Rule of the thugs

It is 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June 30 in Ramallah. Raji Saqr, an armed 29 year old from the nearby Amari refugee camp,[…]

New challenges lie ahead

The New Jordanian government headed by Ali Abul Ragheb has its hands full as it tries to tackle the many issues that King[…]

Bashar, let our people in

(June 15) – The death of Syrian leader Hafez Assad was not seen as a major cause for sadness in Palestinian circles. Except[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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