By Sonia Nettnin (Chicago) Director of the Representative Office of UNRWA, Andrew Whitley spoke about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. This week a number of governments, led by the Canadians, will meet in Berlin where they will discuss political futures and options for refugees. Whitley talked about the living conditions of [...]
Free Alan Johnston website A recent website launched by two Palestinian’s from Gaza asking for the release of Alan Johnston. The site includes a small biography and and message board for people to post comments. For more information, please visit and promote http://free-alan.com/default.asp
By Genevieve Cora Fraser, RamallahOnline In the shadow world of ghostly visions Arafat Flickers in the netherworld of Sharon’s damaged Brain that once breathed power and exhaled dominance Now sequestered, impounded in a comatose Veil the concentrated power powerless To move
Sonia Nettnin, RamallahOnline.com “It’s Not a Gun” chronicles the establishment of a music association for the children of Palestine. In August 2003 Palestinian violinist Ramzi Aburedwan, who grew up in Al Amary Refugee Camp, and a group of international musician colleagues established Al Kamandjati (the violinist) Association. Every summer they travel to refugees camps in [...]
Uri Avnery, Gush-Shalom.org AT THIS moment, negotiations on a prisoner exchange are in full swing. The term “negotiations” is really inappropriate. “Haggling” seems more fitting. One could also use an uglier expression: “trafficking in human beings”. The planned deal concerns living people. They are being treated like goods, for which the officials of the two [...]
Ramzy Baroud, PalestineChronicle.com Conflicts in the Middle East are often orchestrated from afar, using proxies — the least risky method to fight and win a war. Despite its geopolitical fragmentation, the Middle East is loosely united insofar as any major event in any given locale can subsequently be felt throughout the region. Thus Lebanon, for [...]
Sonia Nettnin, RamallahOnline “Open Heart” documents the journey 9-month-old baby Jamal and his family endures so he can receive open heart surgery in East Jerusalem The perilous journey from the Palestinian village of Beit Mreen, located in the Occupied West Bank to East Jerusalem requires they travel with an intensive care unit nurse. The nurse [...]
Sonia Nettnin, RamallahOnline “Make a Wish” (Itmanna) is about a Palestinian girl named Mariam who lives in Ramallah – a city in the West Bank. She wants to buy a birthday cake from Sanabee’s Bakery, but she does not have enough shekels (money).
Vienna, April 10, 2007 Researcher Says Israel Responsible for at least 97.8 Percent of Serious Human Rights Abuses in Conflict As Israel comes under increasing pressure over its policies against Palestinians, an independent Swedish researcher today releases an extensive analysis of the Middle Eastern conflict since the formation of the state of Israel in 1948. [...]
By Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online Contributor“Make a Wish” (Itmanna) is about a Palestinian girl named Mariam who lives in Ramallah – a city in the West Bank. She wants to buy a birthday cake from Sanabee’s Bakery, but she does not have enough shekels (money). For a day she looks for ways to earn ten [...]
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