Last night Phil Weiss did a post on his observations of women’s roles in Gaza.…
Seham writes: In the last 48 hours: Palestinian home and olive tree destroyed by settlers in At-Tuwani Israelis On Horseback In West Bank Fire Raid Israeli forces raid Bil’in, arrest member of Popular Committee VIDEO: Another invasion of Bil‘in -…
Seham responds to my post about the question of whether Jews agonizing over their Jewish identity is a sideshow to real engagement on Israel/Palestine: You know how much I like forwarding news items along, and invariably at some point a…
Seham writes: I live in one of the more liberal regions in Northern CA so I’m more familiar with compassionate and well intentioned Orientalism, none of this stabbing business is going on over here. Men that wear Birkenstocks just don’t…
Our West Coast correspondent Seham writes: Haaretz had this insightful piece today which describes how the Palestinian “diet” came about: Several months ago, ministry officials approached the United Nations to consult with them about their dietary plan for the Gaza…
Our friend Seham, a Palestinian-American in California, declined our challenge to produce a positive forward-looking solution in Israel/Palestine. You’ll see there were a ton of smart comments on her post. We asked if she wanted to add anything to her…