Archive for: January, 2005

Inconsistent Liberty

Sherri Muzher , Ramallah Online Columnist ‘There’s a lot of people sayin’ we’d be better off dead. Don’t feel like Satan but I am to them. So I try to forget it, any way I can.

Exposing Israeli Crazy-Makers

Suad Amiry’s Book on Life in Palestine under Occupation Exposes Israeli Crazy-Makers Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online Columnist Suad Amiry is an amazing woman. I recently met her at the RIWAQ Headquarters where she co-directs the Palestinian Centre for Architectural Conservation. There she takes on the air of a military general, but instead of developing [...]

Who Envies Abu-Mazen?

Uri Avnery, Ramallah Online Columnist Now it’s official: “the First Democracy in the Arab World” or “the Second Democracy in the Middle East” has been born. The Palestinian elections have impressed the world. Until now, if elections were held in any Arab country at all, there was only one candidate, and he received 99.62% of [...]

Atmosphere of Despair hangs over the Eid al-Adha Holidays in Palestine

Palestine Monitor Report During the Eid al-Adha holidays this year in Palestine, two children were shot and killed and another died of previous injuries, villages and homes were invaded, dozens of Palestinians were arrested, and wide scale land demolitions took place in the Gaza Strip. Many families have reached the end of their savings, adding [...]

Harry the Nazi

Brady Long, Ramallah Online Columnist I will be the first to express my indignation at the choice of costume by Prince Harry. But what troubles me is the righteousness coming from various world leaders, including Israelis, as if this costume and symbol are alone in their representation of evil of the 20th century. The European [...]

“Peace Process” Breeds False Hope

Nadeem Muaddi, Ramallah Online Columnist As new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) struggles to unify his government & various political factions in an “appropriate” manner dictated by the United States & Israel, Palestinian civilians are left wondering whether or not their new leader’s willingness to revive the historically biased “peace process” will work to [...]

Departing UN Commissioner for Palestine Decries Conditions in Gaza as Horrendous

Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online Columnist Peter Hansen, the Danish Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNWRA), who will be leaving his position in March according to reports in the Danish media, spoke out about the conditions in Gaza, Palestine at a recent conference sponsored by the Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian [...]

Israel Plans Invasion, Downplays Palestinian Measures

Abbas Orders Unilateral Ceasefire, Deployment of Forces along Gaza Border Palestine Media Center Only hours ahead of PLO Chairman Mahmud Abbas’ talks in Gaza with Palestinian anti-occupation factions, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) were ordered to plan an invasion of the Gaza Strip within a week, in spite of the newly-elected President’s orders to Palestinian [...]

Israel Kills Innocents in House of Peace*

Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online Columnist In the House of Death Facing the North Mountain Where Moses spoke To God so long ago

Arabic Awakening

Genevieve Cora Fraser In a dream Like state As dawn awoke Inside me

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