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Ever since the flailing collaborationist authority in Ramallah began seriously floating the idea of unilaterally declaring Palestinian statehood in the West Bank and Gaza, I’ve been meaning to write a post on what this would mean for the Palestinian struggle for justice. Such a declaration would do away with the final card the PA’s leadership has [...]
John Lyons, Middle East correspondent AS the shock departure of Mahmoud Abbas sinks in for Palestinians, Ahmad Aweidah is rising fast in the new generation of leaders. Mr Aweidah, 39, insists he is not interested in politics, though he's rarely shy about entering the major debates. He argues that Mr Abbas's successor be Nasser al-Qudwa, nephew of the late PLO chief Yasser Arafat, rather than the contender...
Nov. 20 at the Major League Baseball Commissioner's office, midtown Manhattan: See also the Press release for the protest. For further context, here's Jews Against the Occupation-NYC's Aaron Levitt: The New York Mets and the business of terrorism The Electronic Intifada , 20 November 2009 When I first learned that the New York Mets were hosting a fundraiser for the nonprofit Hebron Fund at Citi Field...
Forget about getting bad looks from the waiter/waitress, not paying a tip might land you in jail, especially if it is the mandatory 18% gratuity for groups of 6 and above. College students Leslie Pope and John Wagner went to Lehigh Pub in Bethlehem with half a dozen of their friends on Oct. 23 for happy hour but instead of having a great experience at the pub, they got handcuffed and arrested for...
In honor of Big Game weekend, a couple of football-related items. You've heard of the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. (Gooooo, naming rights!) But you may not have known—I didn't—that some two-year colleges have bowl games, too. In the Bay Area, we have the Eagle...
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone parliamentary and presidential elections that had been set for January. The Palestinian...
I set out my views on the news of settlements in East Jerusalem earlier in the week. They have undoubtedly reinforced scepticism about the chances of peace in the Middle East. But I was also struck by the announcement this week that forty-two Palestinian security personnel were being investigated for abuses. That might look like bad news. It's not. I've seen with my own eyes in Jenin how the Palestinian...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said presidential and legislative elections scheduled for January will be postponed, confirming that he has accepted advice not to hold the vote.
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If you’re frustrated by poor service at a restaurant, think twice before you decide to not tip. You may be in for a bit more than just a dirty look from the waiter. "Nobody, nobody wants to be forced to pay a tip or be arrested for terrible service," Leslie Pope said when her happy hour ended in handcuffs. Pope and John Wagner were hauled away by police and charged with theft for not...
A look inside Hebron, the largest City in Palestine’s West Bank, and a glimpse of Israel’s horrific policy of apartheid, from CommonDreams. The word “Revenge” is scrawled in Hebrew on a Palestinian school in Hebron. The windows are covered with screens and the play yard obstructed with more screens tipped with barbed wire, to obstruct the [...]
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Are you ready? Well don’t panic, in fact go read Karen Edmisten’s No Panic Advent Series and Jennifer Miller’s Prepare the Way of the Lord. Jennifer’s Advent Reading plan (which she ever so kindly put into a Word document so you can tweak it to fit your family) is not to be missed! I am so [...]
Some of you will know for the last many years I have attended a Scripture Union camp called Hebron and this year I returned as a leader. The Hebron week at the beginning of the summer holidays has been a week that I have always looked forward to and it has been a time that I have made some great friend and really grown in my Christian faith. Hebron is a place where I have many life changing memories....