Category: Palestine

  • Two Lines of Thought on the Middle East Peace Process

    The debate around the peace process essentially rages around two lines of thought. The first line, pragmatic, considers that it is basing itself on realities, very harsh and painful realities. They see that the US has won a huge victory in the Gulf War, that the war has had disastrous economic effects on the Palestinians,…

  • The Holocaust & Israel

    After the mounds of bones at Auschwitz, the incinerators and gas chambers, we understood those who said, “Never Again!“ We thought we understood. Except while saying, “Never Again!” they told the Palestinians they could not become citizens of the state called Israel, explaining to the world that the Jews, a chosen race of people, had…

  • Speech of an Imaginary Palestinian

    My name is _____. I am a Palestinian. I live in the village of ____ in the ___ part of Palestine now called Israel. It is funny that I say I live there. Actually, my family, my relatives, my friends – all the people of the village were driven out by the Israelis about fifteen…