The Map is Not the Territory on to Santa Fe University
The exhibition, The Map is Not the Territory: Parallel Paths: Palestinians, Native Americans, Irish is on view at Santa Fe University of Art and Design until October 15.
The New York Times’ Jerusalem Bureau Chief Normalizes Qalandiya Checkpoint
by Lucian Dieterman
It is true that thousands of Palestinians make the trek from all over Palestine to pass through Qalandiya in route to Jerusalem and beyond, but this is not an average commute or even a commute of our own [American] understanding at all. The Times’ coverage of Qalandiya attempts to normalize military checkpoints, explaining them as furthering the “symbiotic economic relationship that is important to both sides,” as opposed to shedding light on the extreme burden and degradation that Palestinians encounter while crossing a checkpoint.
Palestine in the Democratic Party Platforms: 1988 and 2016
Dr. James Zogby examines the 1988 and 2016 progressive presidential candidates, Jesse Jackson and Bernie Sanders respectively, and discusses why it is imperative to view these experiences comparatively in terms of their commonalities, their differences, and the lessons that can be learned from each of the two campaigns.
The dolls that defend Palestinian culture
They rummaged through the shelves and behind the looms of a darkened factory, searching for the little man, only half a metre tall. They knew he would be easy to spot, wearing his signature black-and-white keffiyeh and olive-coloured military fatigues. Finally, they found him, expressionless and hiding in plain sight, along with a dozen other plush clones.
Seven messages the US-Israeli aid deal sends to the world
By Zeina Azzam
Underneath the sheer size of the $38 billion military aid package to Israel are subtle policy decisions by Washington that the world, and especially the Palestinians, should hear loud and clear.
UC Berkeley Reinstates Course on Palestine
University of California Berkeley (Cal) reinstated a student-led course on Palestine this morning following an outcry over its arbitrary suspension last week. The suspension, taken in apparent response to pressure from Israel advocacy groups, was widely condemned — by students, professors, and observers — as a violation of academic freedom, shocking, and unjustifiable.
Before Firing at a Palestinian, the Israeli Sniper Asked: Where Do You Want to Be Shot?
Four rounds of sniper fire hit Mohammed Amassi, a young Palestinian baker standing on the roof of his home in the Al-Fawwar refugee camp. As he tries now to recover from his wounds, he still remembers the mocking words of the soldier who shot him.
Vian Borchert, The Internationally Accomplished Expressionist Artist Exhibits in Washington, DC.
Vian Shamounki Borchert prepares to serve Washingtonian art enthusiasts a lesson in cosmopolitan interpretation. A professor, a mother, and extensive traveler, Vian possesses a unique and valuable talent for writing poetry through expressionist art.
Were these College Students Targeted for Disciplinary Action Because of their Pro-Palestine Politics?
Sarah Aly and Tom DeAngelis were well-known activists with Brooklyn College’s Students for Justice in Palestine. Then they were falsely accused of anti-Semitism.
