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The New York Times blows it again: Why its Israel-Palestine coverage gets it so wrong

February 15, 2016November 2, 2015 by Lian Najjar

The causes and intensity of the violence in Israel-Palestine cannot be explained in a headline. But that is exactly what the New York Times tried to do in its front-page story last week entitled, “Leaderless Palestinian Youth, Inspired by Social Media, Drive Rise in Violence in Israel.” Apart from giving the weird impression that Facebook and Twitter has somehow prompted knife attacks (something akin to the claim rap music causes drive-by shootings), the headline obfuscates the fact that the violence is not in Israel, but rather on either disputed land or in the Occupied Territories.

UK academics boycott universities in Israel to fight for Palestinians’ rights

February 15, 2016November 2, 2015 by Lian Najjar

More than 300 academics from dozens of British universities have pledged to boycott Israeli academic institutions in protest at what they call intolerable human rights violations against the Palestinian people.

Israeli Forces in Occupied Palestinian Territories Must End Pattern of Unlawful Killing

February 15, 2016November 2, 2015 by Lian Najjar

Israeli forces have carried out a series of unlawful killings of Palestinians using intentional lethal force without justification, said Amnesty International today, based on the findings of an ongoing research trip to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

J.K. Rowling owes Palestinians an apology, not an explanation

February 15, 2016November 2, 2015 by Lian Najjar

There is a possibility that you have heard of the famed British author, J.K. Rowling, writer of the popular fantasy series ‘Harry Potter’. While I knew of her books — through my teenage kids — I knew little about the author herself, until recently.

“Inside the Fund” October 2015

January 22, 2016October 31, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

“Return: A Palestinian Memoir” with Dr. Ghada Karmi

March 10, 2016October 30, 2015 by Samirah Alkassim

Dr. Ghada Karmi reads selections from her recent memoir, taking us on a fascinating journey into the heart of one of the world’s most intractable conflict zones and one of the major issues of our time. Visiting places she has not seen since childhood (in the West Bank), her unique insights reveal a militarized and barely recognizable homeland, and her home in Jerusalem, like much of the West Bank, occupied by strangers. Her encounters with politicians, fellow Palestinians, and Israeli soldiers cause her to question what role exiles like her have in the future of their country and whether return is truly possible.

No Permit to Live with Dr. Yasser Abu-Jamei, MD and Ran Goldstein

March 10, 2016October 29, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

Dr. Yasser Abu-Jamei, Executive Director of Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, and Ran Goldstein, Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights, Israel discuss the mental and physical health crisis for children in Gaza and the impact of the blockade.

Anger at Netanyahu claim Palestinian grand mufti inspired Holocaust

February 15, 2016October 26, 2015 by Lian Najjar

The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has attracted a storm of criticism for an incendiary speech in which he accused the second world war Palestinian grand mufti of Jerusalem of having suggested the genocide of the Jews to Adolf Hitler.

Why Palestinians Need an International Protection Force

February 15, 2016October 26, 2015 by Lian Najjar

Palestinians have taken to the streets to demonstrate against nearly 50 years of military rule and the denial of their freedom at the hands of Israel. These protests come after the death of the peace process, the election of a right-wing Israeli government that has stated it has no intention of granting Palestinians their rights, and growing discontent with the unelected Palestinian Authority (PA).