Netanyahu looked old, tired, and angry as he delivered his "speech" in front of the Knesset. He had nothing new to say so he regurgitated the old myths about...
On 16 October 1935, a barrel marked "cement" fell as it was being unloaded from ships at the port in Jaffa. The broken barrel contained guns, grenades, and...
My mother says I should have worn long sleeves for the Palestinian olive trees sometimes do not want to part with their fruits without a bit of resistance....
"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom."...
We see and meet the nicest people but we also see and meet the meanest people in Palestine. Every day here is an experience in extremes. We contrast an...
It is not easy to remain a racist oppressor and it is getting harder to keep deflecting the critics by asking them to focus on nonexistent threats (like Iran)....
Yesterday and while politicians fret over terms like "slow-down" or "restraint" on illegal settlement activities, the Israeli authorities demolished more homes...
One of these days, I would like to write a book to document the 1001 ways that Zionists use to take over land and distract attention at the same time. In...
(brief video linked at end) I have not been to Beirut since I was five years old (but I do remember some things of it) and I was a bit nervous since much has...
(Action at bottom) Many years ago my son had two pet hamsters who took turns running on a metal exercise wheel without of course getting anywhere (but...
(Two actions at bottom) Today over 150 Palestinians and internationals participated in an activity to reclaim and plant olive trees on a threatened hill in an...
Happy Eid AlAdha to all Muslim friends and Colleagues. May this holiday return to us with advance in justice and freedom and a retreat in the forces of...
[Quote of the day] "The last thing that should interest us is the Palestinians' concern. Before the Palestinian issue, what should interest us is our friends...
December 3, 2009 passes, just another day among 365 days of the year. But no day here is boring. I videotape at length (mostly for another project) but put a...
Days pass by here each one very unpredictable. Yesterday we heard significant complaints about the rumored plans by the accomodationist branches of Fatah for...
ACTION ITEM: I attended the launching of this critical document on Friday in Bethlehem (a packed press conference with over 200 people attending). Please...
The Air France jet landed in Madrid and I stepped out quickly through the impressive airport to the luggage area. There was no need for border passport check...
Groups in the Bethlehem area dedicate a series of events called Shepherds' Nights (December 23-25) to Jerusalem (increasingly being de-Palestinized) and hold a...
9 Minute Video I just put out on life in Bethlehem area during Christmas. It starts with a Jewish guy who joined the demonstration in Al-Masara asking that the...
A year ago, in the midst of the savage attack on Gaza, we in the Palestinain Center for Rapprochement between People in Beit Sahour issued a call for action...
Dear friends: My wife and I are now in Italy to give a few talks and maybe get a break from the jail of Bethlehem under apartheid. Every time I visit Europe...
Dear friends: I gave a talk at the NATO Defence College in Rome to some 82 officers and civilians from many NATO countries and affiliated or partner countries ...
We just finished a 10-day tour in Italy where I gave six talks. I am now in Jordan where I will give a talk Friday (6 PM, Al-Balad Theater, near First Circle,...
Note: We are back in Palestine now after a successful trip to Italy and Jordan. Please do come visit us in the canton/ghetto of Bethlehem, which despite its...
I entered Jerusalem through the apartheid wall yesterday without using the temporary "Israeli permit" that was issued to me (and that expired yesterday). My...
"You give but little when you give of your possessions; it is when you give of yourself that you truly give. For what are your possessions but things you keep...
We lost the good voice of historian, intellectual and activist, Prof. Howard Zinn. I met Zinn twice while in the US. I read two of his books and hope to have...
(Note: I will be in eastern coast of the USA March 1-10; let me know if you are interested in inviting me to speak). Video glimpses from the last 48 hours with...
As the descent into the slippery slope of racism continues unabated in this land of apartheid, the angle and degree of the slide seem to surprise many. The...
