Frustrating but indispensable, Saeb Erekat was like the peace process: heroic.
One can easily say that Saeb embodied the peace process itself: imperfect, frustrating at times, yet still essential and indispensable.
Rabin’s contribution was recognizing us as partners. Don’t erase it.
Rabin’s legacy that he is most remembered for is breaking a taboo by acknowledging the Palestinians as partners engaged in negotiating a solution.
Palestinian leadership must hold elections — and not run in them
A democratic change of Palestinian leadership is now of paramount importance as the main option left to move the Palestinian struggle forward.
AOC should honor Rabin. She should honor Arafat, too.
What is needed instead of shunning one another is to bridge the gap and transcend the us vs. them mentality. AOC should start there.
Violence begets despair begets violence in Gaza’s endless, hopeless loop
Israelis: Do not be deceived. We are like you. We want only a dignified life, and a future for ourselves and our children.
Why we Palestinians are not celebrating the suspension of annexation
The road to Ramallah to make peace with Palestinians is far shorter than the path to Dubai or any other capital where Netanyahu can enjoy a photo op.
Propagandists on either side of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict have erased the possibility of persuasion
The longer we indulge in these bubbles the more we fuel and perpetuate the conflict and the more death and pain we bring on ourselves.
Welcome to the occupation, where making a mistake can be a death sentence
We cannot excuse what happened at the checkpoint, in which Ahmed was summarily executed while running away from the scene.
Could Israel’s gestures towards Gaza during the pandemic turn into a new policy?
What is needed to build on these touching gestures is moving from the occasional easing of the blockade to the permanent revival of Gaza.
Imagine it was your special needs son shot in the street
How can Iyad Hallaq’s elderly parents now carry such pain of their son’s coldhearted and merciless murder?