Palestine Blogs

Note: I asked my grandfather, William L. Youmans, for his thoughts on the current political climate in the United States. Here is what he wrote (with slight edits) -- Will. There are forces in our...

The IDF greeting card... from the "most ethical army in the world," these sort of pics are protocol. By Elo

Remember Russia Today, that TV news station that came from nowhere and all of sudden became a major player in the news business? I know many of us here in DC we were all surprised by how quick this...

"TruthSearch" is a short film by Hena Ashraf. In only ten minutes, it shows two divergent time-places that share the same place on the map, but are completely different representations or...

The next time you hear a Palestinian complaining about daily humiliations experienced at one of the many military checkpoints (or, as IDF soldiers are now calling them, "pit stops") in the Occupied...

Late-night, pre-suhoor web-surfing precocity, engenders some curious findings. Back when my family and I traveled to Syria last month, I was reminded of an observation my mother made about the...

By now, you've likely read about the young Israeli soldier who posted on Facebook photos from her time in the Israel Defense Forces. She was shown gloating and frolicking among cuffed and blindfolded...

Haitian hip-hop artist Vox Sambou offers an inspiring mix of powerful music and social action, pointing to the great possibilities of blending the arts with community activism. A key hip-hop figure...

Harvard Management Company, which manages the university's endowment, has divested the fund from all investments it had in Israel companies, during the second quarter of this year. The divested...

Earlier this week, the reigning Miss USA, Rima Fakih, was photographed topless for an official Miss Universe photo shoot. Fakih was one of only several Miss Universe contestants that chose to go the...

Washed-up journalist Ray Hanania has struck again with a post in Palestine Note – claiming that KABOBfest’s criticism of his nomination to the national board of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination...

Palestine solidarity activism may have its Weird Al Yankovich. This remake of "Video Killed the Radio Star" lampoons Israel's silly, and often unconscionable, attempts at spinning its most egregious...

A new Iraqi rapper all the way from Detroit comes this new upbeat rapper to entertain you. Iraqi Born, Detroit Rapper ToNe Releases“ Want To Be A Rapper” Music Video! Iraqi Born Detroit raised rapper...

Ramadan begins in most Arab countries today August 11 2010....a month from then is September 11th, the 10th anniversary of the terrorist and violent attacks on America's soil. Many talking heads and...

By Sarakenos Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP), landed another one of his controversial articles in NowLebanon, this time on "Hamas's many splendored...

With Ramadan a day away, it's nice to read something inspiring before the holy month when practicing Muslims fast from sunrise to sundown begins. I recently came across an article on Yahoo! about...

To all of you - Muslims and lovely infidels alike - a very, very...

Kashmir is a disputed territory. When Partition happened in 1947, and Pakistan was created, Muslim-majority states were supposed to become part of Pakistan, and Hindu-majority states were to remain...

For Egyptian cinemagoers, the must-see film in theaters this summer is “Asal Eswed” (Molasses), a witty comedy starring the ever popular Ahmed Helmy. Helmy plays Masri al-Arabi, an Egyptian who,...

Through various means of transit-plane, train, new model suburbans, taxi cabs, chartered 50 passenger buses-my family of 5 and I dragged eight full-size pieces of luggage and sleep deprived eyelids...