Palestinian Resistance

Turkey Takes Aleppo

December 9, 2024 Justin Podur, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Al-Qaeda, Axis of Resistance, Bashar al-Assad, BRICS, Colonialism, Genocide, Golan Heights, History, Iran, Islamic State, Israel, Palestinian Resistance, Regime Change, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Turkey, US Imperialism

Before it fell under 20th century Anglo-American colonialism, Syria was the core of the Levant, encompassing (today’s) Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, the site of multireligious, multicultural cities between which people traveled and traded freely. In the countryside, peasants and herders tended an agricultural and pastoral landscape of olive and orange trees, pasture, forest, and drylands. This region was under the control of the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years (perhaps Erdogan’s dream is to take some of it back. He’s been accused of “neo-Ottoman” fantasies).

‘A Time Of Painful Birth And Major Transformation’

October 7, 2024 Mondoweiss. Strategize! Al-Aqsa Flood, Hamas, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Palestinian Resistance

Mousa Abu Marzouk is a Palestinian politician and senior member of Hamas who served as the first chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from 1992 until 1996, and deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from January 1997 until April 2013, where he was succeeded by the late Ismail Haniyeh. Abu Marzouk has been a key figure in Palestinian politics and within the Hamas movement for decades, and continues to play a central role in the group’s politburo. The following interview was conducted via email between September 27 and October 3, 2024. The questions and answers are copied below exactly as they were written, except for minor typographical corrections.

The Meaning Of October 7

October 7, 2024 John Wight, Consortium News. Educate! Gaza, Genocide, Hamas, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance, Wars and Militarism

Israel’s murderous assault on the people of Gaza — over this past year — with the material, diplomatic and political support of the collective West — has been tantamount to witnessing a rabid dog ripping the flesh from the bones of what many had allowed themselves to believe was a world worth living in. At this point, it is not. Israel’s ongoing exercise in mad slaughter is of a piece with the rage unleashed by the slaveowner in response to recalcitrant slaves daring to break out of the plantation. And it is here where we understand the real “crime” of the Palestinians of Gaza – refusal to remain in the place accorded them by their colonizer and oppressor. That is, on their metaphoric knees, defeated and broken in mind, body and spirit.

Obstacle To The Occupation: The West Bank Frontline

October 6, 2024 Aymun Moosavi, The Cradle. Educate! Axis of Resistance, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance

After twelve months of failed deterrence, Israel’s image has been battered and bruised. Desperate to project strength, the occupation state has resorted to various aggressive measures, including threats of a ground invasion into Lebanon and the assassination of Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah. To the same end, aggression against the Palestinian resistance in Gaza has continued in parallel; While the occupation officially marked the end of the largest military incursion on the occupied enclave since the Second Intifada in early September, Israeli attention remains fixed on the West Bank, with renewed strikes on Tulkarem.

Palestinian Forces Alliance Emphasize United Stance Against Israel, US

December 29, 2023 Resistance News Network, Workers' World. Resist! Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism

The Central Command of the Palestinian Forces Alliance held a meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, to discuss the developments of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle on its 82nd day. The meeting was attended by representatives from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command, the Popular Struggle Front, the Palestinian Liberation Front, the Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War – Lighting Forces and the Fatah Al-Intifada movement. The participants saluted our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and all of Palestine, sending greetings to the souls of the martyrs, the wounded, and the heroic prisoners who have been confronting the ongoing Zionist aggression for 82 days.

Watch The Mintpress News Documentary: Gaza Fights Back

October 13, 2023 Dan Cohen, MintPress News. Educate! Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance

Filmed during the attack and in the days following the ceasefire, the documentary tells the story of how Gaza’s armed resistance groups outwitted the vastly superior Israeli military and established their ability to intervene against Israeli ethnic cleansing of neighborhoods like Sheikh Jarrah and provocations at the al-Aqsa compound in occupied East Jerusalem. “The Palestinian military capabilities are not highly sophisticated and destructive, but it becomes so effective when it’s used by Palestinian smart youths who believe in their rights and freedom,” a masked al-Qassam commander says. The documentary features intimate interviews with survivors, many of whom lost family members in the Israeli bombardment.

Palestinian Resistance Launches Unprecedented Attack On Israel

October 7, 2023 Tareq S. Hajjaj and Mondoweiss Editors, Mondoweiss. Resist! Intifada, Israel, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance

In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 7, the Palestinian resistance in the besieged Gaza Strip launched an unprecedented surprise multi-prong attack on Israel, including firing a barrage of rockets toward Israeli territory while simultaneously carrying out a ground offensive into nearby Israeli towns which breached the Israeli Gaza barrier and overwhelmed surrounding Israeli military posts. As of 12:30 local time, it was reported that thousands of rockets had been fired from Gaza into Israel and that Israeli air forces had targeted multiple areas across the Gaza Strip with airstrikes. Medical authorities in Gaza report that over 190 Palestinians had been killed and over 1,600 were injured so far.

Palestine Has No Choice But To Escalate Resistance In West Bank

September 28, 2023 Al Mayadeen, Orinoco Tribune. Resist! Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mezher, said in an interview with Al Mayadeen that the Palestinian factions have no choice but to escalate Resistance in the West Bank. Mezher made this comment after delegations of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the PFLP met in Beirut. Mezher said that the meeting was held in Beirut because “the Lebanese capital is an incubator of resistance.” “We are facing a grave danger threatening the Palestinian national cause,” he stressed, and added that “we must escalate the resistance to confront the occupation.”

The Collapse Of Israeli Pillars And Opportunities For Palestine

August 4, 2023 Ilan Pappe, Palestine Chronicle. Strategize! Decolonization, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance

Israel’s legitimacy, in fact, its very viability, rests on two main pillars. First, the material pillar, which includes its military strength, high-tech capabilities, and a solid economic system. The above factors enable the state to build a strong network of alliances with countries that would like to benefit from what Israel has to offer: arms, securitization, spyware, high-tech knowledge, and modernized systems of agricultural production. In return, Israel does not just ask for money but also for support against its eroded international image. Second, the moral pillar. This aspect was particularly important in the early days of the Zionist project and statehood.

From Oslo To Unity: Reimagining Palestine Solidarity For The Future

July 25, 2023 Ramzy Baroud, MintPress News. Strategize! Israel, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance

It is a new era in Palestine. This new era is taking shape before our very eyes, through the blood, tears and sacrifices of a brave generation that is fighting on two fronts – against the Israeli military occupation, on the one hand, and collaborating Palestinians masquerading as a ‘leadership,’ on the other. But how do we, in Palestine solidarity communities around the world, respond to the changes underway, to the new language and to the actual unity – wihdat al-Sahat – which are reanimating the Palestinian body politic? First, I believe that we must insist on the centrality of the Palestinian voice to any solidarity action pertaining to Palestinian freedom anywhere.

Why Israel’s Gilboa Prison Break Has Palestinians Celebrating

September 11, 2021 Miko Peled, Mintpress News. Resist! Criminal Justice and Prisons, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance

Gilboa Prison, Palestine — It is said that Palestinians are the most incarcerated people in the world. Rarely does one find a Palestinian who has not been a victim of the Israeli prison system and when one does find one such person, he or she will have a sibling, parent or another close relative who serves or has served time in an Israeli prison. Opportunities for Palestinians to celebrate as a nation are few and far between. When the news broke of the escape of six high-profile Palestinian prisoners from one of Israel’s most secure prisons, it was a reason to celebrate. This was a reason not only for Palestinians to celebrate but indeed for all people who believe in justice and freedom. This escape, which Reuters described as a “Hollywood-style escape,” was a daring and courageous operation.

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