LOVE, Valentines Day, Ash Wednesday, Fools and Stages of the Soul
Love is patient and kind; NOT proud, rude, self-seeking, or easily angered. Love rejoices in truth and Love never fails. In 2018 Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same day. Easter Day this...
View ArticlePalestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi persecuted in Israeli Gulag
Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi persecuted in Israeli Gulag Standing up to Israel’s terrorism and brutality, Ahed Tamimi and her family have been persecuted by Israel and are imprisoned in the Israeli...
View ArticleSpielberg’s “The Post” and This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower...
Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” stars Meryl Streep portraying Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of The Washington Post. In response to my first of eight trips to both sides of Israel’s Wall in...
View ArticleBDS movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
BDS movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and Jewish Voice for Peace released news this week that the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanction) movement has been...
View ArticleIsraelis ordered attack that killed four Palestinian children
Israelis ordered attack that killed four Palestinian children Revealed: Israeli military launched missiles at children playing on Gaza beach in 2014 without first identifying targets. Military...
View Articleالوطن و استراتيجية الغضب
الوطن و استراتيجية الغضب It is not hard to understand the frustration and anger Palestinians and Arabs feel in the face of continued abuse by Israel’s government, whose policies are not only destroying...
View ArticleTime to rise above anger when confronting Israeli extremism
Time to rise above anger when confronting Israeli extremism Palestinians are justified in their anger and frustrations, but allowing our emotions to direct our actions is not a good strategic move....
View ArticleIsrael’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts
Israel’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts Israel’s government is not only violating the rights of Christians and Muslims inside Israel and in the occupied territories, the Apartheid government is...
View Articleحرب إسرائيل على الفلسطينيين هي حرب على الحقائق
حرب إسرائيل على الفلسطينيين هي حرب على الحقائق (Arabic) Israel’s war on Palestine is a war on facts. To the world, Ahmad Jarrar was a “terrorist” who murdered “innocent” Israeli Rabbi Raziel Shevach...
View ArticleA regional approach to ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
A regional approach to ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict Writer Ghassan Rubeiz explores the challenge of ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and achieving peace on a regional basis. By...
View ArticleRemembering Billy Graham and Christian Arabs
Remembering Billy Graham and Christian Arabs The Rev. William “Billy” Franklin Graham Jr. died this week at the age of 99. During his life, Graham once held the Palestinian Christians of Bethlehem in...
View ArticleA CMEP Reflection and this American’s Experience of Jesus at the Pool of...
CMEP stands for Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition of national church denominations and organizations, including Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant traditions. On the Second Sunday of Lent this...
View ArticleADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5
ADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5 Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | March 2, 2018 | This Monday, March 5, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) urges...
View ArticleNew One-State Foundation launched in Netherlands
New One-State Foundation launched in Netherlands Launch of The One State Foundation: a new Palestinian-Israeli initiative to grow debate and support for a one state solution After over 70 years of...
View ArticleI’ve Been Thinking about Maria Shriver, Book Tours, Vanunu and a USS Liberty...
“I’ve Been Thinking” is Journalist Maria Shriver’s latest book. Maria Shriver’s The Sunday Paper email newsletter is one of my Sunday ‘must reads’ and today’s also provided the inspiration for this...
View ArticleArabs should suspend contacts with Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine
Arabs should suspend contacts with Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine The primary stumbling block to the establishment of a Palestine State and achieving Middle East peace is the weak leadership...
View ArticleOscars? When will we have “The Abdullahs?”
Oscars? When will we have “The Abdullahs?” Hollywood has been at war with the Arab World since it produced its very first movie. And it is has only gotten worse. Hollywood is one of the biggest...
View ArticleRally for Gutierrez for opposing Israeli detentions of children, Chicago, IL
Rally for Gutierrez for opposing Israeli detentions of children, Chicago, IL Congressman Luis Gutierrez will be honored by leaders and activists on Monday March 12, 2018 for his leadership in calling...
View ArticlePLO denounces Israeli attack on college campus
PLO denounces Israeli attack on college campus Dr. Ashrawi: The Israeli army’s assault on Birzeit University campus is a grave violation and a dangerous escalation. Birzeit University officials plea...
View Articleيجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين
يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين صحيفة أخبار العرب_ عدد الأول من مارس 2018. Arabic: Published in the Arab News, Feb. 28, 2018. To achieve peace, the Arab World should suspend...
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