From: The Christian Century – 17th July 1996 by Trudy BushWhile this article is more than a decade old, the issues raised are as relevant today as they were when it was written. Of course in the meanwhile there has also been the 2nd Intifada and the subsequent destruction of Palestinian infrastructure and the strangling […]
By DAVID KAUFMAN and MARISA S. KATZPublished: April 16, 2006 (NY Times) LIKE many Middle Eastern deluxe hotels, the Jacir Palace InterContinental is an exercise in Ottoman-era ostentatiousness, with an elegant, filigreed facade and soaring domed ceilings. Yet upon pulling back our suite’s curtains, it became instantly apparent that the Jacir was anything but a […]
June 30, 2008, Oakland Ross, Middle East Bureau, TheStar.com RAMALLAH, WEST BANK–Basem Khoury eventually abandoned the idea of trying to support his family by selling spices and coffee out of a shop in East Jerusalem. He began casting around for a better business model and hit on a plan with three vital components. First, he […]
The article below emphasizes the defacto annexation by the State of Israel of yet more land that the Palestinians have not ceded. It’s interesting to note that nowhere in this article does Rosenblum explain that the tourist site in question remains under Israeli military Occupation, and claimed by Palestinian Authority. She does mention that it […]
