Palestine Center Brief No. 336 (January 22, 2020)
The U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates on Israeli Occupation: A Brief History
In the past, any discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by United States presidential candidates has centered around a few main talking points: One, Israel has the right to defend itself; Two, the U.S. values Israel as a beloved ally; and Three, the U.S. is committed to participating as an unbiased, third-party negotiator while securing a fair peace deal for both Israelis and Palestinians. What most U.S. politicians neglected to bring up were the inequalities and injustices faced by Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
Mista’arvim: Israeli Spies Disguised as Arabs
Imagine yourself as a Palestinian youth. You’re in the Israeli-occupied West Bank among a group of demonstrators, wearing the keffiyeh as a symbol of national pride, protesting against yet another human rights violation perpetrated by Israeli-occupation forces against your community — an act of settler violence, extrajudicial killing, home demolition, or unwarranted arrest. You’re chanting slogans of defiance and throwing stones in the direction of the heavily-armed occupation forces.
The Flowers of Arabic Literature in America
Collector and scholar Dr. Edmund Ghareeb discusses the little known history of Arabic language books published in the United States, including books by early Arab-American women writers and known luminaries like Khalil Gibran Khalil.
Master of Calligraphy Marwan Aridi
Marwan Aridi’s calligraphic art “transcends cultural and historical barriers with a unique blend of the classical and the unfamiliar.”
Art is Not Optional
Art is Not Optional January 25-February 28, 2020 Gallery Al Quds Artists Adam Chamy Adnan Charara Ahmad AlKarkhi Ammanda Seelye Salzman Amr Mounib Amy Joseph Andrew Courtney Andrew Ellis Johnson Annemarie Feld Bud Hensgen Corinne Whitlatch Dagmar Painter Daniel Sonnentag Dina Charara Doris Bittar Fouad Foty Hani Hourani Helen Zughaib John Halaka Karam Mishalani … Read more
2019 Annual Conference: Panel II
On Panel II of the annual conference, speakers Dr. Abdel Razzaq Takriti, Grant Smith, Yousef Munayyer, and Lara Friedman discuss Geopolitics, the US Perspective on the Deal, BDS, and the Media & Palestine.
2019 Annual Conference: Panel II
On Panel II of the annual conference, speakers Dr. Abdel Razzaq Takriti, Grant Smith, Yousef Munayyer, and Lara Friedman discuss the topics of geopolitics, BDS, the Media & Palestine, and US perspective on the “Deal of the Century”.
