Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online I am stunned and numb and tired. Has the world lost its senses or has this level of evil always existed? Living in middle class USA, was I blind? Has the veneer of civility been so polished I was deceived? Or is this disillusionment something that comes with age?
Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online The 5th Annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival hosted the world premiere of "With Blood," a documentary that explores the violence Israeli occupation inflicts on Palestinian ambulance drivers, doctors, patients, and civilians. For six months Directors Juliana Fredman and Dan O’Reilly-Rowe filmed the horrific facts on the ground in several Palestinian cities, [...]
Tanya Reinhart, Ramallah Online At the present, the Western world seems still under the spell of the legend of Ariel Sharon, who, so the story goes, has brought a gigantic change in Israeli policy – from expansion and occupation to moderation and concessions – a vision to be further implemented by his successor, Ehud Olmert. [...]
The U.S. must not entertain ideas of unilateral action regarding Palestine By Sam Bahour and Michael Dahan (news) Ohmynews Published on 2006-05-23 10:52 (KST) Every newly elected Israeli Prime Minister, for as long as we can remember, has immediately boarded a plane and made a bee line to Washington D.C. Ehud Olmert is no different. [...]
Sam Bahour, Ramallah Online Dear Friends, I wanted to make you aware of the Institute for Middle East Understanding at www.imeu.net. The IMEU works with journalists on their stories about Palestine and the Palestinians. In the short time the IMEU has been around, they’ve placed numerous commentaries in the mainstream media and connected journalists with [...]
Sam Bahour, Ramallah Online One of Israel’s founding Ministers of Education and Culture, Professor Ben-Zion Dinur (1954), said it most sharply; “In our country there is room only for the Jews. We shall say to the Arabs: Get out! If they don’t agree, if they resist, we shall drive them out by force." (History of [...]
Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online Palestinians elected Hamas to uphold their rights. They believe Israel exits “in fact” but is illegitimate under international law which prohibits the acquisition of territory by force. Historically, Palestine has existed for thousands of years. Less than 60 years ago organized Zionism, which represents some but not all European/American Jews, [...]
Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online "Since You’ve Been Gone" is the autobiographical documentary of actor and director Mohammad Bakri. He focuses on the violence inflicted on Palestinians and Israelis in recent years — caused by Israeli occupation and oppression. Bakri incorporates his tumultuous media life in Israel. After the death of his dear friend and mentor, [...]
Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online Director Nahed Awwad’s documentary, "The Fourth Room," explores the life of Nabil Jameel, a Palestinian shop owner who lives in Ramallah. A man in his sixties, Nabil rents several locked rooms. He is the only person with the keys. Although happily married, Nabil’s rooms provide stability amid the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online The documentary, "Nour’s Dream," takes viewers on a cultural, political and historical journey of Palestine and her people in the cities of Akka, Nablus and Sebastia. A young girl named Nour has a dream within her dream. She finds a gold rock as she looks across the land. Then she wakes [...]
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