The National Interest  January 6, 2012  The Mideast Peace Process in 2011: Hopes and Disillusionment  By Henry Siegman  This past December, four European countries—the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Portugal, all members of the UN...

Dear friends, Happy New Year to you all. My friend Walid Abu Rass, Finance and Administration Manager at the Health Work Committees (HWC) is still in an Israeli prison, being held without charge for 6-months. We anxiously await his appeal date in hopes that all the...

http://972mag.com/watch-ultra-orthodox-spit-on-immodest-8-year-old-girl-in-bet-shemesh/31268/ Israel has caught up with itself. This mess must stop for all our sakes, Israeli and Palestinian! Dismantle racism, in all its forms, Sam...

Waking Up Stateless in Jerusalem  By Danielle C. Jefferis, Third-year law student, Georgetown University  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danielle-c-jefferis/waking-up-stateless-in-je_b_1171010.html?ref=israel This article is based on the forthcoming paper...

The Myth of "Resuming Negotiations" By John Kleinheksel Sr, FPI, (Friends of Palestinians and Israelis) http://friendsofpalestiniansandisraelis.blogspot.com/2011/12/myth-of-resuming-negotiations.html...

Alternate Focus interviews Nurit Peled-Elhanan, author of the forthcoming book Palestine in Israeli School Books: Ideology and Propaganda in Education. Nurit Peled-Elhanan argues that the textbooks used in the school system are laced with a pro-Israel ideology, and...

The Atlantic  Netanyahu Government Suggests Israelis Avoid Marrying American Jews   By Jeffrey Goldberg   http://bit.ly/uMLwdo No comment, Sam  ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ePalestine Blog:...

The Harper's article mentioned in this article may be found here: http://mitchellplitnick.com/2011/11/29/avishai-abrahams-children-toward-a-right-of-return-for-palestinians/ BEST TO READ BELOW ARTICLE AT URL GIVEN EMBEDDED LINKS:...

"We move from war to war, and this will never stop. I think Zionism has run its course.” ~Ruth Dayan NEWSWEEK  Moshe Dayan's Widow Ruth: Zionist Dream Has Run Its Course  By Rula -Jebreal  These startling words were uttered last week in Tel...

RAFEEF ZIADAH is a Canadian-Palestinian spoken word artist and activist. Her debut CD Hadeel is dedicated to Palestinian youth, who still fly kites in the face of F16 bombers, who still remember the names if their villages in Palestine and still hear the sound of...

bitterlemons.org  The Quartet facade  Sam Bahour  Israel and the United States have perfected, almost to a science, the management of international players who dare to intervene in trying to advance peace in the Middle East between Palestinians and...

Kindly consider adding your name to this campaign calling for reform of the international aid system: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/daliaassociation/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=system&utm_campaign=Send%2Bto%2BFriend Aid for progress, not dependency, Sam...

ECONOMIST DEBATES  Middle East peace  This house believes that bilateral Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are not currently a viable way to reach a two-state solution.  See my Featured Guest Commentary at: http://econ.st/oJsLbi Read and join the debate. There is a way...

Home Front is a new series of four video portraits chronicling the resolve of a neighborhood [Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem], and the support it receives from the most unexpected of places. 1. A Palestinian teenager whose family is forced to give up part of their home and...

NYT Magazine  A State is Born in Palestine  By RONEN BERGMAN  Published: October 7, 2011  Read at:  http://nyti.ms/mTfteB ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ePalestine Blog: http://www.epalestine.com...

If you missed the clip, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbv8a3l6qts&feature=email Given those protesting the settlers are Israeli peace activists the clip is in Hebrew, but you can read here to see what was being said:...

Palestine Chronicle 09/27/2011 America's Dangerous Game at the UN  By John V. Whitbeck The number of UN member states extending diplomatic recognition to the State of Palestine has now risen to 131, leaving only 62 UN member states on the wrong side of history...

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Plain Dealer Published: Sunday, September 18, 2011 Palestinian U.N. bid teaches us about America: Sam Bahour http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/09/palestinian_un_bid_teaches_us.html Consider leaving a comment at the Plain Dealer site. also, in the...

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/dozens-of-israelis-questioned-at-length-upon-landing-in- turkey-1.382629 What goes around, comes around..., Sam ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ePalestine Blog:...

Only in the only democracy in the Middle East, NOT! http://972mag.com/yp1/ Racism will never have a right to exist, Sam ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ePalestine Blog: http://www.epalestine.com...

The Huffington Post  UNRWA: Beyond the Myths  By Chris Gunness, UNRWA Spokesman  Posted: 8/30/11 09:29 AM ET  As debate intensifies over the anticipated Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN in September, many column inches have been devoted to...

"The lack of clarity and flexibility at crossings for international workers in the West Bank, coupled with the continued use of the "PA-only" stamp, hampers the ability of companies and NGOs in the West Bank to hire and retain the talent they...

Ma'an UN bid 'endangers Palestinian rights' Today (Last Update) Time 15:40  BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian team responsible for preparing the United Nations initiative in September has been given an independent legal opinion that reveals a high risk...