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MK Hanin Zoabi on the murder in Itamar.
Hanin Zoabi, Palestinian member of the Israeli parliament released a statement regarding the murder of the family in the Jewish West Bank settlement Itamar. With her permission I translated her statement to English and here it is published in English for the first time: "I condemn the horrendous murder of the babies in Itamar and [...]
Occupation mindset
Miko Peled, on Gaza attacks.
Soldiers will apologize.
Mideast revolutions inspired by Palestine
Some Democracy
The myth of Israel being a democracy is still being perpetuated even in light of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. While Jewish Israelis think they are the only rightful citizens of their land and will argue that they live in a democracy, this is far from being true. Israel has been in control of the [...]
First Impression: Fire on Mount Carmel
FIRST IMPRESSION. I arrived in Israel on the day the terrible fires began. It was Wednesday, December 1 and that was what everyone was discussing. A terrible fire got out of control in the Mount Carmel region in the north and it was taking its toll in lives, property and the environment. The entire country [...]
Emil Habibi from 1985
In his short tale called Akhtia, which was published 25 years ago (hard to believe) The great Emil Habibi tells the story of an American who went to swim in the Sea of Galilee. His car and clothes were stolen and so the Israeli police went to look for them among the Arab towns and [...]
On AIPAC and Other Bullies By Miko Peled
It is typical for America to suddenly wake up to an issue that has been around for, well, forever. Today it is bullying. But there can be little surprise that America has a bully problem. American policies around the world have been marked and characterized by bullying, as one would expect from an empire, even [...]
Miko Peled 