The Third Intifada

The time was almost midnight on September 20th when a number of the satellite stations interrupted their regular programming to announce that Israeli[…]

Towards a proactive Palestinian negotiating position

Perhaps one should not give too much weight to the off-the-cuff remarks made by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat during his speech to the[…]

Who wants quiet in Mideast

An argument has been raging for some time as to which party in the Middle East conflict is more interested in peace and[…]

Danger of Lawlessness in Palestine

My 14-year old son, Bishara, and his cousin ran into trouble this week. They were loitering in Bethlehem’s Manger Square during the few[…]

The real obstacle is the settlements

Nothing is causing a perpetuation of the current Palestinian -Israeli violence more than the existence and growth of illegal Jewish settlements in the[…]

Damned if we do, damned if we don’t

Palestinians are in a dilemma. We are not sure whom to trust, whom not to trust, what to do or not to do[…]

Palestine Under Curfew

The ninety minutes I spent in the Jordan National Bank in Bethlehem said it all. I had gone to Bethlehem when I learned[…]

Palestinians are damned if they do, and damned if they don’t

Palestinians are in a dilemma. They are not sure what to do or not do, who to trust and what they have to[…]

Restrictions lead to a strange marriage in Jordan

It was an unusual wedding by all counts. The bride was Patricia Ghabar a Palestinian from Bethlehem. The groom, Wael Hashweh from Gaza.[…]

Bush and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

It was no coincidence that the latest spat of attacks against Israelis occurred as US President George Bush was about to make his[…]