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SOAS: Palestine and Palestine Studies, One Century since the First World War and the Balfour Declaration
"IN THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS since 1914, Zionism rode piggy-back first on Pax Israeliana, then on Pax Americana to establish a Pax Israelitica at the expense of the Palestinian people. How long can it persist in its refusal to seriously address what it has done to the...
San Jose Mercury News: Netanyahu’s Silicon Valley visit a lost opportunity (by Sam Jadallah)
Special to the Mercury News 03/10/2014 Sam Jadallah: Netanyahu's Silicon Valley visit a lost opportunityBy Sam Jadallah Silicon Valley, to my mind, is about equality, empowerment and equal access. Consequently, it's been very disturbing to see technology...
AI NEW REPORT: Trigger-happy: Israel’s use of excessive force in the West Bank
"It urges the USA, the European Union and the rest of the international community to suspend all transfers of munitions, weapons and other equipment to Israel." Amnesty International 27 February 2014 ‘Trigger-happy’ Israeli army and police use reckless force in the...
Knesset passes bill…Anyone surprised? Racism at its best!
“This is an important historic move that can balance Israel and bring us closer to the Christians, and I am careful not to call them Arabs, because they’re not Arabs." Haaretz Knesset passes bill distinguishing between Muslim and Christian Arabs Critics slam law as...
Support Palestinian women writers! “Al-Khawaja”—a new book release in Arabic from Fida Jiryis [Recommended]
Those of you who know me personally know how much I respect the written word. It is in this spirit that I write you as part of my ongoing efforts to support Palestinian culture and arts, especially writing, and more specifically women writers. One of the up and coming woman writers whom I’m supporting is Fida Jiryis. Fida is from the Palestinian village of Fassouta, near the border with Lebanon. She is a dear friend and dedicated colleague. AL-KHAWAJA is a sequel to Fida’s first book of short stories titled Hayatuna Elsagheera (“Our Small Life”).
NYT: A Conflict of Faith: Devoted to Jewish Observance, but at Odds With Israel (A MUST READ)
"Professor Krieger, who supports the B.D.S. movement, will not rise in synagogue for the traditional prayer for the state of Israel. "I think nationalism and religion together are toxic," he said." New York Times FEB. 14, 2014 A Conflict of Faith: Devoted...
Cleveland.com: Israel’s waiver to discriminate
http://bit.ly/Israels-waiver-to-discriminate www.cleveland.com February 11, 2014 Israel's waiver to discriminate By Sam Bahour Preferential treatment of Israel has, sadly, come to be expected in the United States. Too often, the United States turns a blind eye as...
ABC (Australia): Stone Cold Justice
Monday 10 February 2014 ABC (Australia) Stone Cold Justice A SPECIAL FOUR CORNERS / THE AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER INVESTIGATION The Israeli army is both respected and feared as a fighting force. But now the country's military is facing a backlash at home and abroad for its...
“Stone Cold Justice”, ABC News Australia’s investigation into Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children
The Israeli army is both respected and feared as a fighting force. But now the country’s military is facing a backlash at home and abroad for its treatment of children in the West Bank, occupied territory. A joint investigation by Four Corners and The Australian newspaper reveals evidence that shows the army is targeting Palestinian boys for arrest and detention.
BARGHOUTI & BURG: Two key op-eds on BDS, one Palestinian, one Israeli (A MUST READ)
"Would justice and equal rights for all really destroy Israel? Did equality destroy the American South? Or South Africa? Certainly, it destroyed the discriminatory racial order that had prevailed in both places, but it did not destroy the people or the country." ~Omar...
TWIP: Palestinians in Israel The Struggle for Rights (By Fida Jiryis)
THIS WEEK IN PALESTINE (Feb 2014) Palestinians in Israel The Struggle for Rights By Fida Jiryis “In fact, in the ‘sovereign state of the Jewish people’ there is little hope that Arab citizens will gain equal rights. For the Jewish majority, Israel is comparable in its...
Zionism Unsettled: A Congregational Study Guide
In cutting to the chase and addressing political Zionism, the ideological underpinning of the State of Israel and its actions for more than half a century, Zionism Unsettled is to be commended. Like all other –isms that have brought deep tragedy upon innocence, this...
Shir Hever on “Israel’s Weapons Industry” (An absolute must watch)
An absolute must watch. You will not regret spending an hour. Political economist Shir Hever on "Israel's Weapons Industry" Follow the money, locate the oppression, Sam ---------------------------------------- ePalestine Blog:http://www. epalestine.com...
New Left Project: The State of Play in Palestine: A Roundtable
New Left Project The State of Play in Palestine: A Roundtable Veterans of twenty years of empty negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians may too easily dismiss the current talks, led by US Secretary of State John Kerry, as simply more of the same. Yet they are...
The New Yorker: Lydda, 1948 ( by Ari Shavit)
The New Yorker Dept. of History Lydda, 1948 A city, a massacre, and the Middle East today. by Ari Shavit October 21, 2013 This content is behind a paywall, but this essay is well worth the effort to find a copy. I wish all those having a hard time coping with...
Heinrich Böll Stiftung – 20 Years Since Oslo: Palestinian Perspectives
Heinrich Böll Foundation Perspectives - Issue #5, December 2013 20 Years Since Oslo: Palestinian Perspectives Download the full pdf version (Perspectives Issue #5, December 2013) Palestine's Private Sector: Two Decades of Disappointment By Sam Bahour pp 68-73...
After attending Mandela’s memorial, Knesset member’s blood rejected in gov’t drive because she is African
Mondoweiss After attending Mandela's memorial, Knesset member's blood rejected in gov't drive because she is African Allison Deger on December 11, 2013 http://mondoweiss.net/2013/12/attending-memorial-rejected.html No comments needed! Sam
Dear Mayor, Thank You, But No Thank You
By Sam Bahour Sam Bahour speaking to an Encounter delegation of Jewish Americans in Bethlehem It was recently reported in The Daily Jewish Forward (Bloomberg To Dedicate $1M Genesis Prize to Boosting Israeli-Palestinian Trade, Josh Nathan-Kazis, December 02, 2013)...
Geneva-Iran, Geneva-Syria: Why not a Geneva conference for Palestine? (By Muhammad Shtayyeh)
Haaretz - Dec. 5, 2013 Geneva-Iran, Geneva-Syria: Why not a Geneva conference for Palestine? It's time to officially accept the reality: A nuclear occupying power like Israel is comfortable in the current setting of negotiations. By Muhammad Shtayyeh...
Haaretz: The Iran case proves it: Sanctions will get Israel to end the occupation
"...as long as Israelis don't pay a price for the occupation or are blind to it, they won't end it. That's the truth." Haaretz The Iran case proves it: Sanctions will get Israel to end the occupation The settlements are an all-Israeli project and the boycott...
Birzeit University Aims to Partner with Investors
Birzeit University News Birzeit University President, Dr. Khalil Hindi, and Applied Information Management's Managing Partner, Sam Bahour, signed a consulting agreement which aims to develop various university assets and services into investment opportunities, which...
UN: Concert featuring Palestinian singers on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
United Nations Concert featuring Palestinian singers on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Special Event co-organized by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, the Permanent...
Haaretz: Hollywood producer opens up about past as Israeli operative
Haaretz Hollywood producer opens up about past as Israeli operative 'It was like being a 20-something guy whose country decided to let him be James Bond,' says Arnon Milchan. By Allison Kaplan Sommer | Nov. 26, 2013 Read story at:...
Oximity: Israeli-Ukrainian soldier admits she killed Palestinians on TV
Elena Zakusilo From another horse's own mouth...I challenge this Ukrainian TV game show would find the mothers of those children she murdered and interview them live! https://www.oximity.com/article/Israeli-Ukrainian-soldier-admits-she-k-1 Humanity weeps, Sam...
Al-Shabaka Commentary: Transforming Our Vision of Palestine Into Reality
Announcing a new al-shabaka commentary - 12 November 2013 Transforming Our Vision of Palestine Into Reality By Sam Bahour A not-so-silent Palestinian majority opposes a peace that brings no justice. This fact underlies Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Sam Bahour's trenchant...
FP: Can Palestinians advance their rights through UNESCO? (By Valentina Azarov, Nidal Sliman)
FOREIGN POLICY Can Palestinians advance their rights through UNESCO? Posted By Valentina Azarov, Nidal Sliman Monday, November 11, 2013 http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/11/11/can_palestinians_advance_their_rights_through_unesco Valentina Azarov and...
[ePalestine] Imploding the Myth of Israel (By Chris Hedges)
Imploding the Myth of Israel http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/imploding_the_myth_of_israel_20131103/ Posted on Nov 4, 2013 By Chris Hedges Israel has been poisoned by the psychosis of permanent war. It has been morally bankrupted by the sanctification of...
[ePalestine] Interview with editor of Jewish Post and News on 2-states
Jewish Post and News (Winnipeg, Canada)Interview with Sam Bahour with editor of Jewish Post and News on 2-states Oct 29, 2013 http://bit.ly/Jewish-Post-and-News-10-2013 (3:47 min)---------------------------------------- ePalestine Blog:http://www. epalestine.com...
[ePalestine] Radio interview: Pittsburgh KQV Global Press Conference – Sam Bahour
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh KQV Global Press Conference Oct. 26, 2013 Sam Bahour, Managing Partner at Applied Information Management Barriers to Entry: Navigating Business, Politics, and the Economy in Palestine Listen at:...
[ePalestine] Statement by Sam Bahour in regards to Positive Investment resolution at UCLA
October 22, 2013 Statement by Sam Bahour in regards to Positive Investment The above mentioned draft resolution has been brought to my attention by several concerned UCLA students. As a Palestinian-American businessman from Youngstown, Ohio who relocated to the...
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