Gaza Is ‘Paying a Heavy Price’ For Egypt’s Political Turmoil
RAMZY BAROUD: Gazans rejoiced when their neighbours in Egypt experienced freedom. The consequences for Gaza of two years’ revolution in Egypt though are dire
Guilt, Responsibility and a Special Relationship: Why Palestine’s Vital
SAM BAHOUR, MONDOWEISS: There are three essential reasons why the fate of Palestine is a matter for global concern.
‘Palestine? Not a Priority’: Internal Fissures Evident in Israel
JONATHAN COOK: As the physical threat against their security has waned so Israelis have been free to examine other areas of their society.
PalFest 2013: Beyond ‘the Crisis Narrative’ To Art & Experiment
M. LYNX-QUALEY: The organisers of this year’s Palestine Lit Fest have decided to ignore, as much as possible, the physical barriers separating Palestinians
Plant the Flag: ‘Arabs With Altitude’ Conquer Everest
MONDOWEISS: Palestine has a new hero – Raed Zidan – who’s become the first Paletinian man to scale the world’s tallest mountain.
Gaza’s Assaf: The Arab World’s New Singing Sensation
MONDOWEISS: He very nearly didn’t even make it to the audition but Mohammed Assaf has rapidly become a superstar with his patriotic songs.
‘Band-Aid on A Bullet Wound’: Jordan ‘Campus Violence’ Plan
NASEEM TARAWNAH: The current upswing in violence on university campuses throughout Jordan has prompted the authorities to produce a plan.
At Last: Women Enter Public Discourse in Lebanon
NADIA AKL, CGNEWS: Until recently women, in spite of their clear achievements across many sectors, have been invisible in public discourse. That’s changing
Israel’s Samson Complex: Will Anyone ‘Pick Up the Phone?’
JONATHAN COOK: Here we go again with another re-heated so-called peace initiative. But the foundations on which it’s built are familiar and fragile
Beinart v Dershowitz On Israel, Hawking and Zionism
MONDOWEISS: The heat surrounding Stephen Hawkin’s withdrawal from a conference in Israel added heat to a debate between two prominent commentators last week
In China Or Israel: ‘Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall’
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Benjamin Netanyahu waxed enthusiastic about the inspiration that the Great Wall of China has provided for him.
‘Safe to Speak’ For Journalists in the Middle East? Not Yet.
MICH CAFE: I’ve personally known several journalists who have been assassinated. It’s still a very dangerous occupation in the Middle East.
The History of Palestine: ‘We Must Seize Our Narrative’
RAMZY BAROUD: Palestine’s history has traditionally been told through the prism of an accepted Israeli or Western narrative. It’s time for Palestinians to tell their own story.
“Arabs! I Hate Arabs”: An Independence Day Encounter
MONDOWEISS: A drunken racist comment at an ATM showed how the expression of hatred against Palestinians is accepted within Israeli society.
“We Win or Die”: Syrian Conflict Is a Matter of Existence
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: A new documentary examines both sides of the conflict through the eyes of its combatants. It’s a grim story.
‘The Tripoli I Know’: Shisha, Ice Cream and Friends
AISHA HABLI, CGNEWS: It has a reputation as a place of conflict, where feuds and sectarian scores are settled. That’s not my experience
Syrian Refugee And Family Receive Kindness of Strangers
MICH CAFE: It’s a touching story that has captured hearts around the world – the story of one woman and her family’s flight from Syria to Turkey
Massacres: The Line That Leads from Deir Yassin To Gaza
RAMZY BAROUD: The telling of Palestine’s recent massacres has generally been in the hands of Israeli writers and historians. Time for a change
Syria’s ‘Florence Nightingales’: U.S Medics Go To Front
KIRAN ANSARI, CGNEWS: Tired of watching the horror unveil on television a group of American medics have decided to take direct action
‘Come and See A Skeleton’: Response to Issawi’s Invite
IRA GLUNTS, MONDOWEISS: The Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi sent a letter to prominent Israelis inviting them to see him in prison. There have been radically different responses.
