The city of Santiago de Compostela, in the autonomous region of Galicia in Northern Spain, has sealed a significant BDS victory. BDS stands for ‘Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions’, and is a worldwide movement that favors a boycott of ‘Israel’. In November 2015, the city council of Santiago adopted a non-binding motion in support of boycotting ‘Israel’. According to recent reports,...
There has always been a consistently high demand for information on the shibbabeh, judging from web traffic coming to my website. Also, I frequently get questions about the instrument, and my tutorials. I really apologize for not answering all of them. It’s just too much work, and frankly, in most cases, I think people are able to figure out the...
Dear friends of Palestine, I have been receiving many responses to the skeptical statements I made yesterday about the symbolic efforts of ‘recognition’ of Palestine undertaken by some governments across the globe. Good, since this is exactly why I made them. It means I challenged people’s thoughts, and this was my objective. Someone needs to point out the hypocrisy in...
Dear friends and fans, this is a personal little blog with some reflections on my plans for the coming year. First of all, I wish you all a successful 2015, in good health and prosperity, and a continued dedication to supporting the Palestinian struggle in all the various ways that you do. You may have noticed that my online activity...
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