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Land Day Matters – of Mourning and Commemoration

– By Sam Bahour and Fida Jiryis –First published in +972 – March 30, 1976 has been commemorated for over forty years as ‘Land Day’ by Palestinians around the world. while the day’s title may evoke images of environmental action or eco-friendly activities, it is a day of mourning and remembrance. On that bloody day, Israeli […]

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The Halakhic State of Israel. Is it coming? Is it here?

 – by Fred Schlomka –  A new religious phenomenon has arisen in Israel during the past few years. The movement known as ‘Haredi Leumi’ or National Ultra-orthodox (חרדים לאומיים) is gaining adherents daily, and is developing into a major force in shaping the future of the country. The combination of religious zealotry, fundamentalism and radical […]

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2016 ‘deadliest year’ for West Bank children in decade

 – Zena Tahhan – first published in Al Jazeera  • Israeli forces killed 32 Palestinian children in the West Bank in 2016, the highest number in 10 years. •5th January, 2017 – Israeli forces have killed more Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2016 than any other year in the last […]

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Jaffa’s failed American Colony

 – By Ofer Aderet – originally published in Haaretz – 50 years ago, members of the Church of the Messiah settled in the Holy Land in order to hasten the Redemption. They failed. In September 1866, The Nellie Chapin set sail from Jonesport, Maine with 157 men, women and children aboard – members of the Church […]

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Bedouin Village to be Demolished – Again

 – by Amos Gvirtz –  Great anxiety. Israeli citizens are sitting in their homes, as demolition hovering over their heads. (Orders that may materialize each day). What will you? Where will they go? Where to live? No one is offering them alternative accommodation. They do not settlers who settled on land that is not theirs, […]

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The Almighty Military Order

 – by Sam Bahour – 29th October, 2016Originally published at ePalestine. If your Palestinian neighbors and friends seem slightly on edge today, please excuse them. October 29th brings back horrific memories to Palestinians everywhere, young and old. It was 60 years ago today that a scene of cold-blooded murder fell upon the hill-top Palestinian village […]

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Biking 2016 – Colorado – Day 1

10th October • Colorado, USABoulder – Boulder Reservoir – Carter Lake42 miles (67.5km.) biked After ten days of family time and visiting with Grandson Logan, I am ready for a couple of days of R & R. The goal for this first US excursion on the bike is to seek out the real ‘Coloradan’, Who […]

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Lighting up the World of the Bedouin

– by Fred Schlomka – In 2015 my wife Sunita and I spent 5 months cycling around Europe, taking a sabbatical, and raising money for various causes. Some of you reading this article may have helped sponsor our trip. We thank everyone for their generosity. One of the funded projects came to fruition last week […]

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PayPal and Palestine

 – Sam Bahour – First published at Linkedin – #PayPal4Palestine As a Palestinian-American management consultant in Ramallah, Palestine, I advise my Palestinian clients living under Israeli military occupation to use world-class software and online services, assuring them that it will help them enter global markets. Some of these clients are not-for-profit outfits, like the Palestinian Circus […]

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Biking 2016 – Shetland – Day 2 & 3

– by Fred Schlomka –  Day 2 & 3 • 9th & 10th August55 km. North Sea – Lerwick – Yell76km. Total biked Bit of a quiet day today.I’m up early on the ferry and am greeted by a full rainbow starting the southern tip of Shetland, arching over the sky to some distant point […]

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Biking 2016 – Shetland – Day 1

– by Fred Schlomka Day 1 – 8th AugustTel Aviv – Frankfurt – Aberdeen – North Sea11km. Total biked Long day. Not much biking. Sunita drove me to the airport. Forgot the water bottles so we backtracked and picked them up at the apartment. Actually I carry one water bottle and one small Stanley thermos […]

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Hamifal

– by Yahav Zohar Jerusalem, an urban planner once told me, is not properly a city but a collection of courtyards. With every turn, with every alley, you come into another world, an entirely different story. In such a fragmented city there seems to be no real cultural mainstream beyond government funded seasonal festivals that […]

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