Mideast politics

Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: Flickr-cc-Olivier Pacteau)
Alquds: Abbas is considering dismantling the P.A.
According to Alquds newspaper, on September 14, President Mahmoud Abbas had a confrontational meeting with Tony Blair, the current Quartet envoy. During the meeting, which took place in Amman, Abbas presented Blair with a possible plan B should the Palestinian UN bid fails Alquds quoted Abbas as saying, “I will return to the Palestinian leadership, which…
By Aziz Abu Sarah September 23, 2011
Singing in a Strange Land \ Boney M Live in Ramallah
If there’s anywhere that scares Israelis, it’s Ramallah. We have several good reasons not to go to Ramallah, even if we put aside the incident of the year 2000, in which two soldiers who lost their way and wound up here were killed by a mob. That event took place in the height of hostilities,…
By Yuval Ben-Ami July 21, 2010
Away Game / watching the world cup in Beit Jala
There’s a place in east Jerusalem where the ramparts of the old city are only a few meters tall. A steep bluff renders scaling them difficult, but not impossible. I often dreamed of giving it a shot. Living in this country does that to the spirit. you see a wall, you want to get past…
By Yuval Ben-Ami July 18, 2010
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The Kaufmans Come Out in Full Force
After years of sitting on the sidelines (well, let’s face it – with two kids on your hands, there’s barely enough time for anything) the Kaufman family decided to get off their cute little tushies and head down to the demonstration against Bibi and everything he stands for. Apparently I love Arabs – Lea a…
By Ami Kaufman June 5, 2010
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