Palestinian decision-making
The coming three months will witness a major push in the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. A moment will come when the leaders of Israel and Palestine will have to choose peace or the continuation of the conflict. This could happen in a Camp David-like summit or a draft peace agreement most like to be presented to both […]
Jerusalem for all
With all its problems, the city of Jerusalem has a special charm about it. You feel it when walking into the Old City through the Damascus Gate or when you sit in a restaurant like the Pasha in Sheikh Jarrah. This charm, however, is being distorted by the fact that one set of people, the […]
Israel’s human rights violations
Human rights was on my mind all this week both because of the international human rights film festival in Ramallah and because of the bombings of the power supply of three major Lebanese cities. But is human rights applicable only to individuals or is there a term for the collective rights of a people.
Balancing the budget
The Palestinian Legislative Council last week by a small margin approved the annual budget for the year 2000. Twenty five legislatures (mostly government ministers) voted for and 18 voted against. The majority of the people’s representatives (55) avoided the session, to avoid pressure from the government to vote for a budget they don’t agree with.