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Unclear Motives Behind Raid on Two Palestinian TV Stations

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Broadcasting, Politics, Terrorism, Palestinian, Media, Foreign Affairs, Tony Blair, Palestinian-Tv, Palestine Tv, Palestinian Tv Censorship, Palestine Tv Censorship, Palestinian Ministry of Communications, Media News
Daoud Kuttab

Diplomacy and nonviolent struggle remain the keys to advancing Palestinian freedom. But with the U.S. focused elsewhere and the Israeli government plowing ahead with illegal activities, there is a very real possibility of a return to the violence of a decade ago.

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Reflections on a New Hamas Strategy

Dr. Michael Sharnoff | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Fatah, Israel, Palestinian Reconciliation, Mahmoud Abbas, Khaled Meshaal, Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Middle East, Palestinian, World News, World News
Dr. Michael Sharnoff

Perhaps the true reason behind Hamas' new pragmatism is the realization that Gazans and West Bankers could mimic Arab Spring protestors and channel their rage against Palestinian leaders if they fail to deliver change.

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Six Questions for Dr. Hanan Ashrawi

Jonathan Guyer | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Quartet, Israel-Palestine, Palestinian, Fatah, Plo, Palestine, Hamas, Bds, Jerusalem, Hanan Ashrawi, Gaza, Palestinian Unity, Cairo, Ramallah, Israel, One-State, Reconciliation, World News
Jonathan Guyer

I sat down with Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, member of the The Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee and discussed the PLO's strategies for 2012.

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Will Jerusalem Cause a Third Intifada?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Intifada, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Palestinian, Middle East, Abbas, Foreign Policy, World News
Daoud Kuttab

This may be a journalistic hunch, but I have a feeling that we are about to witness an explosion in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, this time again over Jerusalem.

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Vandals Torch Another Palestinian Mosque

AP | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Israel Mosque Torched, West Bank, Netanyahu, West Bank Mosque Torched, Palestinian, Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Mosque Torched, Benjamin Netanyahy, Israel, Israel West Bank, World News

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Vandals set fire to a mosque in the West Bank on Thursday and defaced it with Hebrew graffiti a day after a similar arson ...

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Palestinians To Take Independence Bid To UN

AP | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Palestine, Israel Palestine Conflict, Palestinian Independence, Middle East, Palestinian State, United Nations, Palestinian, UN Security Council, Un, Israel Palestine, World News

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinians will ask the U.N. Security Council to support their bid for statehood, a senior official said Sunday – ...

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Teaching During Terror: Bombing Shakes Israel's Capital

Anav Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Aqsa Brigades, Jerusalem, Palestinian, Fatah, Be'er Sheva, Missile Attacks, Students, Ashdod, International Community, Gaza, Islamic Jihad, Grad Rocket, Israel, Jerusalem Bombing, Fogel Family, Teachers, US, Rockets, World News
Anav Silverman

We Jerusalem teachers continue on regularly with lessons, as terror continues to strike at southern Israel. The transition from relative quiet to unrest can engulf cities in different parts of this country within a day.

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Libyan Media March to Beat of a Different Drummer

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Assafir, Aljazeera, Palestinian, Lebanon, Facebook, Muammar Gaddafi, Reporters Without Borders, Al Arabiya Asharq Al-Awsat, Arab, Saif Al Islam, Nilesat, Libya, Youtube, Committee to Protect Journalists, Al Mashhad Al Libi, Mediterranean, Tripoli, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

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Netanyahu: "Democracy, Who Needs the Headache?"

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Egypt Funny, Mutually Assured Democracy, Israeli, Judaism, Egypt, Egypt Satire, Palestinian, Benjamin Netanyahu, Democracy, Israel, Egypt Parody, Comedy, Comedy News
Mark Steinberg

"While the fall of the entire Egyptian government may look good to the people of Egypt at this moment, I believe they will soon realize that Mutually Assured Democracy in this region is not the answer."

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Palestinian Shepherd Killed By Israeli Army Near Erez Border

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel, Erez, Shepherd, Gaza, Palestinian, Palestinians, Middle East, Israeli Army, Idf, Erez Border, Hamas, World News

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Palestinian medic says the Israeli army shot and killed a shepherd near Gaza's border with Israel. Adham Abu Salmia s...

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A Minnesota College Newspaper Editor on Israel-Hamas Conflict, from Tel Aviv

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv University, University, College, Minnesota, Washington, Project Interchange, Reporters, University of Minnesota, World News
Karin Kloosterman

There are 6 sets of parents in America right now who might be wishing that their kids weren't college newspaper editors.

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Education Is Palestinians' Path to Independence

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Palestine, Israeli Settlements, Salam Fayyad, Education, Palestinian, Intifada, Sesame Street, Hamas, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Efforts to label the Palestinian educational effort as promoting hatred and bigotry have become a joke to anyone following the tremendous push for moderation and wholesome learning.

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Jewish or Israeli

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Israel, Obama, Palestinian, Jewish, Israelis, Intifada, Language, Benjamin Netanyahu, World News
Daoud Kuttab

I feel that it is problematic to erase differences between "Israeli" and "Jew." It bothers me when Palestinians use these two terms interchangeably.

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How to Cure World Disappointment with Israel

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netanyahu, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Boycott, Palestinian, Abbas, Settlements, Jewish, Barack Obama, World News
Daoud Kuttab

A US State Department spokesman told reporters this week that Washington was disappointed with Israel because of its failure to extend the settlement ...

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Overcoming Barriers with Electronic Connectivity

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harlem, Cell Phones, Nuclear Weaponry, Social Networking, Jim Luce Stewardship Report, Email, Facebook, Raise Global Citizens, Global Citizens, Fundamentalists Anonymous, E-Applications, Kenya, Germany, Barcelona, Following Your Heart, Africa, Ceos, U.N. Millennium Development Goals, M-Applications, Brussels, Skype, Israel, Asia, Maternal Mortality, Josh Silverman, Digital Divide, Linkedin, Economic Opportunity, Goodness, Terrorism, Mobile Phones, Microsoft, Washington DC, Bettering Humanity, Ignacio Mas, Mdgs, DataDyne.Org, Education, Cellular Technology., Colombia, Rio De Janeiro, Health, Japan, Connecting Goodness, Thought Leaders, Favela, Extremism, Maasai, Cultural Understanding, Skype for Educators, Center for International Virtual Schooling, Mhealth, Americas, Jim Luce, Information Technology, Philippines, Internet, Clinton Global Initiative, Middle East, Finance, Bridging Cultural Divides, Communications, Disruptive Companies, Huffington Post, Webcam, money.com, Child Mortality, Bill Clinton, Developing World, Twitter, Meducation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Stockholm, Oiww, Daily Kos, Mfinance, Mservices, Connectivity, Mobile Technology, Fundamentalist Mindset, Palestinian, Orphans International Worldwide, Haiti, Software, Mobile Games, Jlsr, Long Distance Learning, GSM Association?S World Congress, Impact News
Jim Luce

Where we no longer must allocate the time and resources to go physically to all corners of the earth -- Facebook, Skype, our email takes us there.

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Connectivity Is Key To Social Change

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mhealth, Mdgs, Information Technology, money.com, Mfinance, Jim Luce Stewardship Report, Extremism, Email, Asia, Raise Global Citizens, Global Citizens, Fundamentalists Anonymous, E-Applications, Oiww, Jim Luce, Rio De Janeiro, Following Your Heart, U.N. Millennium Development Goals, Mservices, M-Applications, Digital Divide, Barcelona, Maternal Mortality, Josh Silverman, Microsoft, Washington DC, Twitter, Bettering Humanity, Connectivity, Ignacio Mas, Americas, Japan, Meducation, DataDyne.Org, Education, Cellular Technology., Harlem, Internet, Health, Social Networking, Israel, Cell Phones, Huffington Post, Connecting Goodness, Webcam, Favela, Kenya, Linkedin, Skype for Educators, Brussels, Center for International Virtual Schooling, Thought Leaders, Economic Opportunity, Goodness, Clinton Global Initiative, Middle East, Ceos, Finance, Jlsr, Bridging Cultural Divides, Disruptive Companies, Nuclear Weaponry, Child Mortality, Philippines, Bill Clinton, Developing World, Cultural Understanding, Germany, Fundamentalist Mindset, Africa, Maasai, Palestinian, Skype, Colombia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Mobile Phones, Facebook, Communications, Haiti, Daily Kos, Stockholm, Mobile Games, Software, Mobile Technology, Long Distance Learning, Terrorism, Orphans International Worldwide, GSM Association?S World Congress, Healthy Living News
Jim Luce

In the spring I travelled to Barcelona for the GSM Association's World Congress, with 49,000 participants spread between mobile phone-related 1,300 ve...

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Fighting for a culture of enlightenment in Palestine and beyond

Ziad J. Asali, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salam, Education, Statehood, Sector, Palestinian, Fayyad, Smarter Ideas, Travel News
Ziad J. Asali, M.D.

Last week signaled the rolling launch of an effort to fundamentally reform the Palestinian education sector. This reform effort is taking place in the...

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ATFP Launches New Online Palestinian State and Institution Building Resources

Ziad J. Asali, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Atfp, Building, Palestinian, And, Institution, State, World News
Ziad J. Asali, M.D.

ATFP hopes these resources will help people around the world better understand the scope, progress and importance of state and institution building by the Palestinian people.

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David Cameron: Gaza Is A 'Prison Camp'

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Britain, World News, Turkey, Gaza Strip, Gaza, David Cameron, Palestinian, Israel, World News

British Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday urged Israel to lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip, slamming the current state of the Palestinian enclav...

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Presbyterians: End U.S.-Israel Aid Over Settlements In Palestinian Land

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Foreign Aid, US Aid, Peace Process, Judaism, Middle East, Presbyterians, Settlements, Peace, Foreign Policy, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Palestinian, Christianity, US Israel Aid, Presbyterian Church, Israel, Religion News

MINNEAPOLIS — Presbyterian leaders strongly backed a proposal Friday that included a call to end U.S. aid to Israel unless the country stops set...

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More Outrage Over Helen Thomas Comment Than Murder of US Citizen

Ahmed Rehab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Israeli Lobby, Palestinian, Pro-Israel Lobby, Israel, Ari Fleischer, Helen Thomas, White House Press Corps, Politics News
Ahmed Rehab

It irks me that for an expedient cadre out there, a "few seconds" of emotional speech are seemingly enough to cancel out a 67 year long career of honorable service.

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On The Vilification of Helen Thomas›

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Robert Scheer, White House Press Corps, Israel, Poland, Helen Thomas, Palestinian, Media News
Robert Scheer

One must support the right of Jews to live securely in the nation of Israel, the place they claim as their historical homeland. But not without consideration of the rights of their fellow Semites.

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Lebanon's Samir Geagea: A Maverick

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Beirut, Militia, Palestinian, Samir Geagea, Lebanese Forces, Maverick, Democracy, Christian, Lebanon Civil War 1975, Barack Obama, American University of Beirut, Middle East, Freedom Fighter, Muslim, Druze, Israeli War 1982, World News
Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Samir Geagea is proving to be the only man of principles in Lebanon. He should be applauded as the last freedom fighter in the Middle East.

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The Fourth Assassin: A Palestinian Detective in Brooklyn

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Murder, Books, Brooklyn, Palestinian, Ilana Teitelbaum, United Nations, Fiction, Matt Beynon Rees, Palestine, Mysteries, Bethlehem, Gaza, Nablus, Politics, Muslim, Middle East, Books News
Ilana Teitelbaum

Wherever a Palestinian travels, the ties to home are too intertwined with agony to break. The Fourth Assassin explores the dilemma of the Palestinian living in the Western world.

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Sowing the Seeds of Jihad

Shan Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Turkey, Flotilla, Gaza, Middle East, I.F. Stone, Palestinian, 9/11, Islamic Extremists, Six-Day War, Jewish, World News, Denver News
Shan Wells

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