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Is there really a difference?

Syria and Israel negotiated directly in the US in 2000 and indirectly in 2008. The PLO and Israel negotiated indirectly ...

A time for sticks

Many critics are perfectly content to be proven right when their critique of current affairs meets their low expectations. For ...

Only the Palestinians have been serious

Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has just finished another trip to the US, this time including an important meeting ...

Creative ideas threatened by continued settlement building

The Israeli settlement project in occupied Palestinian territory, which started from the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1967, has ...

Screwed! Or How I Gave Hamas a Headache

I am finally back in the States and it is good to be back. I got out after spending four ...

A Palestinian View: Abbas' absence would have a dramatic effect

President Mahmoud Abbas [Abu Mazen] is known as the Palestinian politician most dedicated to a peacefully negotiated end to the ...

25 Things I Hate About Arabs - by an Arab

If you are sitting on the floor, you cannot fall. But they cannot all be winners. There are many things ...

A Salute to Erdogan

The recent Turkish decision to exclude Israel from an aerial military exercise over Turkish territory is another indication that Turkey ...

UN Human Rights Council Endorses Goldstone Report

Today in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council finally endorsed the Goldstone Report, after an earlier Keystone Cops deliberation failed to ...

Turkey Takes a Stand For Justice

There is always something compelling about a "David and Goliath" confrontation. Most of us prefer winners to losers, and almost ...

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A State of Equality - A Palestinian View on a One-State Solution August 31 1:00PM EDT by Sean James tags A PALESTINIAN VIEW A state of equality by Diana Buttu With the push for "direct talks" between the PLO and Israel now coming to a head, talk of the two-state solution--with a "Palestinian state" that is beginning to sound more like a medical condition than a political entity--is in full swing. But ... Read More \| Comments (0)
The Pragmatic Solution May Become Practically Impossible - A Palestinian View on a One-State Solution August 31 12:53PM EDT by Sean James tags A PALESTINIAN VIEW The pragmatic solution may become practically impossible by Ghassan Khatib The idea of the one-state solution keeps popping up, particularly when the two-state solution is undergoing difficulties. Maybe this is because people in the region are unable to imagine anything other than one- or two-state solutions. Recently, and in view ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Ramadan in Gaza: its in the details August 29 9:56PM EDT by Sean James tags A fellow Palestinian blogger noted the other day on Twitter that none of us had written up a Ramadan post. Ramadan is a very special time as any Muslim will tell you. But it also brings with it its own unique set of challenges. It is spiritually uplifting, but it ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Gaza goes organic August 10 12:00AM EDT by Sean James tags While out doing field research for The Gaza Kitchen yesterday, Maggie and I stumbled upon what we think is Gaza’s only “certified organic” farm. Now before you roll your eyes, keep in mind this is not a departure but a return to very traditional farming practices of pre-1948 days, when life and ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Gaza-the prison camp that is not? August 6 8:12PM EDT by Sean James tags It’s three years since I’ve been back to Gaza. Much has happened since my last visit. Fatah waged a failed coup and now rules only the West Bank, while Hamas is in charge of Gaza. Israel launched its deadly Cast Lead assault. Fuel shortages. Electricity crises. And so on. I needed ... Read More \| Comments (0)
The Music Man of Gaza August 3 12:00AM EDT by Sean James tags Ibrahim Najjar always manages to make me smile. There’s something about him-maybe its the fact that he’s one of those people who’s been able to actualize his life long dream-in his case, of becoming a music teacher. Maybe its his demeanor-always timidly smiling, always speaking in a soft comforting tone, ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Gaza City rocked by massive explosion July 31 12:00AM EDT by Sean James tags It was getting a little too quiet; true, there has been a “calm” lately and a unilateral ceasefire of sorts but still. Last night just as Noor had nodded off to bed a massive explosion rocked our entire building, shaking our windows nearly off their hinges. Our electricity was out, ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Meet the Gaza Bloggers July 31 12:00AM EDT by Sean James tags t’s been 3 years since I’ve been back to Gaza. I won’t lie: the first thing I wanted to do was to eat some Ba7ri figs. I’ve missed them. Otherwise, I needed some time to get re-acquainted. It sounds silly to say you need to get re-acquainted with a place you’ve known your ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Brilliant billboard activism July 30 6:22PM EDT by Sean James tags No comment needed!! ! بدون تعليق Billboard activism for Palestine around California and New Mexico in the United States. ... Read More \| Comments (0)
	Is there really a difference? July 27 11:15AM EDT by Matt tags peace process, israel, palestine, abbas, netanyahu, obama, west bank, gaza, jerusalem, Syria and Israel negotiated directly in the US in 2000 and indirectly in 2008. The PLO and Israel negotiated indirectly first in the late 1980s and directly since the start of the Oslo process. Negotiations so far have not led to a comprehensive peace on either track. What moral can ... Read More \| Comments (0)
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	Palestinian Authority lashes out at Ahmadinejad over remarks - AFP AFP - September 4 5:45PM EDT RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — The Palestinian Authority lashed out Saturday at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his remarks about the ...
	Fresh start - BBC News BBC News - September 5 8:33AM EDT They are illegal under international law because they are built on occupied Palestinian territory. To the 400000 settlers who now live in the West Bank and ...
	Hamas Threats Suggest Palestinian Divisions - Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal - September 2 8:56PM EDT The threat ratcheted up tensions in Israel and the Palestinian territories even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ...
	UN: Palestinians lose $800m. a year due to blockade - Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post - September 2 3:57AM EDT Israeli policies of closure and blockade in the Palestinian Territories is costing the Palestinians economy billions ...
	Israeli FM casts doubt on direct talks - Press TV Press TV - September 4 1:50AM EDT The Israeli minister referred to fundamental issues involving al-Quds (Jerusalem), settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, and refugee concerns ...
	Palestinians to fund renovation of Nativity Church - AFP AFP - September 2 1:48PM EDT RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — The Palestinian Authority and Christian leaders on Thursday signed an accord to repair the Church of the Nativity in ...
	Hamas looms large over US peace talks - Financial Times Financial Times - August 30 12:40PM EDT Regardless of the outcome of the Washington talks, he believes the two Palestinian territories are destined to drift further apart. ...
	Norway marks International Quds Day - Press TV Press TV - September 4 2:27AM EDT ... gathered in the Norwegian capital Oslo on Friday to mark the International Quds Day and to protest Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. ...
	Israeli and Palestinian leaders to be invited to US for peace talks - Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times - August 20 9:59AM EDT On Friday, officials in Israel and the Palestinian territories declined to comment until after an official announcement from Washington was released. ...
	At Least 73 Killed in Suicide Attack in Pakistani City of Quetta - Antiwar.com Antiwar.com - September 4 12:06AM EDT A suicide bomber who attacked a Shi'ite organized march to protest the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories was a ...

A State of Equality - A Palestinian View on a One-State Solution August 31 1:00PM EDT by Sean James tags A PALESTINIAN VIEW A state of equality by Diana Buttu With the push for "direct talks" between the PLO and Israel now coming to a head, talk of the two-state solution--with a "Palestinian state" that is beginning to sound more like a medical condition than a political entity--is in full swing. But ... Read More \| Comments (0)
The Pragmatic Solution May Become Practically Impossible - A Palestinian View on a One-State Solution August 31 12:53PM EDT by Sean James tags A PALESTINIAN VIEW The pragmatic solution may become practically impossible by Ghassan Khatib The idea of the one-state solution keeps popping up, particularly when the two-state solution is undergoing difficulties. Maybe this is because people in the region are unable to imagine anything other than one- or two-state solutions. Recently, and in view ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Ramadan in Gaza: its in the details August 29 9:56PM EDT by Sean James tags A fellow Palestinian blogger noted the other day on Twitter that none of us had written up a Ramadan post. Ramadan is a very special time as any Muslim will tell you. But it also brings with it its own unique set of challenges. It is spiritually uplifting, but it ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Gaza goes organic August 10 12:00AM EDT by Sean James tags While out doing field research for The Gaza Kitchen yesterday, Maggie and I stumbled upon what we think is Gaza’s only “certified organic” farm. Now before you roll your eyes, keep in mind this is not a departure but a return to very traditional farming practices of pre-1948 days, when life and ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Gaza-the prison camp that is not? August 6 8:12PM EDT by Sean James tags It’s three years since I’ve been back to Gaza. Much has happened since my last visit. Fatah waged a failed coup and now rules only the West Bank, while Hamas is in charge of Gaza. Israel launched its deadly Cast Lead assault. Fuel shortages. Electricity crises. And so on. I needed ... Read More \| Comments (0)
The Music Man of Gaza August 3 12:00AM EDT by Sean James tags Ibrahim Najjar always manages to make me smile. There’s something about him-maybe its the fact that he’s one of those people who’s been able to actualize his life long dream-in his case, of becoming a music teacher. Maybe its his demeanor-always timidly smiling, always speaking in a soft comforting tone, ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Gaza City rocked by massive explosion July 31 12:00AM EDT by Sean James tags It was getting a little too quiet; true, there has been a “calm” lately and a unilateral ceasefire of sorts but still. Last night just as Noor had nodded off to bed a massive explosion rocked our entire building, shaking our windows nearly off their hinges. Our electricity was out, ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Meet the Gaza Bloggers July 31 12:00AM EDT by Sean James tags t’s been 3 years since I’ve been back to Gaza. I won’t lie: the first thing I wanted to do was to eat some Ba7ri figs. I’ve missed them. Otherwise, I needed some time to get re-acquainted. It sounds silly to say you need to get re-acquainted with a place you’ve known your ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Brilliant billboard activism July 30 6:22PM EDT by Sean James tags No comment needed!! ! بدون تعليق Billboard activism for Palestine around California and New Mexico in the United States. ... Read More \| Comments (0)
	Is there really a difference? July 27 11:15AM EDT by Matt tags peace process, israel, palestine, abbas, netanyahu, obama, west bank, gaza, jerusalem, Syria and Israel negotiated directly in the US in 2000 and indirectly in 2008. The PLO and Israel negotiated indirectly first in the late 1980s and directly since the start of the Oslo process. Negotiations so far have not led to a comprehensive peace on either track. What moral can ... Read More \| Comments (0)
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