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Beauty and the Beast

Subdued
She was lying on the floor
Injured and hurting

(LONDON) - Symbolism is often at the heart of creative expression. While it is symbolic, I see in Nahida's poem strong parallels with reality that are inescapable.

APN Opposes Knesset Bill `Legalizing` Illegal Settlement Construction

"... This week, yet again, Netanyahu shows that he is not serious about peace..." - APN President and CEO Debra DeLee

(WASHINGTON DC) - Americans for Peace Now joins its Israeli sister organization, Peace Now, in its strong opposition to a Knesset Bill that seeks to circumvent Israel’s Supreme Court and retroactively “legalize” West Bank settlements.

These are built illegally on land privately owned by Palestinians.

Bring Gaza Race-Car Students in from the Cold

Praised as “inspirational” they’re expected to scour local junk-yards for materials and parts.

(LONDON) - Praised as “inspirational” they’re expected to scour local junk-yards for materials and parts

Last year engineering students from the Gaza Strip took on the cream of Europe's technical universities in a competition to build a race car, despite obstruction by the Israeli regime.

Gaza`s Maze of Deadly Violence Further Tanged by Israel`s War of Words

Credibility can be hard to evaluate, however in the case of Israel there is none left to weigh.

(SALEM / GAZA CITY) - As bloody as the Palestine-Israel conflict is, we must never forget that it is also a war of words.

Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) can't get ten words out about their encounters with resistance forces in Gaza without using the word 'terrorist'

WATCH: Palestinians Going to Madonna Concert Stopped by Wall

"With all the peaceful songs that you sing for peace, in an apartheid state, it doesn’t help the real peace. Because for me as a Palestinian..."

(TEL AVIV +972Mag) - Two brothers from the village of Nil’in got tickets to see Madonna play live in Israel.

They started walking to the show, but were stopped by the separation wall built on their lands. “I apologize for being not able to come to your concert for peace,” said one of the brothers.

Living Without Your Name

If you are a Palestinian and want to rent a flat, at times, to misquote Arthur Miller, you have to live without your name.

(BEER-SHIVA, Israel) - My friend’s wife was accepted to a PhD program at McGill University in Montreal.

They decided to move to Canada with their two children at about the same time that I was offered a fellowship at Princeton and decided to move with my family to New Jersey for a year.

The United Jewish Kingdom

"To suggest that anti-Semitism can ever be explained, rather than condemned, is insensitive and, frankly, bizarre" - Michael Gove

(LONDON) - The Telegraph reported yesterday that “ministers have criticised Britain’s biggest exam board after pupils were asked to explain ‘why some people are prejudiced against Jews’ as part of a GCSE.

Madonna `Peace` Concert: an Open Letter to Israeli NGOs

It has come to our attention that several Israeli NGOs have agreed to participate in Madonna's "peace concert", scheduled for May 31st.

(TEL AVIV) - Each and every artist playing Israel is turning a blind eye to its ongoing occupation and apartheid against the Palestinian people.

Dystopia Revisited

Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious. --George Orwell, 1984

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Many people have been shocked by the distortion, propaganda and downright lies appearing in the Western media over events in the Middle East.

But for someone living in the Middle East for 30 or 40 years, the lies are nothing new.

Israel`s Apartheid Government Begins to Unravel at the Seams

"I fought very hard in the Supreme Court against the reunification of Palestinian families" - Ilan 'Adolph' Tsion

(SALEM) - We've seen this coming for a long time. Israel's racism toward native Palestinians is really not unique; the Israelis are now turning on darker skinned refugees and the violence is feverish.

I find humor in the times I have been chastised by Israelis for articles that push the truth button.