... boycott of the sanctuary that put the nascent U.S. initiative to the test. Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas increased pressure on Hamas to relinquish control of Gaza to the PA. The 1,500-plus Palestinian prisoners who declared a mass hunger strike last quarter secured key concessions from...

...://www.ucpress.edu/journals.php?p=reprints . 2017 libraries women's sports Palestinian fashion wildfires hunger strike Dignity Strike cinema This sample of photos, selected from hundreds viewed by JPS, aims to convey a sense of Palestinian life during this quarter (16 February 15 May 2017). In Bayt...

... #SaltWaterChallenge #BoycottPizzaHut Marwan Barghouti hunger strike Dignity Strike separation wall Banksy Walled Off Hotel Bethlehem Published each issue and updated regularly on Palestine Square (palestinesquare.com), this section strives to capture the tenor and content of popular conversations related...

... in the West Bank elected new local leaders, although the elections were compromised by disagreements among the major political parties. Approximately 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails declared a hunger strike (the Dignity Strike), drawing support from across the political spectrum. Meanwhile...

... This section comprises JPS summaries and links to international, Arab, Israeli, and U.S. documents and source materials from the quarter spanning 16 February to 15 May 2017. Highlights include Black4Palestine's petition in support of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners (the “Dignity Strike...

... a diversity of topics ranging from hunger strikers, to Israeli settlers, and delayed Palestinian municipal elections. Al-Fawar refugee camp Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp Handarat refugee camp Shati refugee camp hunger strike Israeli settlers Palestinian municipal elections © 2017 by the Institute...