The urgent question facing us in Gaza is not just how to survive for today, but how to hold Israel accountable. Read more about Gaza needs more than condemnation 

The end of this genocidal war must necessarily mean the end of Oslo. Read more about Gaza: Signposts on the road to liberation 

No misinterpretation of international law can override Palestinians’ right to free movement in and out of Egypt. Read more about Time for people power to open Rafah crossing 

The induced euphoria that characterizes discussions within the mainstream media around the upcoming declaration of an independent Palestinian state in September, ignores the stark realities on the ground and the warnings of critical commentators. Read more about An independent homeland or bantustan in disguise? 

Radical change in Egypt should mean radical change in Palestine as well: a pro-Palestine Egypt should mean the end of the siege. But when will we see that? Haidar Eid comments for The Electronic Intifada on the future of Egyptian-Palestinian relationship. Read more about Palestine and the Egyptian revolution: a view from Gaza 

Has Hamas been able to actually build on its high level of commitment and sacrifice, not only on the part of the movement but of Palestinians in general? Haidar Eid comments. Read more about Tough questions for Hamas 

An initiative recently launched by the prestigious online literature magazine Words without Borders entitled “Cross-Cultural-Dialogues in the Middle East,” rings alarm bells in light of the Palestinian civil society call for boycott divestment and sanctions on Israel. Haidar Eid comments. Read more about Words without Borders "dialogue" violates Palestinian boycott call 

The Palestinian national movement has overlooked this question: does the Gaza Strip resemble the racist Bantustans of apartheid South Africa? During the apartheid era, South Africa’s black population was kept in isolation and without political and civil rights. Is Gaza similar? The answer is yes and no. Haidar Eid analyzes. Read more about South Africa's lessons for Gaza 

The sixth congress of the Fatah movement, held in Bethlehem earlier this month, gave us a front row seat to the closing act of an important period of Palestinian nationalism. The failure of the Palestinian Liberation Movement (Fatah) to achieve any of its declared goals was symbolized in its holding the conference under occupation. This reflects not only the demise of Fatah — the faction that dominated the Palestine Liberation Organization for decades — but the general demise of contemporary Palestinian nationalism. Haider Eid comments for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about The pitfalls of Palestinian national consciousness