Arab Freedom and the ADC Convention
The real challenge is to speak, and to do so from a position of principle that is applied without distinction and increasingly without fear of those in power.
Just as well that Obama had no Details about Middle East Peace
It’s just as well that President Obama did not present a detailed vision for Middle East peace in his speech today. He has lost considerable credibility given his inability to secure a settlement freeze, let alone a withdrawal of Israeli soldiers and settlers from the occupied territories.
What the Muslim World Needs to Hear from Obama
The timing and venue of Obama’s upcoming speech on U.S. policy in the Middle East and North Africa is baffling.
Hollow ‘Reconciliation’ in Palestine
Hamas and Fatah’s agreement will only maintain the status quo of division, called ‘unity’ only for public consumption.
Recognizing Palestine?
The efforts of the Palestinian Authority to push for statehood are nothing more than an elaborate farce.
Palestine and the Egyptian Revolution: A View from Gaza
When I was asked by a solidarity activist about the impact of the end of the Mubarak regime on the Gaza Strip, my immediate answer was that it would definitely mean the end of the deadly siege that has been imposed on Gaza since 2006. Yet, we in Gaza are still waiting.
Toward Palestine’s ‘Mubarak moment’
The slow collapse of Palestinian collective leadership institutions in recent years has reached a crisis amid the ongoing Arab revolutions, the revelations in the Palestine Papers, and the absence of any credible peace process.
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) controlled by Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah faction has attempted to respond to this crisis by calling elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and the PA presidency.
Understanding Obama’s Settlement Posture
"You can't maintain power through coercion," President Barack Obama declared at last Tuesday's press conference, taking aim at dictators in the Arab world and Iran. Two days later, he brought the weight of his office to bear on Mahmoud Abbas to get the Palestinians to withdraw a resolution condemning Israeli settlements from the United Nations Security Council.
Palestine after Mubarak
