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English:

I am crazy about you

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Palestinian Embroidery: UNESCO Safeguarding the Palestinian Identity, Heritage, and History

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By: Leyelle Mosallam / Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian embroidery, known as “tatreez” in Arabic, is a unique style of stitching for the purpose of designing traditional Palestinian abayas, thobes, and keffiyehs. In an effort to protect the Palestinian identity, heritage, and history, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added traditional Palestinian … Continued

Why Palestinians Resist

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By: Mohamed Mohamed Source: The Jerusalem Fund As many as 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners incarcerated by Israel are currently on a hunger strike, which entered its 32nd day on Thursday. Among their demands are better living conditions and medical care, more family visits, and an end to Israel’s habits of detaining people without due process … Continued

Mohammad Sabaaneh’s dangerous cartoons

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  By: Marguerite Dabaie Source: The Electronic Intifada   Palestinian culture is in itself a dangerous act, a reason to be caged. So suggests a cartoon in a new anthology of work by Mohammad Sabaaneh. The panel shows a group of men and women in traditional dress dancing the folkloric dabke while shackled together. A checkpoint … Continued

First Palestine Prison Hunger Striker Dies in West Bank

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Family members of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails demonstrate in the Old City of Jerusalem, on April 29, 2017, in support of the ongoing hunger strike. | Photo: AFP Source: teleSUR Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported that many prisoners on strike have lost as much as 22 pounds from the time they first started the … Continued

Op-Ed: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons

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By MARWAN BARGHOUTI The New York Times Having spent the last 15 years in an Israeli prison, I have been both a witness to and a victim of Israel’s illegal system of mass arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment of Palestinian prisoners. After exhausting all other options, I decided there was no choice but to resist these … Continued

After 41 Years, Palestinians are Still Recognizing Land Day Because the International Community Won’t Hold Israel Accountable

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BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer March 30 marks the 41st anniversary of Yom Al-Ard (Land Day), in which Palestinians demonstrate their resistance to the Israeli occupation and land grabs. Land Day started in March of 1976 after Israel ordered the confiscation of 2,000 hectares of land owned by Palestinian citizens of Israel in the villages near … Continued

‘Zionism Is Our Enemy’: Venezuela Supports Palestine Resistance

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By Telesur “The struggle of the Palestinian people is now more than ever an example for all humanity,” said Venezuelan government official Leonardo Molina. Venezuela’s socialist government celebrated the 48th anniversary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, DFLP, in Caracas on Friday, reaffirming its support for the Middle Eastern nation against imperialism. Speaking … Continued

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