Ramona Wadi is an independent researcher freelance journalist book reviewer and blogger. Her writing covers a range of themes in relation to Palestine Chile and Latin America. Her article appeared in MEMO.
Friday 15-February-2019
Years after the two-state paradigm was declared obsolete the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has informed the Security Council that “The possibility of establishing a viable contiguous Palestinian state has been systematically eroded by facts on the ground.”
Friday 8-February-2019
The decision to stop funding USAID projects in Palestine is another tactic by the Trump administration to block all humanitarian assistance to Palestinians even when such assistance is inherently compromised to suit US interests.
Wednesday 30-January-2019
Palestinians are in dire need of humanitarian aid. So dire in fact that the EU has no qualms about conditioning financial aid in terms of acquiescence to the two-state paradigm.
Thursday 24-January-2019
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories (OCHA) released statistics on Monday showing that 254 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Great March of Return protests in March last year.
Monday 7-January-2019
Depriving Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails of their basic rights is a “moral duty” according to Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan.
Saturday 22-December-2018
The 2019 humanitarian plan for Palestinians in the occupied territories will allocate $350 million for aid intervention according to Ramallah’s Minister of Social Development Ibrahim Al-Shaer and UN envoy Jamie McGoldrick.
Monday 17-December-2018
The debate on whether Palestinians should be granted international protection continues.
Tuesday 27-November-2018
World Children’s Day is sadly a day like any other; its symbolism is nothing other than an international gimmick to proclaim rights while simultaneously taking them away.
Sunday 18-November-2018
It is time once again for the hyphenated “Israel-Gaza” paradigm – an invention that suits mainstream narratives.
Thursday 8-November-2018
As the media hype over Khan Al-Ahmar fades away mainstream narratives have yet to find another sensationalist violation to exploit.
Wednesday 17-October-2018
In 2015 Israel approved a law that stipulated a 20 year prison sentence for individuals caught throwing stones.
Tuesday 2-October-2018
The Great Return March protests in the Gaza Strip have provided the foundations for Palestinians from which they can articulate their demands.
Friday 21-September-2018
What would prompt the UN to assert without reservations or calculated statements that Gaza has collapsed in terms of humanitarian necessities?
Saturday 8-September-2018
In the aftermath of the US decision to end its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) the EU has pledged to continue its financial support.
Saturday 18-August-2018
In less than three months Jewish settlers have destroyed over 2000 trees and grapevines in the occupied West Bank.
Wednesday 8-August-2018
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory (UNOCHA) recently published a joint statement calling for the protection of children’s rights.