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I read an article a few days ago in the Israeli press about how a group of college students in Israel have decided to implement a 'politeness patrol' on buses to challenge people who talk on their cell phones too loudly, or refuse to give up their seats to senior citizens. more >>

The violent dismantling of Gdaim Izik protest camp in Western Sahara by the Moroccan police has become the last straw of the Saharawi people’s patience. What began as a protest camp to ask for an improvement in their people’s rights ended in a battle between Saharawi and the Moroccan police. more >>

The new NATO Strategy was adopted last week at a meeting in Portugal by heads of state of the 28-member NATO alliance while outside over 10,000 marchers shouted "no to war, no to NATO". Internally, I heard that career officers of NATO were not happy either. I am a citizen of the USA as well as Palestinian who lives under occupation. The US, the only remaining superpower (although declining rapidly) played the key role in forming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and still largely shapes its policies. Thus, as a US citizen, I am entitled to question the document and examine it in detail. But as a human being we should all care what politicians plan for our ailing planet. more >>

Watching the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians drag on year after year without conclusion, it is easy to overlook the enormous changes that have taken place on the ground since the Oslo accords were signed 17 years ago. more >>

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The case of the US government versus Sami Al-Arian seems endless. On the eve of yet another hearing, Judge Leonie Brinkema issued an order to cancel the hearing scheduled for the morning of October 29, in Washington D.C. more >>

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Today marks the first Friday of protest after the 10th anniversary of the begining of the second intifada. All over the West Bank peaceful protest over the occupation of the Palestinian Territories was met with violence from the Israeli military. more >>

When I went into the Jewish religious book emporium, Pomeranz, in central Jerusalem to inquire about the availability of a book called Torat Ha'Melech, or the King's Torah, a commotion immediately ensued. "Are you sure you want it?" the owner, M. Pomeranz, asked me half-jokingly. "The Shabak [Israel's internal security service] is going to want a word with you if you do." As customers stopped browsing and began to stare in my direction, Pomeranz pointed to a security camera affixed to a wall. "See that?" he told me. "It goes straight to the Shabak!" more >>

A great man, Abdullah Abu Rahmah, has just been convicted of the most ridiculous and bogus charges by an Israeli court (incitement) for being one of the most effective non-violent organizers in the West Bank. His village of Bil'in, and their struggle to save their land from being cut in half by the Israeli Wall, has won international support and even Israeli court rulings against the Wall route, largely due to his organizing. more >>