STATEMENT ISSUED March 10 by PALESTINIANS FOR DIGNITY – President Obama’s visit to the occupied Palestinian territory comes at a time when our prisoners are waging a hunger strike battle in the face of Israeli government obstinacy, and in the face of US silence towards the slow murder these heroes are being subjected to. Most recently Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat died during...
By Tariq Shadid – When Stevie Wonder announced his withdrawal from a performance at the FIDF (“Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces”) fundraiser gala, many in the pro-Palestinian movement cheered. I was relieved too. Seeing one of the greatest musical geniuses of our age, whom I could safely call one of the biggest inspirations of my own musical development, planning...
DEMONSTRATION IN RAMALLAH ON SATURDAY the 4th! DETAILS POSTED BELOW —- —- At a time when the Amman “exploratory talks” have reached a dead end, much like other negotiation attempts which have been failing for the past 20 years, representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) will consult this Saturday February 4th with the Arab League Follow-up Committee about ways out of the political...
By Tariq Shadid – also at Palestine Chronicle and Al Ahram Weekly – The essence of the Palestinian struggle is the battle against Zionism. It is a battle against its racism, against its murderous war crimes, against its insatiable territorial hunger, against its disdain for non-Jewish human rights, and against its devoted attempts to destroy Palestinian national identity. As voices...
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