
BY TOPIC: international law
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Saving a rules-based world order

PRI The World: The end of the two-state solution (8 mins)

“Broken: A Palestinian Journey Through International Law” documentary reviewed on Mondoweiss
Although much has been written about the Wall, few efforts have sought to dig deeper into why States turned a blind eye to all its illegalities, which were clearly ingredients for a troubling road ahead, as we are now witnessing. Mohammed Alatar has taken this aspect of the Wall head on in a newly released documentary titled, “BROKEN”. Watch the trailer and read Sam’s article on Mondoweiss.

TWIP: Israel at 70: A Darkness unto the Nations (By: Sam Bahour)

CQ researcher – Pro/Con: Is President Trump right to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital?

Literary Hub: The Tallest Man in Ramallah
“The tallest man in Ramallah offered to give us a tour of his cage. We would not even have to leave our table at Rukab’s Ice Cream, on Rukab Street; all he needed to do was reach into his pocket…” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon roams the West Bank with Sam Bahour. This essay was first published on Literary Hub before appearing in the writers’ compendium, “Kingdom of Olives and Ash” (2017).
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‘The Two-State Delusion,’ a well-researched but mistitled saga of a failed peace process [Book Review]
University of Massachusetts Boston professor Padraig O’Malley’s The Two-State Delusion’s title suggests that there is something paradoxical in persevering with a proposed solution of two states, Israel and Palestine, as a way forward; the thrust of the historical accounts and the arguments made, however, are actually geared more toward convincing the reader that what failed is the process rather than the two-state paradigm itself, which has never yet been tested. A more accurate title would have been “Eulogy for a U.S.-Monopolized Peace Process.”

BREAKING NEWS from Israel
Partners4Israel: Conversations with Israel and Palestine: Sam Bahour

A Resolution Germany Owes History
Interview with Sam Bahour – Jung & Naiv in Israel & Palestine: Episode 207
FP: Can Palestinians advance their rights through UNESCO? (By Valentina Azarov, Nidal Sliman)
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Zionism’s Invented State [Book Review]
This was not the first time I have read the word “exceptionalism” in relation to Israel. New York Times columnist Roger Cohen recently wrote that Israel “lives in a perpetual state of exceptionalism.” (New York Times, Oct. 16, 2009). However, Professor Alam explored this Israeli phenomenon on a deeper level of its underlying ideology to shed light on why this abnormal state seems to be unable to come to terms with modern day realities.
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“The Case for Palestine: An International Law Perspective” [Recommended]
John Quigley brings a necessary international law perspective to bear on the seemingly intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict in this updated edition of his important book. Since 2000, the cycle of bloodshed and retribution has spiraled increasingly out of control. Quigley attributes the breakdown of negotiations in 2000 to Israel’s unwillingness to negotiate on the basis of principles of justice and law. He argues that throughout the last century, established tenets of international law—and particularly the right of self-determination—have been overlooked or ignored in favor of the Zionists and then the Israelis, to the detriment of the Palestinians.