ERUSALEM, August 12, 2008 (AFP) – Harry Potter and Pinocchio are apparently not welcome in Israel, at least in their Arabic translations imported from Syria and Lebanon.
Arab-Israeli publisher Salah Abassi told Israeli public radio on Monday that authorities ordered him to stop importing Arabic-language children’s books from the two longtime foes of Israel.
The ban includes [...]
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Banning Arabian Childhood
01Sep08Slingshot Hip Hop & DAM
15Jul08
Last Thursday I was lucky enough to catch the first (and long awaited) screening of Slingshot Hip Hop in Jordan which was followed by an awesome performance by DAM on the theater’s stage.
I’ve been a fan of DAM ever since I read about them nearly 5 years ago and I can’t believe I finally [...]
Action - Reaction
07Jun08Action:
Israel’s prime minister has said that the country’s military could launch fresh large-scale military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Ehud Olmert’s warning on Friday came as Israeli raids on the occupied Palestinian territory left at least one person dead and at least 17 injured.
“According to the information we have now, the pendulum is much closer to [...]
Nakba in My Memory and Today
16May08In my memory…
60 years ago my father, an 8 year old boy at the time, along with his family took a bus from Ayn Hawd , a small village in Haifa to the West Bank. That wasn’t a trip though; they were so frightened and in a hurry that they left everything behind. That was [...]
By Sandy Tolan, professor and author
Air Force One will travel back in time this week, banking low near the southern Mediterranean coast and touching down on contested soil where the past is always present.
In the Holy Land, the battles over the historical narrative surrounding the founding of Israel in 1948 are as hard-fought as [...]
On the 15th of May, bloggers everywhere will unite through blogging to help raise awareness about the Palestinian cause and what happened (and is still happening) 60 years ago on the 15th of May, 1948.
Your post could be a picture, an article, a video, a poem or something you’d like to say about it.
Help spread [...]
This week in Palestine: Gazans decided to go on strike in protest to violence caused by Hamas-linked groups two days ago. This is the first strike since Hamas gained power three months ago; the majority of shops, universities and even hospitals were closed on Sunday. Hamas shrugged it off and considered it an attempt by [...]
This week in the Palestinian blogosphere, bloggers tackled serious issues such as the academical boycott of Israel, checkpointsEdward Said’s mural in San Francisco as well as lighter topics such as a Palestinian swimmer participating in a regional competition in Beit Sahour and other personal stories.
A very disturbing report by the DCI was published on Welcome to Baqa’a Refugee Camp about Palestinian children tortured, prisoned and sexually abused by the Israeli occupational forces. The report states that in 2006 and the first half of 2007:
Only 3 to 5% of the juveniles abducted were granted bail pending trial.
Over 99% [...]
For the longest time I tried to find the words to describe how I feel seeing Palestinians fight among themselves. And for the longest time, I couldn’t get myself to write about it. But right now, all I want is to vent.
I’ve been wondering lately about what Palestinians really want. I thought that we, Palestinians, [...]
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