Tag: west bank

The Fuel That Fuels the Rage: 3 Key Gazan Resources Israel is Clinging Onto
The biggest threat to Israel is not the Qassam Brigades' rockets. Beneath the regular media briefings on Hamas and its 'terror tunnels' is a fear that reveals the nature of Israel's occupation of Palestine: Palestinian independence would mean self-determination over its resources. These resources are what Israel depends on to sustain itself against the Palestinian resistance, and cut to the heart of its military strategy.
A Diary Entry from Palestine: why we don’t need ‘balance’
As bombs drop on Gaza and revenge killings wreak collective punishment in the West Bank, many in the west have called for less emotion and more balance. Writing from Ramallah in the West Bank, Novara contributor Alia Al Ghussain argues this approach serves only to obfuscate the reality of the situation.