Haidar, you reside in Gaza where two-thirds of the population residing there are from refugee families, is this also the case for you? Yes, my parents are from the village of Zarnouqa, in the Ramla district, which was ethnically cleansed by Zionist gangs in 1948. I was born in a refugee camp in Gaza and… Read more »
One Democratic State Campaign
ICAHD UK Interview with Nadia Naser-Najjab
Nadia, the first time I heard you speak was at the ICAHD UK annual conference in 2018 and since then, I’ve heard you talk at other events, including in British parliament. But I know nothing about your background. Where were you born and where did you spend your childhood? I was born in Kuwait which… Read more »
ICAHD UK Interview with Jonathan Kuttab who Calls for One State – Win / Win for All
Jonathan, you’ve established yourself as a leading human rights lawyer in Palestine and Israel, what is your background? My earliest years were in Bethlehem but then I went to Jerusalem for much of my schooling. At the time, the place was small and movement between them was easy. I went to the US shortly… Read more »
ICAHD UK Interview with Majd Nasrallah
Majd, you have recently taken on the role of Coordinator of the One Democratic State Campaign (ODSC). This has not only raised your profile in Palestine/Israel, but also internationally so we’d like to get to know you. I understand that you’re from Palestine ’48, is that right? Yes, I am categorized legally as a Palestinian… Read more »
One Democratic State
Information In recent years, the idea of a one democratic state in all of historic Palestine as the best solution to the conflict has re-emerged. It started gaining increased support in the public domain. It is not a new idea. The Palestinian liberation movement, before the catastrophe of 1948 (the Nakba) and after it, had… Read more »
ODSC Statement on Annexation – 29 April 2020
Below is a Call from the One Democratic State Campaign (ODSC) — a Palestinian-led organization in Palestine — for the establishment of a single democratic state of equal rights for all its citizens (including Palestinian refugees and their family who choose to come home). It notes that a single state already exists de facto between… Read more »
The Political Program of the Campaign for One Democratic State in Historic Palestine
Preamble In recent years, the idea of a one democratic state in all of historic Palestine as the best solution to the conflict has re-emerged. It started gaining increased support in the public domain. It is not a new idea. The Palestinian liberation movement, before the catastrophe of 1948 (the Nakba) and after it, had adopted… Read more »
ICAHD UK’s Interview with Diana Buttu, one of the founding members of the One Democratic State Campaign (ODSC)
Diana, you were born in Canada. What identity did you grow up with? As the daughter of immigrant parents, I knew – and was made acutely aware – that I was not white; that I was from a different place, but that I was born in Canada. In Canada, there is a lot of veiled… Read more »
Webinar with Jeff Halper & Awad Abdelfattah – One Democratic State campaign
Michael Spath, of ICAHD USA, interviewed Dr. Jeff Halperand Awad Abdelfattah, the two leaders of the One Democratic State campaign in Israel, in a Zoom webinar on Thursday, April 23. A recording of this webinar may be viewed via this link. The following password will be required to view the webinar: 8D$=IKS2. Awad Abdelfattah… Read more »
ICAHD UK’s Interview with Awad Abdelfattah
Can you tell us about yourself? Awad: I was born to a hard-working farming family in Kawkab, a village in the north of Palestine, today Israel. Since childhood, my father told me stories about its history. My family is one of those who survived the expulsion and the ethnic cleansing which the Zionist gangs carried… Read more »