Saturday, May 4, 2013

My letter to the NYTimes RE One Step Forward, The Arab League offers an improved proposal for peace in the Middle East, a welcome announcement.

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 Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundatio...
Friday, May 3, 2013

The Economist: Squeeze them out... As Jewish settlements expand, the Palestinians are being driven away

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A barrage of reports by the UN, the European Union and assorted charities has repeatedly warned that the Palestinians in Area C are under...
Thursday, May 2, 2013

My letter to the Washington Post RE Netanyahu cool to Arab land-swap initiative [Kerry this week praised the League for backing land swaps as part of Israeli-Palestinian peace process.]

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Liberty Enlightening the World The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy... The statue...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

My letters 4-21, 4-24 & 5-1-2013 RE Salam Fayyad's state building efforts & The Arab Peace Initiative

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RE Kerry makes headway with Middle East peace, but violence flares http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0430/Kerry-make...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Kerry backs moves to revive Arab peace initiative... Addressing reporters after the talks, he said he had reaffirmed the vision of President Barack Obama of "two states living side-by-side in peace and security, brought about through direct negotiations between the parties."

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani deliver a joi...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

This Week in Palestine: Palestinian Institutions A Story of Perseverance ... Salam Fayyad "This was not about roads, buildings, or infrastructure, despite their importance. This plan was about statehood, citizen participation, and enfranchisement. It was based on the vision of establishing a functional framework where government is accountable and citizens participate in the widest and most effective way possible in decision-making and governance."

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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad inaugurating olive harvest season in Jayyous village, Qalqilia on 10 November 2012. Photo by photojournalist ...

Israeli forces uproot 700 olive trees near Jenin

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http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=589385 NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Thursday uprooted over 700 olive trees ...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

CNN online Dean Obeidallah: I'm Muslim, and I hate terrorism

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Dean Obeidallah [AS ALWAYS PLEA...

Hassan Khader: "Here's how we really should frame the relevant questions. What makes young men, in the prime of their lives, believe that killing others, including at a sports event, is some kind of sacred duty? And can they really identify with an imaginary "nation," one that transcends boundaries and ethnicities, no less? And what will it take to make people on all four corners of earth unite in putting an end to this barbaric pattern and bringing such young men to their senses?"

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Martin Richard, 8, was one of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing s, April 15, 2013. ABC News photo (Courtesy Richard Family...