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Week in Review, Feb 24th

Editors — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:26:50 +0000

A victory for Khader Adnan (?), a fuel crisis in Gaza, new settlement construction in the West Bank and more in this week’s top #Palestine stories. Continue Reading “Week in Review, Feb 24th” on Storify… View the story “Week in Review, Feb 24th” on Storify

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Wadah Khanfar: Palestine Still A Central Issue For A Changing Arab World

Christa Blackmon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:20 +0000

Last night, I was privileged enough to attend another episode of the Atlantic Exchange series with former director of Al Jazeera, and now head of the new Sharq Forum, Wadah Khanfar hosted by Palestine Note co-publisher Steve Clemons. In addition to getting to sit in the same room as someone has been listed in the ...

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When Good People Have Wrong Ideas

Steve Feldman — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:04 +0000

So much of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is caused by the misconceptions held by good people. I was reminded of this today by a story called the “The First Symptom” by Michael Devolin, which arrived in an e-mail from Jerry Sobel, “Israeli advocate in defense of Israel’s just cause”. Devolin, a Canadian writer, ...

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Arab Revolutions Televised, Tweeted, and Blogged: An AtlanticLIVE Interview With Wadah Khanfar

Christa Blackmon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:25:41 +0000

Live broadcast by UstreamTonight, Palestine Note co-publisher and AtlanticLIVE editor-in-chief Steve Clemons will be hosting an exchange with former Director General of Al Jazeera and President of the Sharq Forum. I’ll be heading out to the Atlantic offices in just a few hours, but citizens of the internet can also watch the event live in ...

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The Jab’a Accident and the Infrastructure of Occupation

Editors — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:41:48 +0000

Yousef Munayyer - When I heard the tragic news last week about an accident involving a school bus near Jab’a that left several young Palestinian school children dead I was devastated by the details and began to think about how scared those children must have been and how difficult life will be for the families ...

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Week in Review, Feb 17th

Editors — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:09:14 +0000

Love for Palestine on Valentine's Day, Khader Adnan's appeal rejected, and a tragic bus crash in this week's top #Palestine news stories

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R2P Too? Why Syria Is Not Libya in UN Eyes

Editors — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:13:11 +0000

Mehrunisa Qayyum - “Syria is not Libya,” Ambassador Peter Wittig emphasized as he responded to questions comparing global reactions to NATO intervention in Libya but not Syria. Edward Luck, U.N. Special Advisor on the Responsibility to Protect, echoed back, “Syria is not Libya.” Syria is not Libya for a variety of reasons. First, Libya has only ...

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Promoting Palestinian Rights For Valentine’s Day

Christa Blackmon — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:33 +0000

Checkpoint date: When dinner isn’t the only check you have to worry about – watch more funny videos Today is Valentine’s Day! Whether you choose to celebrate it by caving to mass marketing of consumer products, sharing hilarious anti V-day cards on Facebook, or just enjoying a day that celebrates chocolate, nearly all of us ...

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Why is Alan Dershowitz still talking?

Omar Baddar — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:14:58 +0000

I am constantly perplexed by Alan Dershowitz’s ability to maintain his respectable status in spite of his extensive record of intellectual dishonesty. Despite his history, he’s still being published in major outlets, joining the drumbeat for an attack on Iran, and is taken seriously as the “go-to” guy for so-called “pro-Israel” groups seeking to counter ...

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Week in Review, Feb 10th

Editors — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:53:37 +0000

Fatah and Hamas finally sign unity government agreement, hunger striker brings greater attention to IDF administrative detention, Hamas' "waning" relationship with Iran and more this week's top #Palestine stories.

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