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Gaza under fire 2.0 16 Nov 2012 | 03:34 am
On the evening of November 14, Gaza time, shortly before Maghrib prayer, Israeli warships unleashed a series of deadly attacks on crowded Gaza City on more than twenty locations, the first of many mor...
Palestinian: Lost in Representation? 16 Oct 2012 | 07:59 pm
I recently appeared on Aljazeera’s “The Stream”, to discuss the Russell Tribunal and Palestinian representation-or lack thereof. In essence, who speaks for the Palestinians? The consensus seems to be ...
Rafah: breaking it down 5 Oct 2012 | 11:02 pm
Its been a while since I’ve blogged, I realize. Much too long. This has been mainly due to being completely engrossed in finishing the Gaza Kitchen, which as many of you might now, is nearly out (adva...
How Congress is crushing Palestine 31 Jan 2012 | 11:57 am
A few weeks ago, I emailed an old friend in Gaza, a thirty something economist, to seek out his expertise. Years ago, when I was living in Gaza, he and I frequently exchanged thoughts on the situation...
I Complain, therefore I am 12 Dec 2011 | 02:39 pm
Just came back from Detroit where I attended the ADC-Michigan annual awards gala, during which I received the Literary Leadership Award for my work in Gaza Mom. During my allotted two minutes, I read ...
Gaza’s Food Heritage-in Saudi Aramco World 21 Nov 2011 | 06:26 am
A bit tardy of me to only post this now-but have been insanely busy putting the finishing touches on the first draft of our book! If you happen to live near Madrid or DC, stop by for some of the fruit...
Israel to legalize outposts as prisoner swap deal signed 12 Oct 2011 | 08:36 am
The airwaves are abuzz with news of the Gilad Shalit/Palestinian prisoner swap, in which 1027 Palestinian prisoners will be released over two stages and several months in exchange for the release of s...
Hunger Strike for Palestinian Prisoners 12 Oct 2011 | 01:29 am
On Sept 27, several hundred Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails started a hunger strike to protest the conditions of their incarceration. They have made several key demands, including an end to abu...
Dumb and dumber… 23 Sep 2011 | 09:05 am
I intended this to be a post about Abbas’s statehood bid, the confusion surrounding it, how Palestinians have largely been left in the dark about it, the implications, the strategy, indeed the futilit...
Israel’s ongoing siege: in their own words 13 Sep 2011 | 06:44 am
New documents obtained by Israeli NGOs HaMoked, Israeli Physicians for Human Rights, and GISHA under the Freedom of Information Act reveal further details about how Israel’s COGAT decides-on a weekly ...
