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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. [...]
I guess you can’t control everything…
Details are now being revealed about the preparations for President Bush’s visit to Ramallah. In addition to closing down parts of the city, President Bush’s costly visit (which included repairing parts of the Muqata so that Bush would not have to see Israel’s devastation of the building) the team made a reportedly number of demands [...]
An Open Letter to Abbas
Dear President Abbas, It is the early morning hours of January 10th and in a few short hours your greatest “ally”, President Bush, is slated to arrive. Given that you are surrounded by “yes” men who refuse to tell you what is happening here, and given that protests have been banned, please indulge me as [...]
On Israel, the “Jewish State” and Annacrapolis…
The following piece appeared on The Nation online on 11 December 2007 Israel’s Palestinians Speak Outby NADIM ROUHANA The Annapolis peace talks regard me as an interloper in my own land. Israel’s deputy prime minister, Avigdor Lieberman, argues that I should “take [my] bundles and get lost.” Henry Kissinger thinks I ought to be summarily [...]
Moral Value of the Israeli Army
Sometimes it is rough being an Israeli soldier. It is tough to have to beat Palestinians, shoot them, demolish their homes and deny them their freedom. But the inflicted torture, beatings, killings and home demolitions can, in no way compare to the horrendous pain felt by Israeli soldiers for having to torture and kill Palestinians [...]
Seller’s Remorse
It is well known that buyers often experience some level of remorse: “did I buy the right item”; “did I pay too much”; “it is it really what I need” and so on… But, in Palestine, it’s not so much buyer’s remorse that is seen but seller’s remorse: the remorse expressed by people in power [...]
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