Hunger Strike Against the Wall

The Jerusalem-Ramallah road is no longer the same once you get to Dahiyat Al Barid. The return lane is all dug up and[…]

Putting Palestinian Needs First

The latest World Bank report about the situation in Gaza is worthy of close attention and scrutiny. While the concentration has been correctly[…]

Time for Palestinians to take the initiative

The determined decision by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to go through with his plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip mandates a second[…]

Needed: Palestinian Unilateralism

The persistent decision by the Israeli leader Ariel Sharon to go through with his plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip dictates that[…]

Summer blues on the Jordan crossing points

As a regular traveler across the Jordan River crossings, I feel bound to inform the rest of the world which rarely makes this[…]

Pride and death in Gaza

There is no doubt that Israel plans to withdraw completely and totally from the Gaza Strip. What remains to be answered is when[…]

Palestinian leadership’s mistrust is worrisome

Is the current Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia in danger of facing a fate similar to that of his predecessor? It might be[…]

Blank Crushing Arab Nationalism Is the Real reason for War against Iraq

Politicians and commentators have filled newspapers and airwaves with criticism against the Bush administration’s publicly stated motivation for going to war against Iraq.[…]

Bush alienates moderate Arabs seeking the third way

President Bush’s recent endorsement of Ariel Sharon’s policies has mostly hurt one important group- moderate Arabs. The new US position received extremely angry[…]

Stop the killing in Gaza

During the difficult negotiations following the signing of the declaration of principles on the White House lawn in 1993, Palestinians tried to convince[…]