Nearly 900 arrested at antiwar protests on US campuses since April 18

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Imprisoned Palestinian writer wins top fiction prize

Palestinian author Basim Khandaqji, who has been imprisoned by Israel since 2004, has been named as the winner of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for his novel A Mask, the Colour of the Sky.

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Yale students restart a campus encampment following dozens of arrests.

Intifada

On college campuses and city streets, the word intifada has become central to pro-Palestinian protests. Signs proclaim “globalize the intifada” and demonstrators often chant “one solution: intifada, revolution” or “long live the intifada” as they march.

Some see this as an open call for violence against Jews — others say it is a peaceful term, calling for a nonviolent uprising against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and blockade on the Gaza Strip.

The dispute comes from the difference between the word’s literal meaning in Arabic and its usage historically, and outside of its Arabic roots.

Intifada is an Arabic word that literally means “shaking off”, and in the Palestinian context, it is understood to mean a civil uprising. The First Palestinian Intifada erupted in Gaza in December 1987, after four Palestinian were killed when an Israeli truck collided with two vans carrying Palestinian workers. Ensuing clashes spread rapidly to the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Intifada was primarily carried out by youth, and was directed by the Unified National Leadership of the Uprising, a coalition of Palestinian political factions committed to ending the Israeli occupation and establishing Palestinian independence. Israel’s heavy-handed response included closing universities, deporting activists and destroying homes.

Arabic contains many words for revolts or uprisings, each with a different valence — and often understood differently in the West, and when used in English in ways that don’t capture the words’ full meaning.

“The word jihad is really abused in the West. People think when you use the word jihad, right away: holy war,” said Mohammed Sawaie, an Arabic professor at the University of Virginia. “The sense of the word really means: struggle.”

Intifada connotes an uprising against an oppressor. But that’s a relatively new meaning for the word, which comes from a verb root meaning “to shake off” or “dust off.” It only acquired its revolutionary implications during the Iraqi Intifada in 1952, a series of strikes and riots protesting the monarchy at the time. It is also used to talk about the Arab Spring, and other revolts against oppressive regimes.

But for many people today, the word intifada is inextricably tied to the First and Second Intifadas, Palestinian uprisings in the 1980s and early 2000s. For most Palestinians, the word brings up memories of the First Intifada, a largely non-violent Palestinian protest largely involving work stoppages, boycotts and demonstrations against Zionist occupation and brutally.

The word intifada different people understand and use it differently, as is the case with so many words and symbols and, well, the entire narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israelis’ celebration of independence, Yom HaAtzmaut, is a day of national grief for Palestinians mourning the Nakba.

The Intifada also prompted the international community to search for a solution to the conflict. The Intifada ended with the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993. Israel’s suppression of the Intifada left 1,500 Palestinian dead and tens of thousands injured.

The Second, or “Al-Aqsa”, Intifada began on Sep 28, 2000, when Likud opp leader Ariel Sharon made a provocative visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque with thousands of security forces deployed in and around the Old City of Jerusalem. Clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israeli forces left five Palestinians dead and a further 200 injured during the first two days. The incident sparked a widespread armed uprising in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. During the Al-Aqsa Intifada Israel caused unprecedented damage to the Palestinian economy and infrastructure. Israel reoccupied areas governed by the Palestinian Authority and began construction of its separation wall. By the end of 2008, the Palestinian death toll had reached almost 5,000, with over 50,000 injured.

Intifada is an Arabic word that literally means “shaking off”. A Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation.

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ICC vs ICJ: What’s the difference between the courts?

The International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are located just under 3km (1.9 miles) apart in The Hague, a city in the Netherlands.

Both courts are currently looking at cases related to Israel and Palestine, yet despite their similar abbreviations, there are some key differences between the two.

Notably, the ICJ’s responsibilities include settling legal disputes between states while the ICC prosecutes individuals for war crimes.

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UN expert says Columbia University suspension threats ‘violation’ of students’ rights

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ICJ to rule on Germany ‘genocide’ charge over support for Israel’s war on Gaza

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Cornell announces more student suspensions

Martha Pollack, the president of Cornell University in the state of New York, says the university will suspend more students after they refused to relocate a Gaza war protest encampment.

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Watch: Students of Birzeit University in Ramallah kick Germany's ambassador from the Palestine Museum in protest of his country's complicity in the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Nicaragua’s five requests to the ICJ

During the court hearing earlier this month, Nicaragua requested five provisional measures.

They include:

Germany shall immediately suspend its aid to Israel.

Germany must immediately ensure that weapons already delivered to Israel are “not used to commit genocide, contribute to acts of genocide or are used in such a way as to violate international humanitarian law”.

Germany must immediately do everything possible to comply with humanitarian law.

Germany must reverse its decision to suspend the funding of UNRWA.

Germany must “cooperate to bring to an end the serious breaches of peremptory norms of international law by ceasing its support, including its supply of military equipment to Israel”.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee joins the American student movement in solidarity with Gaza. 🔥

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"MPD (Minneapolis Police), KKK, IDF are all the same."

Students camping for Gaza at the University of Minnesota chant as police order dispersal on a loud speaker, claiming students are trespassing.

Students link their arms around the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Minnesota amid threats of police repression.

Columbia faculty say university president, staff ‘responsible’ as police enter campus

Faculty members at Columbia University said they hold the “university leadership responsible for disastrous lapses of judgement” as New York police massed outside the campus in preparation for a raid on students protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza.

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Police move into hall Columbia students renamed after slain Palestinian child

There are dozens and dozens of police who have come to remove the students… currently inside Hamilton Hall.

Police enter Columbia University campus

Police have entered the campus of Columbia University where students have been holding a peaceful Gaza Solidarity encampment since April 17.