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Israeli soldier jailed for stealing one pita
Dear friends, Now I've heard it all! Remembering Gaza: the dead, the living, and the living dead, Sam Israeli soldier jailed for stealing one pita Dec 27, 2010 at 14:45 By AFP JERUSALEM - An Israeli soldier was sentenced to 20 days...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year…
Something Inside So Strong - Labi Siffre Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all those who struggle every day to feed their kids, defend their dignity, and strive for peace based on justice. May 2011 expose reality in Palestine, Sam P.S. I've joined...
Please Boycott Us! (by Anonymous)
NOTE: I know the writer personally. Dark times inside Israel! -Sam Please Boycott Us! (by Anonymous) For years I have been rather ambivalent about the wisdom of boycotting Israel. While a boycott of anything related to the illegal settlements in the West Bank,...
WSJ: Wariness Accompanies West Bank’s New Boom
Wall Street Journal MIDDLE EAST NEWS DECEMBER 19, 2010 Wariness Accompanies West Bank's New Boom By CHARLES LEVINSON RAMALLAH, West Bank—Swank coffee shops, luxury-car dealerships, and a designer boutique are among hundreds of new businesses that...
Israel refuses entry to Palestinian firefighters being honored for Carmel fire assistance
Dear friends, For those of us still active in the http://www.righttoenter.ps/ Campaign this comes as no surprise, especially during this holiday season where Jerusalem is blocked, for Christians and muslims alike, from all Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza,...
The Elders: We need peace in the Middle East, not just process.
The Elders: We need peace in the Middle East, not just process. Media Release 13 December 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE https://theelders.org/news/new-elders-statement-we-need-peace-middle-east-not-just-process...
Guardian: The returning issue of Palestine’s refugees
Guardian.co.uk Friday 10 December 2010 The returning issue of Palestine's refugees It's 62 years since the UN passed a resolution on the rights of Palestinian refugees – rights Israel must recognise for peace By Saeb Erekat Before his murder in...
Bitterlemons.org: US mediation monopoly collapsing
Bitterlemons.org A PALESTINIAN VIEW US mediation monopoly collapsing by Sam Bahour The United States is at a crossroads in its mediation of Middle East peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The Obama administration can no longer walk on the...
“To See If I Am Smiling” documentary & article (A MUST VIEW/READ)
“…I served there because my parents brought me up on the values of Zionism, on the idea that wherever I’m most needed is where I should go. I wanted to make a difference and I’d do it again despite everything.”
Interview: China Radio International – Beyond Beijing
China Radio International: Beyond Beijing 2010-11-29 Middle East Peace Talks The United States is working to keep the Israel-Palestine peace talks from breaking down over the issue of disputed settlements. America is offering Israel fighter planes and a UN veto...
Al Jazeera English: The endgame for the peace process (A MUST READ)
Note: Robert Grenier was the CIA's chief of station in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 1999 to 2002. He was also the director of the CIA's counter-terrorism centre. Al Jazeera English Opinion The endgame for the peace process Future historians will...
Ha’aretz: Economic prison zones
Ha'aretz Published 02:03 26.11.10 Economic prison zones The notion that political differences can be solved through job creation is fundamentally flawed and will not change the reality that our economy is micromanaged by a foreign military. By...
PRNewswire: IRS Asked to Revoke AIPAC’s Tax Exemption
PRNewswire IRS Asked to Revoke AIPAC's Tax Exemption WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Internal Revenue Service received a 1,389 page filing demanding that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC's) tax exempt...
MERIP: Economic Prison Zones
Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) Economic Prison Zones Sam Bahour November 19, 2010 (Sam Bahour is a Palestinian business management consultant living in Ramallah. This essay was made possible with partial support from the...
The National Interest: Dishonesty and East Jerusalem (By Henry Siegman)
The National Interest Dishonesty and East Jerusalem November 10, 2010 Henry Siegman [1] In response to President Barack Obama’s criticism of Israel’s most recently announced building plans in East Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin...
JPOST: The Diaspora Factor
Jerusalem Post The Diaspora Factor By DANIELLA CHESLOW 11/11/2010 Returning expats made their mark on the Palestinian economy. http://www.jpost.com/JerusalemReport/Article.aspx?id=194745...
Malkit Shoshan’s “Atlas of the Conflict: Israel-Palestine” reference book [Recommended]
The Atlas of the Conflict maps the processes and mechanisms behind the shaping of Israel-Palestine over the past 100 years. Over 500 maps and diagrams provide a detailed territorial analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, explored through themes such as borders, settlements, land ownership, archaeological and cultural heritage sites, control of natural resources, landscaping, wars and treaties. A lexicon, drawing on many different information sources, provides a commentary on the conflict from various perspectives. As a whole, the book offers insights not only into the specific situation of Israel-Palestine, but also into the phenomenon of spatial planning used as a political instrument. (Publisher’s description)
Arab news: A Show of Palestinian Business Resilience
Arab news A Show of Palestinian Business Resilience By SAM BAHOUR Published: Oct 30, 2010 00:15 Updated: Oct 30, 2010 00:15 Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will most likely cut a ribbon; a handful of government...
New Book: Letters from Palestine (by Kenneth Ring and Ghassan Abdullah)
Dear friends, Please allow me to draw your attention to a new book that is now in the marketplace: Letters from Palestine: Palestinians Speak Out about Their Lives, Their Country, and the Power of Nonviolence by Kenneth Ring and Ghassan Abdullah Paperback: 384 pages...
C-SPAN: NATIONAL COUNCIL ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS
Listen to a riveting, no nonsense brief talk by Kathy Christison on US-Israeli relations. A must hear. Her talk starts at 46:40:00 and goes until 1:04:00. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296171-1...
Guardian: Can the OECD stand up to Israel? (by Sam Bahour and Charles Shamas)
guardian.co.uk Can the OECD stand up to Israel? The upcoming OECD tourism summit in Jerusalem will test its member countries' commitment to international lawBy Sam Bahour and Charles Shamas Tuesday 12 October 2010 12.00 BSTWhat can be said for the state of...
Plain Dealer: One man’s journey from Youngstown to life as a businessman on West Bank: Sam Bahour
Cleveland Plain Dealer One man's journey from Youngstown to life as a businessman on West Bank: Sam Bahour Published: Sunday, October 10, 2010, 3:00 AM Plain Dealer guest columnist Plain Dealer guest columnist President Barack Obama correctly placed...
HRW: Israel: Grant Status Long Denied to Arab Village in Central Israel (A MUST READ)
Dear friends, This speaks volumes on Israeli intentions! This is happening, not in the West Bank, but deep inside Israel proper. Make your voice heard before the next court hearing on Oct. 11. Only in the only democracy in the Middle East, Sam ---...
Atty. Francis Boyle: The Impending Collapse of Israel in Palestine
Dear friends, Serious food for thought from the author of the fact-filled book PALESTINE, PALESTINIANS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW : The Impending Collapse of Israel in Palestine Thursday, 30 September 2010 16:30 By Francis Boyle...
UN Fact-Finding Mission Says Israelis “Executed” US Citizen Furkan Dogan
Furkan Dogan, a 19-year-old US citizen of Turkish descent, was aboard the Mavi Marmara when he was killed by Israeli commandos. (Photo: freegazaorg; Edited: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t) Dear friends, Could you imagine the outrage if it was a Palestinian who...
The Independent (UK): Is Gideon Levy the most hated man in Israel or just the most heroic?
Dear friends, Article is long but worth the read: Is Gideon Levy the most hated man in Israel or just the most heroic? For three decades, the writer and journalist Gideon Levy has been a lone voice, telling his readers the truth about what goes on in...
Jewish Post and News: Palestinian Sam Bahour’s take on the peace process
Dear friends, The editor of this Jewish community newspaper in Winnipeg, Canada has gone out on a limb to ask for and publish an op-ed from me on the peace process. If you are so inclined, please click on the link below and leave a comment on their...
Phyllis Bennis: Empty Promises: Obama Takes His Middle East Peace Plan to the UN
The Huffington Post Posted: September 23, 2010 06:15 PM Empty Promises: Obama Takes His Middle East Peace Plan to the UN By Phyllis Bennis Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies "International law is not an empty promise" - except for...
FP: Best option: dignified failure
Foreign Policy Best option: dignified failure By Sam Bahour Monday, September 20, 2010 The entire U.S. administration's Middle East A-team--President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton, and Special Envoy Mitchell--is defying the mass majority of...
CEO of Israeli Cosmetic Firm Ahava Rattled by Growing Boycott
https://bdsmovement.net/news/ceo-israeli-cosmetic-firm-ahava-rattled-growing-boycott and Stolen Beauty Campaign Don't let this firm be comfortable in your community's malls! If you come across them, call the police and advise that they are dealing in stolen...
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