Who wants quiet in Mideast
An argument has been raging for some time as to which party in the Middle East conflict is more interested in peace and[…]
Danger of Lawlessness in Palestine
My 14-year old son, Bishara, and his cousin ran into trouble this week. They were loitering in Bethlehem’s Manger Square during the few[…]
The real obstacle is the settlements
Nothing is causing a perpetuation of the current Palestinian -Israeli violence more than the existence and growth of illegal Jewish settlements in the[…]
Damned if we do, damned if we don’t
Palestinians are in a dilemma. We are not sure whom to trust, whom not to trust, what to do or not to do[…]
Palestine Under Curfew
The ninety minutes I spent in the Jordan National Bank in Bethlehem said it all. I had gone to Bethlehem when I learned[…]
Palestinians are damned if they do, and damned if they don’t
Palestinians are in a dilemma. They are not sure what to do or not do, who to trust and what they have to[…]
Restrictions lead to a strange marriage in Jordan
It was an unusual wedding by all counts. The bride was Patricia Ghabar a Palestinian from Bethlehem. The groom, Wael Hashweh from Gaza.[…]
Bush and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
It was no coincidence that the latest spat of attacks against Israelis occurred as US President George Bush was about to make his[…]
Apathy towards reoccupations
I should have been angry but I wasn’t. Israeli soldiers at the Qalandia checkpoint slashed all four wheels of my car. Apparently they[…]
Is the West interested in Understanding the East
During the past weeks I attended two conferences in New York and Vienna, which were aimed at finding ways of using the media[…]