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Tlaib Criticizes New York Times for Framing of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

SOURCE: THE HILL BY: EMILY BIRNBAUM Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Sunday criticized The New York Times for its framing of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, calling the paper’s headline about the recent violence in the region “dehumanizing.” Tlaib was responding to a Times headline that read “Gaza militants fire 250 rockets, and Israel responds with airstrikes.” “When will the world … Continued

Palestine Wins the 1st Place in a Cultural Festival

SOURCE: GAZA POST Gaza Post-Gaza The State of Palestine participated in the Fourth International Cultural Festival organized by the Pharaonic Village on the occasion of the 35th  anniversary of its establishment. 20 Arab and foreign embassies and cultural centers participated in the ceremony, in the presence of Media Advisor Naji al- Naji and a number of … Continued

A Palestinian Poet’s Elegiac Musings on Exile and Neurosis

SOURCE: HYPERALLERGIC BY: SHIRINE SAAD Hala Alyan’s new book of poetry, The Twenty-Ninth Year, explores a shattered woman’s psyche. Cover of The Twenty-Ninth Year, by Hala Alyan (image courtesy the publisher) Hala Alyan’s new poetry book, The Twenty-Ninth Year, a diaristic sketch of a woman’s goodbye to her twenties, is an elegy to escape and oblivion, driven by a deep … Continued

Boston Palestine Film Festival Features Mother-Son Musician Duo

SOURCE: THE HUNTINGTON NEWS BY: MELIS TIHRI Mother-son duo Amal Murkus and Firas Zreik performed a set of traditional Palestinian music  Saturday in the Berklee Performance Center as part of the Boston Palestine Film Festival, or BPFF. While the main festival takes place during the fall, the BPFF hosts events such as Murkus and Zreik’s … Continued

Aya Mustafa: The Roles We Play with Identity in Art and Culture

SOURCE: WISCONSIN MUSLIM JOURNAL As a young Palestinian artist and graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Aya Mustafa was attracted to design at just eight years old. Her recent design project for the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington DC is one of the many pieces that showcase … Continued

Opinion// Surveillance, Political Threats, Daily Discrimination: What It’s Like to Be a Palestinian Citizen in Israel

Palestinian citizens of Israel are constantly reminded of the fragility and conditionality of our (second-class) Israeli citizenship, and the illegitimacy of our Palestinian identity – and that’s amplified as elections approach SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: ANWAR MHAJNE The Israeli elections are approaching, and with them, as a Palestinian citizen of Israel, the question of citizenship and belonging is amplified … Continued

Time to Break the Silence on Palestine

SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: MICHELLE ALEXANDER On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before his assassination, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped up to the lectern at the Riverside Church in Manhattan. The United States had been in active combat in Vietnam for two years and tens of thousands of people had been … Continued

The Seed Queen of Palestine

SOURCE: ALJAZEERA In the fields and terraces of the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian woman is leading a quiet revolution. Vivien Sansour is distributing rare, ancient heirloom seeds to Palestinian farmers. Inspired by memories of her grandmother and the delicious food of her childhood, Vivien wants to reintroduce long forgotten Palestinian produce to the tables … Continued

Do You Wonder How Christmas is Celebrated in the Holy Land?

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Arab America Contributing Writer Christians in the Holy Land hold onto sacred traditions each year to celebrate the birth of their savior, Jesus Christ. As a result of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many people around the world forget to look towards the Holy Land and its ancient cities during the Christmas season. For the … Continued

‘Palestine Is Not Just Geography, It’s How We Cook and Eat and Talk’

SOURCE: EATER BY: NECHAMA JACOBSON Every morning, Fadi Kattan steps outside of the stone-walled courtyard that surrounds his gourmet Palestinian restaurant, Fawda, or “chaos” in Arabic, looking for inspiration. Stopping off at the butchers, bakeries, and spice shops that surround the cobblestone-lined outdoor market just outside his Bethlehem establishment, Kattan is working with ingredients that … Continued

Normalization Doesn’t Advance Israeli/Palestinian Peace

SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: JAMES J. ZOGBY For as long as I can recall, Israelis have sought recognition and acceptance from the Arab World without reciprocity. At times, they have made the argument that if the Arab States simply recognized them as a normal state in the Middle East then they would feel secure … Continued

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