by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh RamallahOnline.com On Wednesday Israeli occupation forces killed eight (some reports say 13) Palestinians in an assault on Hay AzZaytouna (Olive tree Neighborhood) in Gaza. Among those killed were three teenagers: Sami Badawi (16), Akram AbuAjami (17), and Sameh Toteh (16). Like many other such assaults, the mainstream media in the US [...]
“Israel says completed sections of razor wire and concrete are already keeping out suicide bombers. Palestinians call it an ‘Apartheid Wall’ desiged to loop around Jewish settlement blocs ..”
RamallahOnline.com reviewed in This Week in Palestine A monthly publication to serve as a guide for international visitors and tourists, listing events in Palestine. “This Week in Palestine” features a current listing of cultural and art exhibitions, music concerts, festivals, religious events and celebrations, tourist sites and services, as well as list of hotels, restaurants, [...]
By Mark Glenn RamallahOnline.com “About the cries coming from your country, we should know that all the Allied nations are spilling much of their blood, and if we do not sacrifice any blood, by what right shall we merit coming before the bargaining table when they divide nations and lands at the war’s end? For [...]
By Genevieve Cora Fraser RamallahOnline.com Kerry and all American presidential candidates will support Israel (unless they are not serious contenders). To think otherwise is an exercise in self-deception. What is different about his perception is the sympathy he expresses for Palestinian suffering which is enough for AIPAC to target him for demise. I believe it [...]
By Ghassan Khatib BitterLemons.org Let’s be frank: corruption is found the world over. Where corruption makes world headlines, however, is in those parts of the world where there is intense international scrutiny, and especially in regions where accusations of corruption are used for political machinations. This is certainly the case in Israel and Palestine. Added [...]
By Yosi Alpher an Israeli view BitterLemons.org Corruption appears to be far worse in Palestine than in Israel. In Palestine, large-scale corruption was imported along with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in 1994, i.e., with the attempt by both parties to resolve the Palestinian issue, and it has flourished under conditions of both political progress and [...]
RamallahOnline.com The life of an activist pursuing the correction of a terrible injustice is far more satisfying than a life of lesser preoccupations. Many people are a lot more turned on by justice than by the other goodies in life. We enjoy this. “Liberty or death” “Liberty and justice for all” This is my choice, [...]
By Ramzy Baroud The Palestine Chronicle A Reuters’ commentator recently presented a bleak analysis, charging that the Palestinian leadership lacks a cohesive strategy “to foil Sharon’s designs”. Almost simultaneously, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei warned that Ariel Sharon’s unilateral policies might oblige Palestinians “to come back to the option of a single, binational democratic state.”
By Genevieve Cora Fraser RamallahOnline.com Truthfully, I was surprised by the poll results reported by James J. Zogby in his article, “How Arab Americans will vote in 2004.” Zogby indicates that Arab American voters, at this point, show strong support for former Vermont Governor Howard Dean’s bid to become the Democratic presidential candidate, giving him [...]
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