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Translating a Palestinian family’s grief for Netanyahu
The least I could do was go to the hospital to support the Dawabshe family after their 18-month-old baby was burned alive by Israeli settlers. But before I knew it I became Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Arabic translator. On that terrible Friday morning I found myself finishing up a lecture in Tel Aviv and driving toward…
By
Samah Salaime
August 6, 2015
From Iran to the tunnels: Do we really have to live this way?
Those who spot an existential threat at every turn, turn their backs on diplomacy and mock peace efforts are now astonished to find that the enemy has sought out their own weapons of attack. The tunnels are a self-fulfilling prophecy; the time has come to look for another way. By Nir Baram It is heartrending…
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August 2, 2014
Why is Mahmoud Abbas negotiating on behalf of Gaza?
When they emerge from the rubble, as they always do, who among Gaza’s Palestinians will look to Abu Mazen as their legitimate leader? The Fatah chief is reportedly in Cairo today to meet with Egyptian strongman Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, whose “ceasefire proposal” to end the bloodshed in Gaza was promptly rejected as “a joke” by the…
By
Samer Badawi
July 16, 2014
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The “Obama Doctrine:” A blessing or a curse for the conflict?
The end of the Gaddafi regime in Libya proved that U.S. President Barack Obama’s doctrine of “leading from behind” was a success. But the Obama Doctrine is not only a new approach to war – it extends to foreign policy on the whole, and therefore has already begun to affect the Israeli-Palestinian conflict When U.S.…
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Ami Kaufman
October 26, 2011
Omar’s beautiful, dark, twisted—political fantasy
Last night a bizarre answer to a reasonable question popped into my head. And all glory be to the blog, I am able to compose this little articulation-of-no-consequence knowing clear well that it will be published, even if it is just by me. It all began after an intense evening of ‘trivia-night’ at a local…
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Omar H. Rahman
October 25, 2011
Palestinian activist: Why I’m not celebrating statehood
For the last two months the press has staunchly defended the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders. Yet, for many Palestinians refugees – who make up 70% of Palestinians worldwide – and activists on the ground, this state does not represent us. by Diana Alzeer He looks at me, shaking his dirty-blonde hair, and…
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+972 Magazine
September 22, 2011
PA President Abbas is a politician, not an activist
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is not known internationally or locally for his charisma or his political daring. Rather he is known for his pragmatism. Whether his decision to go the UN Security Council in a bid for membership as a sovereign state is the most effective step in trying to achieve an independent Palestinian…
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Mairav Zonszein
September 17, 2011
Palestinian pollster: UN declaration may be last chance for Abbas
“It’s very clear that the public wants a real state, not just a state in name. The public is willing to pay the price.” Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki explains why a unilateral declaration of statehood may be the last chance Palestinians give to their current leadership, and the dilemmas Palestinians face come September. As September…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
July 28, 2011
Hamas condemnation of Bin Laden’s killing: Bad PR
While Israel was observing Holocaust Remembrance on Monday, the US was celebrating the killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, seen to be a huge success for the US Administration and a victory for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The news certainly brought a very patriotic mood to New York, and according…
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Mairav Zonszein
May 2, 2011
What pushed Hamas and Fatah into each others arms?
By Michael Omer-ManWriters on this website have speculated that a soon-to-be-signed Palestinian reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah was spurred by a fear shared by both Palestinian leaderships that they’ve lost all legitimacy among their constituencies. Others have suggested that the deal represents a Hamas willingness to support Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s (Fatah) efforts…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
May 1, 2011
Erekat on unity: respect our democracy
Abu Mazen: Like it or not, Hamas is part of Palestinian people. Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared today that the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas shouldn’t stand in the way of future negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. In a meeting with representatives of “Israel Initiatives,” a group of businessmen and veteran…
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Noam Sheizaf
April 28, 2011
Interview: Abbas on Hamas, refugees and independence
On Tuesday, I had a unique opportunity to sit down with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his visit to Amman, Jordan. We discussed the peace process (or lack thereof), refugees, prisoners, Gilad Shalit, incitement and diplomacy. The interview aired on CCTV News (China Central Television English language). Roee Ruttenberg: Mr. President, thank you for…
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Roee Ruttenberg
April 9, 2011
Interview with Makarem Nazzal, Palestinian-Israeli Lawyer
I met Makarem Nazzal a few years ago when she was a shift-supervisor at New Wave Research, a company I subcontract for my projects. Dropping by one evening to monitor a survey, I was struck by her scrupulousness and precision, never to be taken for granted in the Levantine work environment here. I was also…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
April 6, 2011
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