Annie's New Letters (& notes)http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do unto youennoreply@blogger.com (annie)Thu, 24 May 2012 10:34:41 PDTBlogger http://www.blogger.com2325125AIPAC inspired H.R. 4133....passed by America's Congress on May 9 by a vote of 411–2 on a “suspension of the rules,” which is intended for non-controversial legislation requiring little debate and a quick vote.http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/aipac-inspired-hr-4133passed-by.htmlJohn DingellCongressIsrael/Palestine ConflictInstitutionalized discriminationNotesPhilip GiraldiRon Paulnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Thu, 24 May 2012 10:34:41 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-54035498670444887420"If Congress wants to give Israel the type of guarantees that would require Washington to support Tel Aviv’s foreign and security policy, there should be a free and open debate with the American...My letter to the NYTimes RE Not All Israeli Citizens Are Equal by Yousef Manayyer (& Power With Purpose by Thomas L. Friedman)http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/my-letter-to-nytimes-re-not-all-israeli.htmlEqual RightsNYTimesJewish statePalestineDemocracyThomas FriedmanequalityYousef MunayyerIsraelCivic Musclelettersfreedomnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Thu, 24 May 2012 08:25:04 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-60266161824637629480RE:  Not All Israeli Citizens Are Equal by Yousef Manayyer http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/opinion/not-all-israeli-citizens-are-equal.html?_r=1 (& Power With Purpose by  Thomas L....New York Times: Not All Israeli Citizens Are Equal by Yousef Munayyerhttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-york-times-not-all-israeli-citizens.htmlNew York TimesMassachusettsPalestineEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictYousef ManayyerNotesJerusalemLyddaIsraelCivic MuscleLodIMEUnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Thu, 24 May 2012 03:39:12 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-29707226220720076730Palestine's Lydda in 1920 with St. George's Church in the background ****************http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/opinion/not-all-israeli-citizens-are-equal.html?_r=1 OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Not...ATFP notes that, as the occupying power, Israel is responsible for protecting Palestinian civilians from attacks by settlers, which is an increasing and highly destabilizing phenomenon.http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/atfp-notes-that-as-occupying-power.htmlvideoIDFIsrael/Palestine ConflictATFPAmerican Task Force on PalestineNotesB'TselemZiad J. AsaliIsraeli Settler Violencenoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 22 May 2012 07:40:21 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-16672218305042162410"The images of Israeli soldiers standing side-by-side with armed settlers as they open fire on Palestinian villagers could not be more damaging to Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation, the...Open Zion....Hussein Ibish: Beware "Creative Alternatives"http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/open-zionhussein-ibish-beware-creative.htmlTwo State SolutionHussein IbishEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictNotesOpen Zion2SSnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Sat, 19 May 2012 04:46:51 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-27095493812837145130 [AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO READ GOOD ...Wasim Salfiti: My Family's History with Nakbahttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/wasim-salfiti-my-familys-history-with.htmlNakbaWasim SalfitiEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictNotesCivic Musclenoreply@blogger.com (annie)Sat, 19 May 2012 04:33:15 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-16696380990263264470Wasim Salfiti is a writer living in Washington, DC and frequently travels to the Middle East. He was an Editorial Fellow at Mother Jones Magazine and is a graduate of Columbia University and the...Palestinian Beauty... traditional costumeshttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/palestinian-beauty-traditional-costumes.htmlPalestineembroideryNotesSunbulaPalestinian EmbroideryPalestine Heritagethe artsnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Sat, 19 May 2012 04:11:12 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-79635953832622099900A 1980s UNRWA poster showing a classic Ramallah traditional costume  from the collection of Widad Kawar, Amman (Photo: M Nasr)Child's quilt 1991 Jordan River Designs, Amman, ...Palestinian author Ibtisam Barakat "...and the world is at heart playful..."http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/palestinian-author-ibtisam-barakat-and.htmlTasting the SkyPalestineIbtisam BarakatEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictbooksPalestinian RefugeesPalestinian Americanthe arts1967NotesCivic MuscleRamallahpoetnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Thu, 17 May 2012 05:35:18 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-68748208851793882020Ibtisam Barakat I went to buy something and the lady behind the counter pulled out the newspaper from a month or so ago and asked me if I would sign my name next to the article about me as a...Nakba and Memories (1967 War) By Mike Odetallahttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/nakba-and-memories-1967-war-by-mike.htmlforced evictionsforced displacementPalestineNakbaIsrael/Palestine ConflictNotesMike Hanini Odetalla (Abu Odeh)Mike OdetallaPalestinian Refugeesongoing Nakbanoreply@blogger.com (annie)Thu, 17 May 2012 04:55:28 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-84569145097004870970Nakba and Memories (1967 War) By Mike Odetalla May 15th. 2002 - The 54th anniversary of Nakba: the disaster of the people of Palestine. On this date, May 15th 1948, we, the people of Palestine...Randa Jarrar: Imagining Myself in Palestinehttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/randa-jarrar-imagining-myself-in.htmlforced evictionsforced displacementYitzak RabinIsrael/Palestine ConflictNotesRight to ReturnRanda Jarrarnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 11:21:02 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-78034544431375415600May 14, 2012On a recent trip to Israel, Randa Jarrar gets detained, denied entry, and sent to 'the Arab Room.'   [AS ALWAYS ...Hanan Ashrawi: Recognizing Nakba, Reaching Peacehttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/hanan-ashrawi-recognizing-nakba.htmlTwo State SolutionNakbaHanan AshrawibookstoresEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictPalestinian CultureNotes1948noreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 10:53:34 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-44084214551557029230Hanan Ashrawi, head of the PLO’s Department of Culture and Information [AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO...Haaretz Editorial: Nakba is part of Israel's historyhttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/haaretz-editorial-nakba-is-part-of.htmlNakbaEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictNotesHaaretznoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 10:38:04 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-86972441582417180930http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/nakba-is-part-of-israel-s-history-1.430501Palestinian children hold a key to commemorate Nakba day. Photo by AP Nakba...The task before us is to make sure that no further nakbas, no more pogroms or unspeakable horrors, ever occur againhttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/task-before-us-is-to-make-sure-that-no.htmlBradley BurstonNakbaEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictATFPAmerican Task Force on PalestineNotesZiad J. AsaliPalestinian RefugeesHaaretznoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 09:41:57 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-3454905927522985530A girl leans on a chain, during a protest to mark the 64th anniversary of Nakba, at Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port-city of Sidon, in south Lebanon May 15, 2012. Nakba, or...Qalqiliya unveils 'train of return' to mark Nakba & Abbas applauds steadfastness on Nakba Dayhttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/qalqiliya-unveils-train-of-return-to.htmlPalestinian RightsPalestineMaan NewsEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictNotesRight to ReturnPalestinian Refugeesthe artsnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 06:38:11 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-4056260566377051040The train symbolizes return from exile.[AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO ...The Keyhttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/key.htmlKeyPalestinian heritageNotesRight to Returnpostcards + photosPalestinian Refugeesnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:08 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-80069642590853577020Exodus 1948 التهجيرعام (19 photos)http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/exodus-1948-19-photos.htmlforced evictionsforced displacementNakbaEnding the Israel/Palestine conflict1948old photosUNWRApostcards + photosnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 05:48:41 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-34076514738420349560UNRWA Exodus 1948 التهجيرعام (19 photos)Palestinians march in annual mourning ritualhttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/palestinians-march-in-annual-mourning.htmlPalestinian RightsPalestineNakbaIsrael/Palestine ConflictNotesPalestinian Refugeesongoing Nakbanoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 05:36:03 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-36113477208000510140Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold boards during a rally marking Nakba Day, outside Tel Aviv University, as a counter-protest (not pictured) was held nearby, May 14, 2012. On May 15, Palestinians...http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/palestinian-with-his-face-painted-in.htmlpostcards + photosnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 05:25:40 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-10813055863040640520A Palestinian with his face painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag takes part in a rally marking Nakba in Gaza City May 15, 2012. Israeli security forces were on high alert for violence on...EU foreign ministers on Monday issued a harsh critique of Israel, saying the gathering pace of settlement-building, settler extremism and ill-treatment of Palestinians threatens a two-state solution.http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/eu-foreign-ministers-on-monday-issued.htmlEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictEuropean UnionNotesJewish Settlementsnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 04:09:27 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-10903268640882785740[AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO READ GOOD ...Ambassador Maen Rashid Areikat: For a more constructive Congress on Palestinehttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/ambassador-maen-rashid-areikat-for-more.htmlPalestineEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictNotesPeacePLO DELEGATIONAmbassador Maen Rashid Areikatnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 03:14:58 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-62405507593471869340"The U.S. administration realizes very well that Palestinians have been forthcoming and engaged in the past three years. We offered proposals, and made suggestions and ideas only to be met with a...Arab writers returning from Gaza condemn Hamas repression, lament erasure of Palestinian characterhttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/arab-writers-returning-from-gaza.htmlPalestineHAMASNotesPalfest 2012Israelthe artsIslamistsnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Tue, 15 May 2012 02:42:54 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-69552237372221980160Arab writers return from Gaza, overshadow literature festival with anti-Hamas testimonies May 14, 2012 Mohammed Saad Ahram Online May 13, 2012 - 12:00am ...to be an authentic voice... a poem by Anne Selden Annabhttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/to-be-authentic-voice-poem-by-anne.htmlpoemnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Sun, 13 May 2012 03:01:47 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-18926274024497165290       The echo chamber swallows up and consumes the naive & disconnected Makes them feel alive- popular and empowered Pushes them farther and farther from...The Lessons of the Nakba.... an authentic voicehttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/lessons-of-nakba.htmlEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictAmerican Task Force on PalestineNotesZiad J. AsaliCivic Musclenoreply@blogger.com (annie)Sun, 13 May 2012 03:32:09 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-88655078149920812121"Israelis and Palestinians alike are two peoples who have experienced traumatic histories. We must never forget them. But we must not be held hostage by history either. We must care more about the...In West Bank, Israeli barrier threatens Roman terraceshttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/in-west-bank-israeli-barrier-threatens.htmlIsrael/Palestine ConflictNotesThe Wallnoreply@blogger.com (annie)Fri, 11 May 2012 02:05:29 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-52577569894277653870In this photo taken Sunday, May 6, 2012 Palestinian farmer Elayan Shami, 62, plants eggplants in a maze to direct the water downhill from one terrace to another in his field in the West Bank...It's Time for Palestinehttp://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/its-time-for-palestine.htmlhealingEnding the Israel/Palestine conflictNotesPeaceequalitynoreply@blogger.com (annie)Thu, 10 May 2012 09:44:06 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056582249415577391.post-71388461271713215640World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel28 May - 3 June 2012"Pray, educate, and advocate for justice in Palestine"An initiative of the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum (PIEF) of the World Council of...