Monthly Archives: April 2014

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/27/holocaust-crime-palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has called the Holocaustthe most heinous crime in modern history , in a rare acknowledgement by an Arab leader of Jewish suffering during the Nazi genocide as Israelbegan its annual commemoration of the event. In a statement … Continue reading →

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/4/29/israel-palestinesettlement.html During nine fruitless months of U.S.-mediated talks between Palestinians and Israelis, a record-setting Israeli settlement campaign in the occupied West Bank unfolded, according to a report published Tuesday by Israeli monitoring group Peace Now. The report, released as the deadline passed … Continue reading →

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/kerry-criticized-israel-apartheid-comment-23504183 Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he had chosen the wrong word in describing Israel’s potential future after coming under withering criticism for saying the Jewish state could become an “apartheid state” if it doesn’t reach a peace … Continue reading →

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/27/yarmouk-refugees-brutal-treatment-syrians Lugging a plastic bag carrying the clothes and food scraps she could salvage, Umm Samir set out from her ruined home and crawled through the pre-dawn gloom on her second journey into exile in 68 years. In the difficult … Continue reading →

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/14/brave-new-voices_n_5147779.html Haters beware — Aminah Iro and Hannah Halpern are here to crush religious stereotypes with the power of art alone. The young slam poets delivered a powerful performance about the discrimination and ignorance they face from outsiders, as well as within their own … Continue reading →

The Moral Quandary That Is Hamas Israel Must Choose Between Pursuing Peace or Fighting Evil Before we can formulate a coherent opinion about Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to renege on commitments to both the Quartet and Israel and join … Continue reading →

5 Broken Cameras is a 2012 documentary from the Palestinian perspective that may have something to do with resistance against the Apartheid Wall. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_93nOqwmhU[/youtube]

The Education Ministry announced Wednesday a new comprehensive education program about the Holocaust to be taught to all students from kindergarten through high school. The new program, “In the path of memory” was formulated by a joint committee comprised of … Continue reading →

  GAZA — The two main Palestinian factions announced an agreement on Wednesday to heal a seven-year schism and form a unity government within five weeks that would prepare for Palestinian elections six months later.   The two groups — … Continue reading →