Recognition of Palestine is “symbolic”, but also critical: The Australian case

April 15th, 20210 Australia’s Labor Party’s recognition of Palestine as a state on March 30 is a welcomed position, though it comes with many caveats. Pro-Palestinian activists are justified to question the sincerity of the ALP’s stance and whether Australia’s Labor is genuinely prepared to fully adopt this position should they form a...

Despite ambiguity in international law, Palestinians are winning the “legitimacy war”

October 14th, 20200 “International law” remains one of the most discussed terms in the context of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. It is almost always present, whether the discussion pertains to the Israeli wars and siege on Gaza, the expansion of illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank or the encroaching apartheid throughout Israel and the...