Tag Archives for Palestinian
Double The Fun
I’m an Australian citizen, a proud Palestinian, a sceptic when it comes to multiculturalism in its current forms — and at the same time I’m strongly against assimilation. I’m stating my position from the start so as not to be misunderstood. Why? Because I know I’m risking upsetting both sides of the multicultural debate with what I have to write. Continue reading
Top 10 things to do for Palestine
Could it be that a Palestinian’s day is only 23 hours and 20 minutes long! This is what Barak said addressing the Knesset about the delays Palestinians suffer from Israeli roadblocks in the West Bank, and I quote here from … Continue reading
The Myth of Palestinian-Israeli Peace Process
I think the only solution is a one state where all Palestinian & Jews live happily, a state that will protect and welcome any Jew from around the world, and the right of return for all Palestinian refugees and their offspring… Continue reading
Why Palestinians should care about global warming?
I was talking to some Palestinian friends, we were five smoking Argyle, drinking minted tea, and talking politics as you do when you have not much else to do. A friend was voicing her disgust to what happened in Copenhagen. “Why don’t we … Continue reading
In a land far away
In a land far away – not here, I lived freely without any fear, In a land far away – not now, I lived peacefully, don’t ask me how. On a day not far in the past – but not yesterday, someone took the land away… Continue reading
2008, Gaza
Day six: I’d like to claim that I suffer from a case of writers’ block but that would imply that I think of myself as a professional writer; Not my intention at all. I’ve been meaning to write my annual … Continue reading
What lies beyond your gaze?
A friend of mine emailed me this question: “what lies beyond your gaze?” This morning, on my way to a meeting in Ramallah, there, in the bus, the only thing I could see from my window is the grey cement … Continue reading
My home is my heart
Writing this will not be easy, how do you write about emotions, passion, and children’s laughter? I will start with a story: The story starts few years ago while walking in Jerusalem by the walls of the old city, as … Continue reading
Dr Allan
He sat down on the balcony of his huge mansion, the ocean stretched ahead… a clear blue ocean connected by a thin orange horizon to a clear blue sky. It was a beautiful sunset, this is life, he thought, sipping … Continue reading
2005, People Like Us
I’m beyond confused, I’m fed up, I want to celebrate who I am without having to define exactly that I belong to this group or the other, I think the tribal mentality is really, really hard to sustain these days. Continue reading