What is the history of the Gaza Strip and its governance?
Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take “ownership” over Gaza and displace Palestinians added to uncertainty over the fate of the enclave and its residents.
The Gaza Strip has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region
Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing Israeli military operation that’s only recently stopped under a fragile ceasefire.
Trump’s call for US ‘ownership’ of Gaza draws attention to Strip’s tumultuous history
Enclave's recent past has been marked by conflict, from Egyptian military rule to IDF takeover, the Oslo Accords to Hamas coup that ejected PA, the October 7 attack and subsequent war
Trump says 'we'll own' Gaza Strip. Who owns it now? Where is Gaza?
President Donald Trump, proposing a major shift in Middle East policy, called for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate roughly two million Palestinians to neighboring Arab countries. His goal,
4 explanations for Trump’s shocking Gaza proposal
Breaking down Trump’s shocking proposal — and whether it’s a distraction, a negotiating ploy or something more.
Trump says Israel would hand over Gaza after fighting, no US troops needed
A day after worldwide condemnation of Trump's announcement that he aimed to take over and develop the Gaza Strip into the "Riviera of the Middle East", Israel ordered its army to prepare to allow the "voluntary departure" of Gaza's residents.
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Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
Trump appears bent on ridding schools of dangerous practices like critical thinking and an unsanitized study of history.
A brief history of Gaza's tortured role in the Middle East conflict
Most Gaza residents are the descendants of Palestinian refugees driven to the enclave in a 1948 war. They harbor a deep fear ...
History Suggests Trump Faces Long Odds in Trying to Broker Middle Eastern Peace
More than 75 years of efforts to broker a two-state solution have failed—and the odds of success have only grown longer.
Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan is the most outlandish idea in the history of US Middle East peacemaking
Speaking of the two Israeli neighbors, Aaron David Miller, a former US Middle East peace negotiator, said on CNN: “It’s not a ...
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Dear World: This is What Palestinian Unity Looks Like
and collective action in Palestinian history must have been shocked by the cultural revolution resulting from the Israeli war on Gaza. By cultural revolution, I mean the defiant and rebellious ...
Trump's proposed US takeover of Gaza is a money grab dressed up as diplomacy | Opinion
The people of Gaza are not pawns in a political game − they are human beings with a right to live in dignity, safety, and ...
Trump’s plan for Gaza is improbable, impossible – and deeply immoral
One way or another, Gaza will be rebuilt. Neither another mass exodus of Palestinians nor an American colony masquerading as ...
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Bringing Palestinian oral histories to life in Nejmeh Khalil Habib's A Spring That Did Not Blossom
A Spring That Did Not Blossom' explores the impact of colonial violence on Palestinian families, revealing stories of pain, ...