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.
Tuesday 11-October-2022
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has once again exposed how the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and the Palestinian refugees themselves are subject to a cycle of exploitative violence which does more to serve the international organization’s humanitarian paradigm.
Friday 30-September-2022
Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association agreement states “Relations between the Parties as well as all the provisions of the Agreement itself shall be based on respect for human rights and democratic principles which guides their internal and international policy and constitutes an essential element of this Agreement.”
Tuesday 20-September-2022
If the EU did not embark upon “shows of support” to use the phrase synonymous with anything related diplomatically to Palestine there would be nothing to its name through which the bloc could claim any semblance of accomplishment in this arena.
Wednesday 7-September-2022
No criminal investigation will be opened to establish who killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May.
Friday 26-August-2022
When Israel’s violations are caught on camera it seeks to scapegoat the identifiable individuals only in order to safeguard the state’s institutions.
Friday 19-August-2022
For Israeli officials who disagree with the meetings between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas the latter’s remarks during a press conference in Germany provided an opportunity to showcase their opposition.
Wednesday 10-August-2022
“The deaths of innocent people particularly children is heart-breaking” said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid without any signs that his heart was breaking.
Friday 29-July-2022
The developments in the “investigation” into the targeted killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh point rather too obviously to the preservation of Israel’s ability to act with impunity.
Saturday 16-July-2022
When the Palestinian Authority leader jumped on the US bandwagon spouting status quo rhetoric he should have remembered President Joe Biden’s dedication to Zionism and colonial Israel.
Thursday 30-June-2022
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) may well be operating with a permanent financial deficit.
Wednesday 22-June-2022
The two-state compromise facilitates the international community’s alienation from the repercussions faced by Palestinians as a result of Israel’s ongoing settler-colonialism and violence.
Saturday 11-June-2022
The UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry recently released report on the violations in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has infuriated Israel and sparked another statement from the US State Department on the so-called “one-sided biased approach that does nothing to advance the prospects for peace.
Monday 30-May-2022
When Palestinians speak of their ongoing Nakba (Catastrophe) they are imparting a political consciousness which the international community refuses to recognize.
Wednesday 18-May-2022
While there is still much focus on the extrajudicial killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh calls for justice will remain resonant at least presently.
Wednesday 11-May-2022
The European Union is as usual taking the wrong approach when it comes to dealing with Israel’s violations of international law.
Tuesday 3-May-2022
Since 2021 criticism of Israel has focused heavily on its apartheid system and practices.