THREAD: As Gaza returns to the public eye amid the latest #GazaUnderAttack, it's noteworthy that it's been under Israeli blockade for 14 years & has suffered 3 major assaults.

Over the years our policy experts have provided valuable analysis on the Palestinian plight there:
Earlier this year our Gaza-based analyst Ali Abdel-Wahab discussed how the consequences of Israeli occupation, political division & the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a heavy toll on the foundations of perseverance amongst Palestinians in Gaza al-shabaka.org/commentaries/g…
In this 2018 piece, our Gaza-based analyst @haidareid argued that the Great March of Return "has the potential to revive the concepts of national liberation & self-determination by addressing the new facts on the ground that Israel created" al-shabaka.org/commentaries/b…
In this 2017 discussion, Gaza-based analysts @Ayah_Gaza & @haidareid examine the political ramifications of the shifting regional and geopolitical realities while also recounting how everyday lives were being affected bit.ly/3yjUM7E
Abbas, @TareqBaconi argues in this 2017 analysis, has been committed to the premise of the Gaza blockade.

As in "Hamas’s isolation & the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza will destabilize Hamas’s rule & cause Palestinians to rise up against the movement" bit.ly/3tVbNBP
"Ayah Bashir lives under the siege of Gaza at the present time; Esther Rappaport’s family lived under the siege of Leningrad during World War II."

In this 2014 discussion, Ayah & Esther reflect on the two sieges & the stark reality of life under siege bit.ly/3bCkmLA
As Israel employs collective punishment tactics of destroying residential & civilian buildings in Gaza, the talk of "reconstructing Gaza" will soon resurface.

In such context, this 2014 article by our Gaza-based analyst @omarthink remains highly relevant al-shabaka.org/briefs/honor-t…
Last but not least, one of our early commentaries featured Gaza-based @haidareid reflecting, as early as 2010, on the extent to which the apartheid framework applies to Israel's military blockade on Gaza.

Powerful words which still ring true 11 years on bit.ly/2RtI31D

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More from @AlShabaka

21 May
THREAD: The US support to Israel, summed up in the "Israel has the right to defend itself" statements by US officials, faces heavy scrutiny after #SaveSheikhJarrah & #GazaUnderAttack

Here are a few pieces by our analysts exposing US complicity in violating Palestinian rights:
In this podcast episode just after Biden's election win, Al-Shabaka's @alaatartir warned of the new president's track record of support toward Israel (he's a self-proclaimed Zionist) & his promotion of the antiquated process of "economic peace" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bid…
As the US presidential election campaign was in full swing last year, our analyst @HalahAhmad argued that "Democratic candidates’ views on Palestine and human rights often reflect an inconsistency in their commitment to tackling inequality and racism" al-shabaka.org/commentaries/t…
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12 May
THREAD: In light of the rapidly unfolding events across Palestine that were sparked by the #SaveSheikhJarrah movement, it's important to amplify the voices & points of view of Palestinians.

So here are a few articles published by Al-Shabaka analysts over the past few days:
In this @Independent piece, Al-Shabaka's Muna Dajani (@muna_d) spoke of her deep connection to the unfolding events as her own family is one of those facing expulsion in #SheikhJarrah

"This is our city. These are our homes. We refuse to be erased" bit.ly/3vYBEKh
In this powerful piece in the @washingtonpost, @4noura and @MariamBarghouti slammed the "empty both sides-isms" and called for solidarity to overcome apartheid & Zionist settler colonialism washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
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10 May
#ثريد:
في الوقت الذي تتجه فيه كل الأنظار إلى القدس وسط الحملة الإسرائيلية المستمرة ضد حراك #انقذوا_حي_الشيخ_جراح وهجمات اليوم على مصلين في #الاقصى نشارك هذه المقالات المختارة باقلام محللينا على مر السنين لفهم السياق التاريخي والسياسي للأحداث الجارية:
في هذا التحليل من عام 2011 ، يتناول سليم تماري الجذور التاريخية لتقديس مدينة القدس ويرى بأن المقترحات بشأن مستقبل القدس تتجاهل جوهر الصراع على المدينة في آليات القهر الاستعماري وهو الأمر الذي يجب معالجته وإيجاد حلٍّ منصف وعادل له bit.ly/3uBzeky
تعليقًا على احتجاجات مماثلة في القدس عام 2015 ، حذرت نور عرفة من تأطير هذه الأحداث بإطار الحرب الدينية الذي يتجاهل واقع انعدام توازن القوى بين المستعمِر والمستعمَر، ولا يراعي التاريخ والسياق للأحداث الأخيرة bit.ly/2Qa5A7e
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10 May
THREAD: As all eyes turn to Jerusalem amid the ongoing Israeli crackdown on the #SaveSheikhJarrah movement & today's attacks on #AlAqsaMosque worshippers, we share these pieces by our analysts over the years to give some historical & political context to the unfolding events:
In one of our early pieces in 2011, Al-Shabaka analyst Salim Tamari argues that proposals for the future of Jerusalem ignore the fact that at its core the conflict over the city is a case of colonial subjugation which must be addressed & resolved equitably ow.ly/rIcZ50EICo6
Reflecting on similar protests in Jerusalem in 2015, Nur Arafeh warned against framing such them as a religious war because that ignores the reality of the power imbalance between the colonizer & the colonized and fails to address the conext of the events ow.ly/Y9Ls50EICmR
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