"What is so special about the Journal of Palestine Studies is our commitment to academically rigorous content that is also accessible to non-academics, to anyone interested in Palestine. I want to make sure Palestinian non-academics who crave this information and history can enjoy the Journal as much as a scholar in Middle East studies." Nehad Khader, managing editor of The Journal of Palestine Studies

"As managing editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies, I have a responsibility to other scholars and a responsibility to be true to the history of the Palestinian people." Nehad Khader

"... The thing I value the most about the Journal is our independence, though. There’s no one who steps in at any point to tell us what content we can or cannot publish. We have full independence, and that’s rare. Unless it’s bad scholarship, at no point does anyone stop us and say “that topic is too controversial” or “this is unacceptable because it might upset so-and-so.” When I started working here, I was surprised to discover that nobody would be looking over the Journal team’s shoulder. Our articles are meticulously fact-checked, well researched, and peer reviewed by experts, but never censored. JPS is so trusted and highly regarded for a reason, and I know how important that legacy is..."

[AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO READ GOOD ARTICLES IN FULL: HELP SHAPE ALGORITHMS (and conversations) THAT EMPOWER DECENCY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE & PEACE... and hopefully Palestine (&  America...etc...)]

http://blog.palestine-studies.org/2015/10/07/1879/

I know you’re an integral member of the Journal team now, but when did you first learn of the Journal of Palestine Studies?

I first found out about the Journal of Palestine Studies when I was in high school exploring a used bookstore in Philadelphia. Even as a young person I was drawn to these bound archives documenting the latest conversations and shifting fate of my homeland. My family is originally from Haifa, so growing up in Philadelphia I was ecstatic to discover a window into my own history through the Journal.

I kept these first few issues that I found in high school and they have a special spot in my office in DC today. One of them is Issue 41, from 1989, the 10^th anniversary issue of the Journal of Palestine Studies.

When I brought them home my parents recognized the names of renowned Palestinian academics and scholars inside the cover—at the time, such as Professor Walid Khalidi and Hisham Sharabi. We sat around the kitchen table exploring this treasure that I happened upon. I couldn’t have imagined then that one day I’d get to work side by side with these incredible scholars to make the Journal possible. ...READ MORE