By: Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Like many colonial constructs in the Middle East, the border between Israel and Lebanon is relatively new. Created to separate portions of the British and French mandates, this territory has almost always been a battleground between Israeli forces and guerrilla groups. With tensions between Israel and the … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer “Nearly every Arab American who fights against racial stereotyping, the ideological racism suffered by Palestinians, and the perennial antagonism to Islam, owes Ibrahim a tremendous debt. “ Dr. Edward Said Dr. Edward Said’s Guru There would be no Edward Said in America if Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Lughod did … Continued
By: Christian Jimenez/Arab America Contributing Writer PLO History: Ever since the establishment of the state of Israel, many Palestinians have suffered as they could no longer live in their homeland of Palestine, and have been forced to live in refugee camps where conditions were and are still terrible. Thus, since the creation of Israel, Palestinians … Continued
By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer Arab America had the pleasure of a Zoom Meeting visit with Dr. Hanan Ashrawi from Ramallah, Palestine this past Saturday. She generously shared her broad knowledge of what it means to be an Arab, an Arab American, and a … Continued
SOURCE: PLO DELEGATION Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Husam Zomlot, the head of the PLO General Delegation to the United States, on the opening of a U.S. embassy in Jerusalem Today will go down in history as the day the US encouraged Israel to cross the line towards what numerous US and international leaders have … Continued
SOURCE: IMEMC NEWS Ahmad Majdalani, Executive Committee Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has called on Palestinians to protest against the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, declaring a “day of rage.” Speaking in a radio interview with the Voice of Palestine, Majdalani declared the relocation of the embassy as a “grave provocation,” … Continued
Responding to Trump’s moves on Jerusalem, Abbas has said that the Palestinians will no longer work with the US as an interlocutor in the peace process between themselves and Israel. SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: ADAM RASGON The Palestine Liberation Organization’s envoy to the US, Husam Zomlot, will return to Washington next week, Palestinian Authority … Continued
SOURCE: THE HILL The U.S. will allow the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s (PLO) office in Washington to remain open, despite threatening last week to shutter it. According to The Associated Press, the office will be allowed to stay open with certain limitations, in particular, that the PLO’s activities there be “related to achieving a lasting, comprehensive peace … Continued
By: Stepfeed Editors Source: Stepfeed She is a world renowned Palestinian legislator, activist and scholar. She is the voice of many who refuse to be silenced in the face of injustice and a member of parliament who never allows her position to be a burden to calling for political reform. She is hailed by many … Continued
By Ali Younes Al Jazeera Thousands of Palestinians representing diaspora communities from 50 countries have gathered in the Turkish city of Istanbul to discuss establishing a political structure that will represent them better. The Palestine Abroad Conference, whose opening events were attended by more than 5,000 people on Saturday, is the first of its kind … Continued
Hillarion Capucci reading the bible on the Mavi Marmara, the main ship in the Freedom Flotilla that attempted to break the Israeli siege on Gaza in May, 2010. by Sami Moubayed Gulf News Hilarion Capucci, the celebrated former archbishop of Jerusalem, died in Rome on January 1, 2017 at the age of 94, as … Continued
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