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Palestine’s Football Team
It was a great scene: the newly renovated Faisal Husseini stadium was filled with some 8,000 Palestinian football fans, waiting to see their team play – for the first time. Palestine has had a football team for years and the Palestine Football Association has been recognized by FIFA since 1998. Yet, it has never played an [...]
What to Wear for the Olive Harvest?
I know that some Kabobers are probably better suited (hehe) to post this, but I just couldn’t resist. With the olive harvest in full swing, many are asking, “what should I wear?” Olive picking, to be clear, is not for the faint of heart; it is hard work. The process of picking, sorting, pressing, pickling [...]
On Politics & Prose
Saree Makdisi, professor of English literature at UCLA, latest book “Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation” chronicles life under Israeli military rule. As a part of his book tour, he was invited to do a book signing and reading at Washington, DC area’s well-known bookstore “Politics & Prose”. But, given that it is a crime [...]
CORRUPT
In case you haven’t heard: “President” Abbas will be visiting the White House once again. His visit will take place on April 24th. Abbas travels to Washington amid an all-time low in popular support. According to a survey by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre, Abbas’s current popularity rests at 11.7%. Why the low popularity? [...]
NYTimes Finally Admits that the Nakba was a Holocaust
Following yesterday’s statement by Israeli Deputy Minister Matan Vilnai in which he threatened the Palestinians with a “shoah” (Holocaust, in Hebrew), the New York Times has finally come to its senses! You see, the New York Times translated the word “shoah” (Holocaust) into “catastrophe” despite the fact that the word “catastrophe” already exists in Hebrew [...]
Impossible Travel
This week, Israel announced that Gazans wishing to return to Palestine from Jordan will NOT be permitted to go to the West Bank (or anywhere else for that matter) but will be sent back to Gaza in specially-designated buses. Gazans must now return via the Allenby bridge on Thursdays only and will be sent directly [...]
Nakba Survivor: Inea Bushnaq
As the 60th anniversary of the Nakba approaches, the Institute for Middle East Understanding will feature the “Untold Stories” of those, like Inea Bushnaq, who lived through this tragedy. Visit http://www.imeu.net/ to read more. Nakba Survivor: Inea Bushnaq On the window sill of her Central Park West apartment, Inea Bushnaq keeps a miniature orange tree [...]
Finally the UN Gets it Right…
After four decades of whitewashing Israel’s military occupation, the UN has finally figured it out: Palestinian violence is a RESPONSE to Israel’s arrogant military rule. I am surprised that I am applauding this light bulb moment for the UN but given the recent trends on the part of the UN to try to get the [...]
Who wants to be free? Not the PA
Well, it appears that the PA has become negotiations addicted. Who can blame them? The rush of sitting in a room with an adversary doing good things for your people, your nation, indeed the world. Who could resist? The addiction appears, however, to have gotten out of hand and self-proclaimed “Chief Palestinian Negotiator”, Saeb Erekat [...]
Nakba Survivors
As the 60th anniversary of the Nakba approaches, the IMEU will feature the untold stories of those, like Darwish Addassi, who lived through this tragedy. Nakba Survivor: Darwish Addassi Darwish Addassi wishes his fellow Americans could spend a day in his shoes. Maybe then they would know what it feels like to be a refugee. [...]
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