Optimism
Overall life is good and people are good. Some people do foolish things once in a while: oppress, kill, steal land, destroy trees etc. But life continues and people survive, adapt, and struggle to get...
View ArticleSaud and Susya
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Nayef Al-Saud died at age 78. Nayef was the Interior Minister known for his “efficient” crackdown on dissent and thus was praised by US administrators for dealing with...
View ArticleHumanizing
It is abundantly clear that oppressors spend an inordinate amount of time and resources to dehumanize their victims. But we humans spend an inordinate amount of time also trying to suppress our own...
View ArticlePalestinian charter
To remind us, this charter of the PLO shown below was not legally amended. Many of us are calling for a democratic election to the Palestine National Council per the charter after which some things can...
View ArticleDoubling money for settlement
Today, Jewish settlers came to Beit Sahour to look over the area they want to build the new settlement on. Last night, settlers tried to burn a Palestinian family home in Tequa. This week, Israeli...
View ArticleGaza Again
People are subjected to massive well-funded propaganda trying to sell a “product” that “Israel is defending itself” by massacring civilians in Gaza (again) and engaging in extrajudicial executions of...
View ArticleChristmas behind the wall
We remembered the 20 children killed in Connecticut (where I last lived in the USA). We remembered them and we also remembered the 33 children killed last month by US funded Israeli war machine and the...
View ArticleBeit Laham
Bethlehem (Aramaic for House of Laham, the Canaanitic God of Sustenance) area is decked in colors and the best and most beautiful lights are the smiles on the faces of our children. On Saturday...
View ArticleBoston Bombings
At first I thought I should not comment on the Boston bombings as it is obvious that we in Palestine, under siege and regular bombardment would clearly sympathize. But then I saw the usual pundits on...
View ArticleEconomic pacification
The meeting in Jordan of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is a shameful spectacle of self-described “World business and political leaders.” Millions are spent to have good food, smiles and handshakes...
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