Author Archives: Pamela Olson

Pamela Olson’s book tour tracks ongoing sea change in US public opinion: You used to need extra security to bring a pro-Palestine speaker to campus. Now you need extra security to bring a pro-Israel speaker.

Travel guru Rick Steves interviews Pamela Olson about the occupation. And so does National Geographic. America is changing. Olson will be doing events in Washington on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

When a Jewish friend came out to Israel for Passover, Pamela Olson got him to lie to his family and visit her in Ramallah, where he saw the dancing traffic cop. Another amazing fact about Palestine that you have never heard about in the west, where we have destroyed a civilization in our discourse

Pamela Olson: Like Abraham Lincoln, I believe people will make pretty good choices when given enough freedom and information.

Many people have asked me how Rania and her family have been doing this year. (Here’s the backstory on Rania, if you’re unfamiliar with it.) Thanks to the generosity of many kind donors, she was able to finish her house, … Continue reading →

Jon Stewart mocks the Israel lobby, calls for an end to war drums, and urges U.N. to accept Palestinian state

20% of all income from the book ‘Fast Times in Palestine’ during the month of March will be donated to Occupy AIPAC.

Yesterday we posted reflections from Pamela Olson who has been in the West Bank during the UN debate over Palestinian statehood. Here is a follow up post on where she sees hope. Despite everything I outlined in the post yesterday, … Continue reading →

That pretty much sums up the atmosphere in the West Bank following Abbas’ recent trip to the UN in New York to submit an application for statehood for Palestine. There was some anticipation leading up to his speech in the … Continue reading →

After three and a half years, I’m delighted to announce that my book, Fast Times in Palestine, is between covers. It’s modeled in a sense after Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a book that didn’t try to pontificate about the evils of … Continue reading →

Shortly after Hamas won Parliamentary elections in 2006, I wrote an essay that addressed frequently asked questions about the Hamas election victory. I thought now would be a good time to link to it (read the full essay here), given … Continue reading →

Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert wrote an article in the New York Times (“He who Cast the First Stone Probably Didn’t”) explaining why starting cycles of violence is so easy. There are many forces at play, of course, but two basic … Continue reading →

The Daily Show – America’s Freedom Packages Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Once again, Jon Stewart leads the way in pointing out America’s exquisite hypocrisy in the Middle East. John Oliver joins … Continue reading →

The Daily Show – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sharia? Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Last night I fired up the Daily Show on my computer, something I hadn’t done … Continue reading →

The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker, co-written with journalist Jen Marlowe (author of Darfur Diaries), tells the remarkable story of Sami Al Jundi. Recounted as a first-person narrative, it’s told with rare honesty, sparing no … Continue reading →

The following is a piece from the Jerusalem Post (JPost), which is usually a pretty right-wing Israeli paper, but it has one amazing column called Rattling the Cage by Larry Derfner. Let me back up a minute. Last night I … Continue reading →

I was in Washington, DC in the late summer of 2006 showing a Palestinian friend around, and I remember looking down the street at the US Capitol building. The intricate white dome soared into the sky, a breathtaking beacon of … Continue reading →

This is adorable. And telling. And hilarious. Not the salmon!

A fabulous party Tuesday night in Brooklyn was the latest in a series of nation-wide fundraisers to send an American boat to break the siege of Gaza. The Siege Busters’ Ball featured hours of eclectic performances, connections, conversations, and shoulder-shaking … Continue reading →

Come one, come all to THE SIEGE BUSTERS BALL! A dance on International Day of Peace for the US BOAT TO GAZA CAMPAIGN Tickets $20-$40 – Purchase now at the Littlefield website All proceeds will go to support the US … Continue reading →

Haaretz today notes that the settlers are becoming apoplectic because the Palestinians won’t stop boycotting settler goods, despite explicit requests by the Israelis that they do so. The article lists several settlement companies that are targeted: "Shamir Salads, Kobi Burekas, … Continue reading →