On Monday, 12th May, US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia for meetings with it and other Gulf States. His visit to the Middle East will also have him in Qatar and Abu Dhabi in the UAE. This is a momentous time because the future of Israel/Palestine will be decided as… Read more »
This month Jeff Halper defines the situation in Palestine/Israel as a settler-colonial struggle not a conflict between two equal parties. Jeff notes that there is currently no effective political process going on. We are moving from neo-liberalism into what he describes as ‘techno-fascism’, where everything is transactional, based on deals. This is clearly seen with… Read more »
Speaking from Jerusalem, Jeff Halper began his March update with a recap of the current situation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to continue the war in Gaza, but President Donald Trump is now by-passing him with the US speaking directly to Hamas as a deal is pursued. The Israeli hostage families are well organised… Read more »
Counterpunch has published Jeff Halper’s article regarding the immediate and existential threat posed to the Palestinians by Trump and Netanyahu’s push to normalize Zionism’s take-over of Palestine. The Palestinians face either forcible displacement, as in Trump/Netanyahu’s plan for Gazans (forcible displacement being both a war crime and a crime against humanity) or being reduced to… Read more »
In Jeff Halper’s February update he unpacks the meaning of “normalization” in the Zionists’ settler colonial project. Three elements have been required in order for historic Palestine to be transformed into Israel. The first one involved the violent take-over of another people’s country and moving in a population from elsewhere. Secondly, the indigenous population has… Read more »
Donald Trump’s election is devastating for the Palestinians. As he takes office, he will seek to “normalize” the situation in the Middle East. That means no more war and the implementation of the Abraham Accords. A Palestinian state will be created but it will be an apartheid state under Israel’s regime that will lock Palestinians… Read more »
Donald Trump will return to the role of US president with absolute power to push through his ultimate deals as he puts America first. He represents “transactionalism” which is all to do with deals and is the opposite of a rules-based moral order. It holds no values, no ideology – just winning deals – and… Read more »
On 2nd November 2024, Jeff Halper, ICAHD’s Director, participated in the National Demonstration for Palestine held in London. It coincided with his final day in the UK following his three-week visit where he spoke at several events including two conferences and several meetings in the regions. View the video here Photos Click on any image… Read more »
Jeff Halper has just arrived in the UK where he is embarking on an extensive programme over the next three weeks. In the recording, Jeff sits with Linda Ramsden, ICAHD UK’s Director, who outlines his activities while here and how important it is to be part of strategic campaigns that will help to bring peace… Read more »
Baka Valley couple with home documents after demolition. Israel’s purpose in reshaping the Middle East is clear: after 130 years of Zionist colonization, it seeks to finally normalize its Judaization of Palestine. The Palestinians who remain in their country, half the Palestinian population but also half the population today in the country, have already been… Read more »
