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NEWSWEEK: Fund-Raising: Take It to the (West) Bank – A MUST READ
Fund-Raising: Take It to the (West) Bank Money meant for the inner city went to fight the intifada. What donors to Jack Abramoff's charity didn't know. By Michael Isikoff Newsweek 2 May 2005 May 2 issue - The pitch from superlobbyist Jack Abramoff was hard to...
US Rights group urges US to cut Israel aid
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NPR: Series on Gaza
All Things Considered NPR by Nancy Updike One Man's Struggle to do Business in Gaza Part 1: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4983364 Barriers to Business in Gaza Part 2: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5031479 Watch...
KARMI: With no Palestinian state in sight, aid becomes an adjunct to occupation
With no Palestinian state in sight, aid becomes an adjunct to occupation Israeli policy is the root cause of need in the occupied territories, but donors pay up without challenging it Ghada Karmi Saturday December 31, 2005 The Guardian This month has seen a flurry of...
Amira Hass: It’s not all in the details…..this is the checkpoint near our home
Dear friends, This is about the checkpoint nearest our home, the Qalandiyah checkpoint. Just redone and worked over to provide full humiliation. In 9 small paragraphs Amira captures a small percentage of what it feels like as a Palestinian to be...
Beyond “Munich”: The Ten Movies Steven Spielberg Has Yet To Make
Beyond "Munich": The Ten Movies Steven Spielberg Has Yet To Make Imagine if we were in a parallel universe in which Hollywood gave Arabs and Muslims a fair shake. Here are ten films (all based on true stories) that are just waiting for Spielberg's...
BAHOUR: Turning the page, again
Published in This Week in Palestine Issue No. 93, January 2006 Turning the page, again By Sam Bahour The pages of the Palestinian political history book turn very slowly, incredibly slowly. By the time you read these words, Palestinians will have headed to the...
Telling it like it isn’t
"So let's call a colony a colony, let's call occupation what it is, let's call a wall a wall. And maybe express the reality of war by showing that it represents not, primarily, victory or defeat, but the total failure of the human spirit."...
San Francisco Chronicle: New Page in Israeli-Palestinian Relations Whither the road map? Sharon — no negotiator
San Francisco Chronicle New Page in Israeli-Palestinian Relations Whither the road map? Sharon -- no negotiator - George Bisharat Thursday, December 8, 2005 Ariel Sharon is distinguished in Israeli politics by three characteristics: vision,...
Twilight Zone: Dusty trail to death / `I refused, and he hit me’
Dear friends, Not to ruin your holiday spirts, but the two news items below, both written by Israeli journalists and published in the Israeli newspapers are worth sharing. Both are exemplary of brave journalism. As many in the world celebrate the Holy Land tonight,...
Merry Christmas from Palestine
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Israel’s Arab Schoolchildren Get First Booklet Explaining Palestinian History
Israel's Arab Schoolchildren Get First Booklet Explaining Palestinian History Israel has been producing school books that simply ignore the fact that Palestinians live here By Ilam Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel A booklet explaining key...
Fair Trade: A New Chance for Palestinian Agricultural Producers
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Four Palestinians die due to sound-bombs and shelling in Gaza Strip
The Palestine Monitor A PNGO Information Clearinghouse UPDATE Four Palestinians die due to sound-bombs and shelling in Gaza Strip December 18, 2005 http://www.palestinemonitor.org/nueva_web/updates_news/updates/gaza_sound_bombs.htm The General Director of Reception...
“The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish-Arab Divide” [Book Review]
Although she arrived in Israel in 1999 as an ardent Zionist, over several years she became more and more interested in discovering the true situation of the Arabs inside Israel, who despite their sizable proportion of the population, seemed all but invisible to her. This led to her decision to move to Tamra, a single Jew in a town of over 25,000 Arabs. This was an unprecedented action in Israeli society. The deep friendships she developed reflect her view that despite the unofficial policy of separation that is actively promoted by the Israeli government, there is true hope of reconciliation and cooperation.
The frog is exhausted
Last update - 10:40 16/11/2005 Article: By Amira Hass If you throw a frog into boiling water, it will jump out and save its life. But a frog swimming in room temperature water that is gradually heated will grow used to the heat; by the time the water boils, it's too...
“From Oslo to Iraq and the Road Map: Essays” by Edward W. Said [Recommended]
In his final book, completed just before his death, Edward W. Said offers impassioned pleas for the beleaguered Palestinian cause. These essays, which originally appeared in Cairo’s Al-Ahram Weekly, London’s Al-Hayat, and the London Review of Books, take us from the Oslo Accords through the U.S. led invasion of Iraq, and present information and perspectives too rarely visible in America. Said is unyielding in his call for truth and justice. He insists on truth about Israel’s role as occupier and its treatment of the Palestinians. He pleads for new avenues of communication between progressive elements in Israel and Palestine. And he is equally forceful in his condemnation of Arab failures and the need for real leadership in the Arab world. “These searing essays refract the reality of terrible years through a mind with extraordinary understanding, compassion, insight, and deep knowledge.”—Noam Chomsky. (Publisher’s description)
“The Case for Palestine: An International Law Perspective” [Recommended]
John Quigley brings a necessary international law perspective to bear on the seemingly intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict in this updated edition of his important book. Since 2000, the cycle of bloodshed and retribution has spiraled increasingly out of control. Quigley attributes the breakdown of negotiations in 2000 to Israel’s unwillingness to negotiate on the basis of principles of justice and law. He argues that throughout the last century, established tenets of international law—and particularly the right of self-determination—have been overlooked or ignored in favor of the Zionists and then the Israelis, to the detriment of the Palestinians.
Genocide By Public Policy
[FROM 2004!!!] What is happening in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip today is dangerously close to genocide, close enough that photographs of terrified Palestinians in Rafah loading their meager belongings onto carts and fleeing their homes are all too reminiscent of another time, another place another people.
“A History of Modern Palestine” by Ilan Pappe [Recommended]
Tracing the history of Palestine from the Ottomans in the nineteenth century, through the British Mandate, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars and conflicts which have dominated this troubled region, Ilan Pappe’s widely acclaimed A History of Modern Palestine provides a balanced and forthright overview of Palestine’s complex history. Placing at its centre the voices of the men, women, children, peasants, workers, town-dwellers, Jews and Arabs of Palestine, who lived through these times, this tells a story of co-existence and co-operation, as well as oppression, occupation, and exile, exposing patterns of continuity as well as points of fracture. Now in an updated third edition, Pappe draws links between contemporary events, from war in Lebanon, violence in the Gaza Strip and the Arab Spring, with the long history of Palestine, taking into account the success of Israel without neglecting the on-going catastrophe suffered by Palestinians, leaving hope for a better future for all who live in, or were expelled, from Palestine.
“The Palestinian People: A History” by Baruch Kimmerling and Joel S. Migdal [Recommended]
“This remarkable book recounts how the Palestinians came to be constituted as a people. The authors offer perceptive observations on the status of Palestinian citizens of Israel, the successes and failures of the Oslo process, and the prospects for both Palestinians and Israelis of achieving a peaceful future together. A dispassionate and balanced analysis that provides essential background for understanding the complexities of the Middle East.”—Rashid Khalidi, University of Chicago
“Palestine, Palestinians, and International Law” by Francis A. Boyle [Recommended]
A leading US expert applies the norms and standards of international lawto the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, addressing Palestinian statehood, thenegotiation and failure of the Oslo Accords, the status of Jerusalem, theAl Aqsa Intifada, the right of return, human rights violations, war crimes, crimes against humanity, terrorism (both state and suicide bombings), thecurrent divest-from-Israel campaign and the US war against Iraq. (Publisher’s description)
ISRAEL: Your Only Choice
Blood is being spilled. The Arab World masses and governments are engaged. The world community is fed up with yet another threat of war in the Middle East due to the recurrent core issue of the Palestinians. Actions on the ground portray the ugliness of our potential...
Time for Competition to PALTEL (English/Arabic)
The largest and most actively traded public company in Palestine has opened its doors to Israeli ownership. First reported on 24/6/99 in the Israeli newspaper, Ha’aretz, the Peace Technology Fund, better known as the “[Shimon] Peres Fund”, has purchased 3.3% of PALTEL’s shares for $9 Million. Subsequent news articles in the Palestinian press stated that 1.5 Million shares were purchased.
Telecommunications in Palestine: Another Year of Cloudiness (English/Arabic)
A follow-up to Sam’s 1997 overview of the telecommunications sector in Palestine, “Telecommunications in Palestine: Growing Pains (English/Arabic)”.
Telecommunications in Palestine: Growing Pains (English/Arabic)
Published in Al-Quds newspaper (Palestine) on January 20, 1998 and in the Al-Haya newspaper (UK) on February 18, 1998. In English and Arabic.
“Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness” by Rashid Khalidi [Recommended]
This foundational text now features a new introduction by Rashid Khalidi reflecting on the significance of his work over the past decade and its relationship to the struggle for Palestinian nationhood. Khalidi also casts an eye to the future, noting the strength of Palestinian identity and social solidarity yet wondering whether current trends will lead to Palestinian statehood and independence. (Publisher’s description)
“Homeland: Oral Histories of Palestine and Palestinians” [Recommended]
Edited by Staughton Lynd, Sam Bahour, and Alice Lynd Throughout the world Palestinians have often been viewed through narrow prisms of “terrorists” or “victims.” This comprehensive collection of oral histories brings to life generations of Palestinians, those living in the occupied territories as well as those in the far-flung exile of the Palestinian diaspora. The authors traveled throughout Israel and the occupied territories to find the multi-generational families living in towns, villages and refugee camps whose voices resonate in Homeland. These are the stories of loss, of exile, of remembering.
“The Birth of Israel: Myths and Realities” by Simha Flapan [Recommended]
Drawing on recently declassified material, from Ben-Gurion’s war diaries to the minutes of secret meetings, the author reconstructs the real events surrounding the founding of Israel, exposing many of the historical beliefs as propaganda myths that have misguided Israeli policy to this day. (Publisher’s description)
“Blood Brothers: The Dramatic Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel” by Elias Chacour [Recommended]
As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. The townspeople were proud of their ancient Christian heritage and lived at peace with their Jewish neighbors. But early in 1947, their idyllic lifestyle was swept away as tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and nearly one million forced into refugee camps. An exile in his native land, Elias began a years-long struggle with his love for the Jewish people and the world’s misunderstanding of his own people, the Palestinians. How was he to respond? He found his answer in the simple, haunting words of the Man of Galilee: “Blessed are the peacemakers.” In Blood Brothers, Chacour blends his riveting life story with historical research to reveal a little-known side of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the birth of modern Israel. He touches on controversial questions such as “What behind-the-scenes politics touched off the turmoil in the Middle East?”, “What does Bible prophecy really have to say?”, and “Can bitter enemies ever be reconciled?” (Publisher’s description)
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