bullets. One story: Bashar Hamad (15) lost an eye when Israeli forces opened fire during a raid in Qalandia r.c.

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  16. 26 janv.

    Israeli missile strikes in Gaza City in late December damaged "a children’s hospital, school, centre for disabled people, and several residential buildings." does the follow up here on the "collateral damage" that often goes unreported.

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  17. 26 janv.

    "My heart aches, because I thought I was building a future for my children and they just destroyed everything right in front of me...It severely depressed me to see everything destroyed by a military force, as I stood there helplessly". Khatam Dar Musa, mother of three

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  18. 26 janv.

    Israeli officials and occupation forces uprooted some *3,000 olive trees* near the Palestinian village of Dir Balut in the northern West Bank this month.

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  19. 26 janv.

    For a month now, there has been an average of more than one violent attack a day, every day, by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Zero arrests by Israeli authorities.

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  20. 26 janv.

    Racist Israeli group Regavim has also been "central to attacks on Palestinian NGOs, such as the [UAWC]", affirming in 2018 it was a priority target as "the main organisation involved in agricultural projects in Area C".

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  21. 26 janv.

    The Palestinian Union of Agricultural Work Committees protects Palestinian farmers, including in areas of the West Bank targeted by settlers - & is under attack by right-wing pro-Israel groups. A new report by +

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