New York Times | Palestinian Resistance Shifts to Hunger Strikes New York Times KHARAS, West Bank — The newest heroes of the Palestinian cause are not burly young men hurling stones or wielding automatic weapons. They are gaunt adults, wrists in chains, starving themselves inside Israeli prisons. Each day since April 17, ... Strange State of Palestinian Conflict Could Produce Unexpected Results The Massive Palestinian Hunger Strike: Traveling below the Western Radar Plight of Palestinian prisoners |
Palestinian Refugees Get Lesson in Identity The Media Line Getting on with their lives and improving their surroundings open them to accusations that they are surrendering their status and undermining the Palestinian quest for statehood. Now, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), ... |
Daily Beast | A Three State Solution Daily Beast It is time that our leaders rectify the mistake of the past nineteen years and cease the unnecessary and harmful discourse about the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. Instead, we should work towards the eventual goal of extending full ... WALSH: Myth of a two-state solution Palestine - Two Opportunities Better Missed Life of the Jews of Palestine |
gulfnews.com | Palestine on her mind gulfnews.com And soon she found a new calling By Samia Badih, Staff Writer In 2002, Susan Abulhawa was sent to Jenin, Palestine, as an international observer — a trip that forever changed her life. Upon her return, Abulhawa sat down to write her first novel, ... |
New York Times | Methodists Vote Against Ending Investments Tied to Israel New York Times After an afternoon of impassioned debate and several votes, the delegates overwhelmingly passed a more neutral resolution calling for “positive” investment to encourage economic development “in Palestine.” However, the Methodists also passed a strongly ... United Methodists Call for Boycott United Methodists Vote Down Israel Divestment Proposals United Methodists Soundly Defeat Divestment Move at General Conference |
Palestinian Christians are disappearing The Daily Star By Saliba Sarsar Christians in the Holy Land, especially Palestinian Christians, are living under duress. In Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, now only 18 percent of the population is Christian. In Jerusalem, where Jesus was crucified and resurrected ... Instead of divesting from companies in Israel, there is a harder but better ... |
Palestinian Art and Inspiration Comes to Northfield on Saturday Patch.com Diyar Dance Theater of Bethlehem, Palestine, will bring a lively dance form to life at 11 am, Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Dittman Center Dance Studio 1, St. Olaf College, Northfield. By Allison K. Schmitt Diyar Dance Theater is a multi-generational, ... |
The Electronic Intifada (blog) | Palestine Today 05 03 2012 International Middle East Media Center The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) unreservedly condemned the Israeli Military Attorney General's decision to close the case of the Samouni family without initiating any prosecutions in a press release today. PCHR continued that this ... British Council: no support for boycott aims of Palestinian festival Egyptian writers in plea for Gaza permits to attend PalFest All set for 2012 Palestine literature festival in Gaza, except permits from Egypt |
Palestine for the tourist Chicago Tribune Few places in the world are as controversial as Palestine. Indeed, it is rare to see Palestine written about as a travel destination. And yet, in this well-written and fascinating book, Stefan Szepesi, a Dutch economist by training, spent many hours ... |
Palestine Chronicle | Palestinian Prisoners Remembered Palestine Chronicle "This event takes place in order to support Palestinian political prisoners in their struggle for their inalienable human rights. A year ago, CPDS announced a creative writing contest to promote prisoners rights. We received more than 20 submissions by ... 'Israel tightens inhumane siege of Gaza' |