Panelists Phyllis Bennis and Ambassador Philip Wilcox discuss the efficacy and challenges to the recent PA resolution to the UNSC and signing the Rome Statute of the ICC.
Panel I: “Palestinian Refugees: Waiting to Return”; Panel II: “BDS: Activism and Strategy for Change”; Panel III: “U.S Mediation in the Future of Palestine”; Panel IV: “Jerusalem: A Core Issue”
Friday, October 10, 2014 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The Jerusalem Fund For Palestinians, trying to travel from the West Bank to Jerusalem is a journey made almost impossible by checkpoints and restricted permits. For those who want to be reunited with loved ones and sick relatives, get to hospital for medical treatment, and … Read more
Friday, September 26, 2014 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. EST The Jerusalem Fund Drawing on a family history of video-taping, Mahdi Fleifel offers an intimate glimpse into theAin el-Helweh refugee camp in Lebanon—a settlement of less than a square mile, home to over 70,000 people and in existence for more than 60 years. This is where Fleifel spent his formative years … Read more
Friday, August 29, 2014 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. EST The Jerusalem Fund Creator of the iconic Palestine-solidarity figure of Handala, the barefoot ten-year-old refugee boy who always has his back to us with hands folded, sometimes carrying a key, Naji Al-Ali is still the most popular cartoon artist in the Arab world, loved for his defense of the ordinary … Read more
By Yousef Munayyer
Sometimes good things come out of unpleasant experiences. When I participated in a “debate” on a Fox News program hosted by Sean Hannity last month, I certainly was not expecting the reaction it would get but in retrospect, I am very glad I went on and need to thank Mr. Hannity for the opportunity.
By Yousef Munayyer
After nearly 200 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip over the past week, there is finally increased discussion of attaining a cease-fire. The truth is, everyone knew it would have to end with a cease-fire, the only questions were how many more Palestinians would be killed, when would it happen and on what terms. Much of the discourse on this issue to tragically misinformed about the dynamics or fire between Israel and Gaza both during and outside of cease-fire agreements.
By Yousef Munayyer
Since the initial disappearance of three Israelis feared kidnapped when hitchhiking in occupied Palestinian territory almost three weeks ago, Israel unleashed a wide-scale campaign of arrests and raids that resulted in ten Palestinian deaths and over 500 arbitrarily arrested Palestinians, and the destruction of property in countless homes.
By Yousef Munayyer
Rudoren has a new article up published yesterday about the search for three missing Israeli settlers. There is so much lacking in the general coverage of recent events in Occupied Palestine, particularly in the under-reporting of the wide-ranging and brutal Israeli crackdown, that it is hard to know where to start. For this reason, I’m just going to point out one thing in the piece that is actually representative of a bigger problem with Rudoren’s coverage of the area.
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