Tag: Palestine
Dana Takruri’s AJ+ video, “Why the Two State Solution Never Worked,” presents a powerful and concise thesis: The two-state solution has failed because it was never a sincere goal for the Israeli state, which has instead, through systematic and deliberate actions, created a single, unequal reality of apartheid from the river to the sea. The “peace process” has been a smokescreen, allowing Israel to entrench its occupation and settlement project while paying lip service to a Palestinian state that it was simultaneously making impossible. Here is how the historical and current facts align with and prove her thesis, supported by academic and human rights documentation.
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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2025/10/06/the-illusion-of-a-two-state-solution-analyzing-dana-takruris-aj-report/
In my work with PBCI, I have been learning about the Bangsamoro and their fight for self-determination and control over their ancestral domain. I’ve had the privilege of gaining insight into various aspects of this struggle. I have seen the impact of armed resistance, which has played a crucial role in establishing a degree of self-determination within their ancestral domain through the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The Bangsamoro’s journey to this point has fostered a deep sympathy for others with similar causes, most notably the Palestinians, whom many Bangsamoro ardently support. This support and connection to parallel struggles have deepened my understanding of the Bangsamoro’s plight and the broader fight for self-determination and control over ancestral lands.
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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2024/05/10/my-initial-understanding-of-the-shared-struggles-of-the-bangsamoro-and-palestinian-peoples/
