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The late Palestinian scholar, Edward Said, remarked that Palestinians had been denied permission to narrate their history and speak of the day-to-day experiences of life in the margins. Here, we reclaim that permission to narrate our own stories.
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22 March 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palestinians Invite the U.S. to Facilitate Democratic Elections in Palestinian Territories Washington, D.C. 24 June 2004 The Palestinian Authority has called on the United States to work with them to prepare for elections at all levels, including presidential elections, Palestinian Minister of Negotiations Saeb Erekat said on Thursday, adding … Read more
18 March 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Palestinian leader says coming weeks could be bloodiest in history of Israeli-Palestinian conflict As a possible US attack on Iraq drew closer, leading Palestinian activist and HDIP Director Dr Mustafa Barghouthi today warned that the coming weeks could be some of the bloodiest in the history of the … Read more
The rich cultural heritage of Palestine is apparent in the traditional dress, jewelry, and embroidery of the Palestinian people. For more than 25 years, Mr. Saleem Fahmawi, chief of the Palestine and Decolonization Section of the United Nations, has worked to assemble a rare and beautiful collection of textiles and artifacts from Bethlehem, Jenin, Nablus, Gaza, Jericho, and other areas representing the diversity of his native land.
13 June 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samar Assad: 202-338-1290 The U.S. Must Adopt a Policy of Conflict Resolution rather than Conflict Management in the Middle East By continuing on the path of conflict management, the United States has failed to bring an end to Palestinian-Israeli violence and has failed to embark on the path … Read more
12 June 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Mendez Palestinian Assessment Of U.S. Diplomatic Efforts in the Middle East On Thursday, 13 June 2002, Marwan Bishara and Diana Buttu will hold a press conference in the Murrow Room at the National Press Club at 9:30 a.m. Bishara and Buttu will address the latest round of … Read more
16 April 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samar Assad International Observers: Witnesses to Destruction and Resistance Convinced that their presence would reduce the harm inflicted on the Palestinian people by the Israeli military incursion, members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) have converged upon the Occupied Territories in an effort to stop Israel’s attacks on … Read more
12 September 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heidi Shoup The Palestine Center Condemns Terror Attacks in U.S. Today, America woke up struggling to comprehend yesterday’s horrific events and to understand what motivations lie behind such a tragedy. We at the Palestine Center, like all people committed to justice and appalled by violence, condemn these attacks … Read more
17 August 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heidi Shoup Egypt’s Osama El Baz Meets with U.S.-Middle East Policy Analysts Washington, DC – According to Osama El Baz, senior advisor to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Voices of reason are being drowned out and voices of extremism, fundamentalism, and radicals are gaining ground in the Middle East. … Read more
14 August 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heidi Shoup Palestine Center Asks State Department to Intervene On Behalf of Andrew Clarno Washington, DC – Andrew Clarno, who was an intern at the Center during the summer of 1994, was detained on 11 August by Israeli police for taking part in a peaceful gathering in Jerusalem. … Read more
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