Peaceful Coexistence in Israel Hasn’t Been Shattered – It’s Always Been a Myth
by: Portside
As a Palestinian from within Israel I have long been a second-class citizen, denied basic rights
On Tuesday, in my hometown of Tira, which is inside Israel’s pre-1967 borders, the shops were closed and the streets were empty. A general strike had been declared in protest over Israel’s policies, whether the ethnic cleansing in Sheikh Jarrah, the storming of al-Aqsa mosque, or the onslaught on Gaza.