The proposed annexation of the West Bank is not the exception but the rule when it comes to Israel's decades-long dispossession of the Palestinians – the only difference is this time, they're not pretending.

Palestinian businessman Talal Abu Ghazaleh once said, “I was forced to succeed, I had no other choice.” When I heard this on a TV programme I stopped in my tracks. His words summarise the distinct approach of the Palestinian people, among the most educated identifiable group of people in the world. Despite everything that is being done to them, and happening around them — Israel’s occupation and military incursions; the Covid-19 pandemic; economic meltdown — they still manage to succeed. Amidst

The argument for 'conflict management' as opposed to conflict resolution is an attempt to dismiss both charges of apartheid and calls for a single state based on equality

Public figures and media outlets continue to avoid talking about Palestine, and Israeli crimes.

Despite rhetorically opposing Israeli annexation and the US “Deal of the Century,” the EU influences the colonization process through its diplomatic ties and agreements with Israel.

The Palestinian people have drawn support from many legendary figures over the years. The universally admired Afro-American civil rights activist, writer and poet Maya Angelou was one of them. She stood in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle when she honoured the late Rachel Corrie, another heroic woman who put her life on the line for the women and children of Gaza, only to be killed by an Israeli soldier for doing so.