‘Teaching Plato in Palestine’ Marks a Valiant Effort, but Falls Short of Consolation
Jon Morris: “I’m trying to find out if one can use philosophy to address real-life concerns and have debates across cultural boundaries,” Carlos Fraenkel explains.
Claiming to preserve Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists wreck Palestinian heritage
Charlotte Silver: In an administrative building buried deep in the spaciously built suburbs of West Jerusalem, the latest phase of a long-standing struggle over a corner of land in the heart of the city concluded last week.
Let them study
Hundreds of students from Gaza who are enrolled in universities abroad have already missed the current academic year, and now their studies for next year are in jeopardy, too.
Achieving a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine: A debate between Peter Beinart and Yousef Munayyer
In the wake of the formation of the new Israeli government and as the Vatican formally recognizes the the state of Palestine, the debate about Israel/Palestine in the United States is shifting. As many look past a two state solution that seems increasingly difficult to achieve, more fundamental debates about Zionism, partition and equality are gaining greater prominence.
Between ‘Reality’ and Memory: An Interview with Palestinian Filmmaker Michel Khleifi
Michel Khleifi: You can take one branch from Palestine’s oranges and plant it anywhere in the world or vice versa. We take from the world to enrich ourselves.
Khader Adnan in ‘critical condition’ as hunger strike continues
Adnan, who staged one of the longest hunger strikes in history in 2012, is showing sharp weight loss and low heart rate as a result of his ongoing protest of being held in Israeli prison under administrative detention, PA official Issa Qaraqe said.
Supreme Court strikes down ‘born in Israel’ passport law
Robert Barnes: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the president alone has the power to recognize foreign nations, and struck down as unconstitutional a congressional attempt to allow Americans born in Jerusalem to list Israel as their birthplace on passports.
Comedy and Palestine: An Interview with Amer Zahr
By Palestine Center Interns
This Friday, 5 June, Amer Zahr will be the first Palestinian-American comedian to perform at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Zahr stopped by The Palestine Center this past Wednesday and gave a talk entitled “Comedy and Palestine.” He discussed his experiences as a Palestinian American comedian. Although it was not a comedy routine, Zahr’s talk certainly elicited quite a few laughs from the audience.
Summer Film Series: A Night of Short Films
Balconies is an experimental meditation focusing on the deteriorating and unfinished balconies of Kamal Aljafari’s home town Ramleh, inspired by Federico Garcia Lorca’s Romance Sonambulo, ‘But now I am not I, nor is my house now my house…’”
