tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264994012012-02-16T08:46:21.734-08:00A Palestinian without a country who calls Montr&#233al home...for now.Abu-Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161398770975089093noreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26499401.post-60803874328887631752007-06-19T10:09:00.000-07:002007-06-19T10:16:13.845-07:00

This is not normally within the scope of this blog but felt it was important enough to take a stab at to get a better idea of what is really going on in the Middle East.On November 10th 2005, an article described one of the unspoken reasons why the United States had to invade Iraq: to liberate the U.S. dollar in Iraq so that Iraqi oil could once again be purchased with the petrodollar. See The

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‘When the first missile hit, I thought one of the main lines from the boiler had blown. The whole ship shook so hard it felt like an earthquake. About 15 seconds later when I smelled what seemed like burned gunpowder and heard the Captain order everyone to General Quarters on the ship, I knew it wasn’t no blown pipe, but that the ship was under attack. Everything that took place afterwards

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June the 5th marks the 40th anniversary of what has become know as "the set-back" it also marks the day that I as a human being, lost my right to live in security.Timeline:June 5: At 10:10 GMT Israel launches the first wave of attacks. Almost 400 Egypt-based military aircraft destroyed, leaving craters in the runway more than five metres wide and one point six metres deepJune 6: Israel captures

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Something very interesting from haaretz.com regarding the U.S.'s secret plan to attack Israel in 1967 to prevent Israel from expanding westward, into the Sinai, or eastward, into the West Bank.Oh, what a different world we would be in had they implemented the plan...and what a different life I would have had...in my home in Jerusalem!!--------------------The right to strikeBy Amir OrenThe end of

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I discovered this article from Le Monde Diplomatique titled:Time for a Bi-National StateEhud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas may have affirmed that they want a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, but it may be more promising to return to a much older idea.By Leila FarsakhThere is talk once again of a one-state bi-national solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Oslo peace

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I have just discovered a group called The Association for One Democratic State in Palestine/Israel. They believe (as I do) that the only just solution in Palestine is one secular and democratic state and not the two-state solution which is painfully obvious that it is not working. Here's something about them: The Association The Association

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Since hip-hop was born on the streets of the Bronx in the 70s, it has been a mechanism by which disaffected people have expressed their concerns and empowered themselves through music. Through the years, different groups have put their own stamp on the rap world and this tradition continues today through a man who goes by the name of Patriarch.Born in San Francisco and raised in the East

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My friend Lucy, has been MIA for a while...last I heard she was back in Nablus. And then all of this:Tell me this DOESN'T remind you of stormtroopers during WWII...I hope she's alright.

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A previous post (Old Newspaper Clippings) has had a lot of reaction both on and off the blog mostly thanks to the photographs, so I decided to try and give some depth to what actually happened when the Jewish state was declared in 1948. To do this along with some more photographs, I have decided to use an excerpt from the book "Blessed are the Peacemakers ...The History of a Palestinian

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This is an op-ed piece that I just discovered. It was published by The Jewish Daily ForwardWe Palestinians Will Honor Our WordI know of no way to measure suffering, no mechanism to quantify pain. All I know is that we Palestinians are not children of a lesser God.Had I been a Jew or a Gypsy, I would consider the Holocaust to be the most atrocious event in history. Had I been a Native American, it

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As part of Israeli Apartheid Week 2007...tomorrow night in Montreal: Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights presents: "Debunking the Myth of Israeli Democracy" Speaker:Dr. Jamal ZahalqaPalestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, and member of the National Democratic Assembly (Balad) Party Thursday February 15th 20078:30pmConcordia University, Hall Building (on DeMaisoneuve) room H-937 Dr.

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Well, considering that the subject of my last post barely made the news this week, here are ten rules everyone should memorize before watching the evening news or reading the morning paper. They make everything perfectly clear:Rule # 1: If the story is about the Middle East, the Arabs always attack first and Israel always defends itself. This is called "reprisals".Rule # 2: Arabs, Palestinians or

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Israeli forces demolished the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque after destroying the Moroccan Gate bridge leading to the Muslim holy site. Chief Palestinian Justice Sheikh Taysir Tamimi said that the timing of the destruction in the Old City of East Jerusalem was purposeful as all eyes are on the meeting in Mecca and political leaders are enroute.The Sheikh told a press conference in Ramallah this

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Palestine pre-IsraelI've created a photo gallery of some old newspaper clippings of Palestine. Click on the image above to open the gallery.You can run the pictures as a 'slide show' or just click on the individual thumbnails.Take some time to read the captions describing the picture contents...you may gain a better understanding of what Palestine was before the creation of the Jewish state and

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Hundreds of thousands of Americans will march to their capital city Washington DC on Saturday 27 January. It could be the rebirth of the US peace movement. People round the world - let’s join the march with our own global internet protest! Last week, our ad told decision-makers in Congress how strong world opposition is to Bush’s escalation in Iraq.This Saturday, Avaaz supporters at the US march

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McGill University is one of the bigger University's in Canada and it's campus is here in Montreal. It may actually qualify as an "Ivy League" school. I was going through the McGill Daily paper online and came across this story, "Jewish Like Me" written by Jesse Rosenfeld, a Toronto transplant.It's a very good article that illustrates the dichotomy of what it is to be a Jew from a North American

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One of the most dynamic streets in Montreal, my adopted home is Peel Street. It's full of great restaurants, chic shopping and a beautiful park. As a Palestinian I have always felt uneasy with the name 'Peel' (See: Peel Commmission) but in the desire for knowledge I have done some research and discovered some very interesting things about Peel Street.The street was actually named after a former

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Happy New Year! (It's not too late is it?) I've been busy.You'll be happy to know (unless you're a Zionist) that with the new year I've decided to start looking for a place to live back in Jerusalem and came across this listing. The down side is that it's just an apartment and I would prefer to "buy a piece of land" for obvious metaphorical reasons, but man, look at the view...come to think of it

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Boycott Israeli Apartheid Banner in Downtown Montreal [Photo: Ron Saba Montreal Planet Magazine]On Saturday, December 16th, 2006 Palestinian solidarity activists gathered on St. Catherine street in downtown Montreal to draw attention to a 2005 appeal from over 170 Palestinian civil-society organizations to, "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel Until it Complies with International Law

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Once again I turn to a great radio show on NPR called Speaking of Faith. I heard the story of Robi Damelin who lost her son David to a Palestinian sniper and the story of Ali Abu Awwad who lost his older brother Yousef to an Israeli soldier. But, instead of clinging to traditional ideologies and turning their pain into more violence, they've decided to understand the other side — Israeli and

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Yup, Israel...(the only democracy in the Middle East) has just legalized assassinations of it's political opponents...nice, eh? Already some 500 Palestinians have been "sentenced" since the year 2000...now, it's legal well at least according to Israel's High Court. I just wanna know what they've been smoking.Of course this decision will help all of those Israeli military officers in defending

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I cried for 5 minutes this morning when I saw the pictures.The other day I read the story on Laila's blog...but couldn't get my mind around the atrocity of it until today when I visited Asad al Nimr's blog. I'm warning you that the pictures are a gruesome disfigurement of what should be three angelic children.As some have speculated I fear that this was a "false flag" operation (see: Operation

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Thanks for the picture Naughton321

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Today, Kofi Annan has made his final speech as UN secretary general, calling on the US not to lose sight of its core principles in its fight on terror."No nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over others," Mr Annan said, urging the US to respect human rights in its "war on terror". Click here to read more...

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When I ordered my copy of "ONE COUNTRY" Amazon suggested a second book to order at the same time and I did called,"The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" by Ilan Pappe. The link below is to an interview with Ilan Pappe by a fellow blogger Christopher Brown. Please take a moment to read it as an addition to my post ONE COUNTRY. "Israel needs a wake up call": An interview with Ilan Pappe

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I truly believe that Palestine is meant to be an example to the world of 'unity': Unity of religion, language and a unity point of East/West culture and ideology. And I am glad to find out now that I'm not the only ONE.I have just discovered the book ONE COUNTRY: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse by Ali Abunimah, a fellow Palestinian now living in the US who among many

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NOTE: I feel that my blog has gone too far into the political realm which was never my intention. As part of my effort to bring things back to my story of a Palestinian living in exile I give you this post and hope you will understand my sadness (and sometimes anger) over having to leave my ancestral home because of faulty politics, please consider this a new beginning.Call me Abu-Issa. I was

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It started with the overwhelming midterm win by the Democrats in Washington, then with the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld, now John Bolton has decided to step down as US Ambassador to the United Nations. Not that he was ever actually the fully endorsed UN Ambassador.The next big question is who will replace him? Another neo-con or how about a Muslim?? Now that would be fantastic wouldn't it, a

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I have a new friend, Dandoon, a Palestinian lady who actually lives here in Montreal. Visit her blog.Her most recent post has inspired me to get back to the roots of this blog as the emotional clearing house of a Palestinian living in Montreal. Now, I'm not saying I will stop discussing and exploring the political side of why I am here in this beautiful city, just that I will try to focus again

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Before you read this post please read Part 1. It is important to get a full and complete understanding of the similarities and differences of the Israeli Apartheid versus the South African Apartheid. This article will deal with the DIS-similarities of the two, that said...read on!First of all, what are key differences between South African apartheid and Israel’s policies toward its Palestinian

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(Photo by Gazagirl: A Palestinian boy rides his horse leisurely in front of an Israeli sniper tower located just across the Israeli border with Gaza.)This is taken from another blog I frequent for spiritual inspiration:"Choose to be Free"by Velcrow Ripper"Recently one of the comments on my blog stated - ‘one doesn’t choose to be free.’ Kind of like the idea that we are already enlightened, we

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I have been chastised many times, on this blog and by people around me who are disgusted that I should refer to their beloved Israel in the same way as the world referred to the Apartheid regime in South Africa. Also, seeing that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has released his new book on the subject ("Palestine Peace Not Apartheid") I feel now is the time for a direct explanation of this

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Here's one that hasn't been picked up by any Western Media yet:Hamas Promotes Israel Truce in EuropeCAIRO — A delegation from the ruling Palestinian movement has recently embarked on a European tour, including London and Belfast, to market a long-term truce with Israel in return for its withdrawal to the 1967 borders, recognition of the right of refugees to return to their homeland and the

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My goal here has always been to give my opinion of things and the background going on in the Arab World specifically to do with Palestine. Yesterday, that goal became much easier. Al Jazeera English has gone live! If your cable company does not carry it, demand it first of all OR get the feed off the internet here.I hope that this channel becomes a trusted tool for understanding what is really

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To continue my theme of "speaking through the voice of others", I just discovered this on YouTUBE (gotta love it!) Here are a couple of Israeli Defense Forces soldiers Avichai Sharon and Noam Chayut, speaking out about their experiences "serving their country". After you watch this you may understand why I and other Palestinians, refer to the soldiers as Israeli Offense Forces (IOF). On an aside

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A cross-cultural group of 20 prominent world figures has called for urgent efforts to heal the growing divide between Muslim and Western societies. The chief causes of the rift are not religion or history, they say, but recent political developments, notably the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their findings were presented to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan at a ceremony in Istanbul on today.

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I have often been asked by people on this blog and from friends why do Palestinians always have to be violent? And I have always responded that "if it bleeds it leads". Just because the media decides to go with the most dramatic (if not one sided) story doesn't mean peaceful resistance among Palestinians is not happening. Recent case in point last week in besieged Bait Hanun women showed there

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No, it might not technically qualify as a GENOCIDE...but it's close. Some weekend viewing for you. Have a peaceful weekend.

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The NeoCon agenda is made frighteningly clear in this video and also shows how Israel will never settle for a "2-state solution" in regards to Palestine, revealing it's true expansionist ideology.Here is some additional reading for you after watching the video: The Zionist Plan for the Middle EastDo the right thing and click the 'Share' button in the bottom right corner of the video below.

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I don't believe Americans and Canadians know enough about the situation in Palestine to form an opinion...much less a policy. As things here in Canada start to heat up regarding Canada's policies in the Middle East I am going to share some of the stories I know but through the words of others. I hope this makes sense..."When we [followers of the prophetic Judaism] returned to Palestine...the

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This is crazy. An organization called the Israel Law Center is offering Israeli tourists and locals what they call the "Ultimate Mission" -- an eight-day James Bond style adventure behind the scenes of Israel's conflict with Palestinians! It'll cost you about $2,000 bucks but the money goes to sue countries the group accuses of militant links against Israel. Participants are promised

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Palestinian Muslims are currently joining the faithful the world over in denying themselves food between sunrise and sundown. But while most Muslims elsewhere break their Ramadan fast with sumptuous iftar meals, those unfortunate enough to live in the West Bank and Gaza are finding that they have less and less to put on the table come nightfall. That's because they remain under a financial siege

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"Democracy is about way more than majority rule...democracy is also about minority rights, individual rights [and] restraints on power." - Bill Clinton (September 24, 2006)

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Just a quick post. I found this photo online...a piece of paper from the WTC on 9/11..."I have a scrap of paper that flew onto my roof. Typewritten and handwritten numbers, in the millions. A symbol of our tragedy. A symbol of our economic stranglehold. It smells like fire."Is it me or if you tipped it down on the right...it actually looks like Iraq? Weird...

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One of the things I set out to do with this blog was to show how a Palestinian lives and thinks in North America, to put a face to the Palestinian fight and hopefuly to show how the American view of 'what a Palestinian is', is wrong. Somewhere along the way I think that I may have slipped away from my original goal and into the political rhetoric that I despise...it happens I guess.Last night

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I am a Christian and as such live every aspect of my life as best as I can, to represent the true message of Christ. No, I'm not a fanatic, born again, evangelical or Bible literalist. As a Palestinian Christian I draw great pride in being able to say I am a Christian from the land of Christ and as such am always concerned with those Christian's who choose to distort Christ's original message of

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An interesting discussion broke out on another blog while discussing Canadian politics. It actually forced my eyes open to the plain truth that the George Bush White House is actually facist! Since then I've been running into articles that are helping me to sharpen my understanding of this including this article by Eric Margolis.A moment ago I found this article that I thought I would share with

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I read this article today, a portion of the authors book "A World Less Safe". He is a former Deputy Director of the U.S. State Office of Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Planning, and the former Chairman of the Department of International Studies of the National War College. Enjoy.The Brutal Truth of the Palestine Situationby Terrell E. Arnold, August 25th 2006The Israeli Zionist dream for

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Despite what happened to the last clip that I posted from YouTube.com I still think it is the best way of getting truths about the situation in the Middle East out for the simple fact that the traditional media has a 'bit' of a bias. Take for example this clip which I discovered through an anonymous comment at the Palestinian Princess' Blog.George Galloway (a British MP born in Scotland) has

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I'm not sure how this got out...or why they were even "videotaping their work" but, here's an Israeili Occupation Force patrol getting their laughs by shooting at Palestinian school kids. (Fast forward to about 4:30 and watch to the end.) At one point the cameraman exclaims, "...we're shooting the sh*t out of them...".~ Nice work guys ~NOTE: Again, I am not a conspiracy theorist but after having

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Ok, I finally lost it...and I did it on somebody elses blog (sorry Sandmonkey)...For the last 2 months or so I have come accross the term 'Israeli Arab' to describe the Palestinians who stayed behind in what became legislated into the Jewish state in Palestine, my rant went something like this:"...I’ve decided to go on a crusade…no, not religious, not political …but semantic. If I have to read

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Now, I'm not a conspiracy theorist but you've got to read this article. I've got a bad feeling that this is all much bigger than any of us ever thought...we are just pawns...----------------------------------The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oilby Michel ChossudovskyJuly 26, 2006GlobalResearch.caIs there a relationship between the bombing of Lebanon and the inauguration of the World's largest

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Sign this petitionRight now a tragedy is unfolding in the Middle East. Hundreds of civilians have died in the bombings in Lebanon, Israel and Palestine and the death toll is rising every day.UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for an immediate ceasefire and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined Annan in calling for the deployment of international troops to the Israel-Lebanon border. This

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I have been searching for the right words to say, the right thoughts about this Lebanese war and I think this time I will let pictures speak for me.

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I draw a lot of spiritual strength from Deepak Chopra. For those of you who aren't familiar with his work he is a doctor, a philosopher and a writer. He's considered one of the world's greatest leaders in the field of mind-body medicine. I just discovered this OP-ED article from the San Francisco Cronicle written by Deepak. I consider myself a believer in Christs teachings, not necessarily a

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Long time no post, I know, too much soccer too little time...plus the Montreal Jazz Festival is on...sorry. I just came across something very interesting that I have to share.The Bible can help explain the case for invading Iraq despite the Atheistic North Korea being a much greater threat to the world than Iraq ever was.George Bush became President of the U.S. thanks to his "born again"

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With the world's attention on the World Cup (minus the U.S. of course) I thought this commercial would be appropriate for this time. You'll need Quicktime to see this.Click here to Watch

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June 7th 1099 the siege of Jerusalem began, by July 15th of the same year, the First Crusaders had captured the city and effectively given birth to "The Kingdom of Jerusalem" a Christian nation in the Holy Land. Reason I'm writing this is because this is the first I've ever heard of "The Kingdom of Jerusalem", I mean I know about The Crusades and all that but, man, a Christian nation in Palestine

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OK, here's how the story starts...The Ontario division of Canada's largest union voted to support an international campaign that is boycotting Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. The CBC covered it here.Yesterday (May 31, 2006), an editorial was published in the Montreal Gazette calling the boycott "misguided and absurd" to which I took acception and wrote a response. Because I felt

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CNN's crawl below the televised image of Ehud Olmert's speech reveals the nature of the "peace" he discussed at the U.S. Congress, 24 May 2006.

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Imagine for a moment if you could that there were no religions. No doctrines to follow, no reason to feel slighted, some call religion an antiquated idea that's primary purpose was to simply explain life after death.****Imagine for a moment if you don't mind that there were no countries. No borders, no fences or boundaries, no reason for armies with their weapons that kill.****Imagine for a

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As I am working on my latest post I came across this and wanted to put this up as soon as possible.ACTION ALERT: Don't Let the House Impose Sanctions on the Palestinians!When President Truman wrote his memoirs he answered why he had thrown his support behind the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, despite his strong reservations, he said it was because none of his constituants where

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In 1967, as my family was huddled in the hallway of our home in Jerusalem to avoid getting hit by stray bullets, Montreal was welcoming the world to it's Worlds Fair. As we were in 23-hour a day curfew with almost nothing to eat or drink, Montrealers were sharing their good nature, food and drink with hundreds of thousand of tourists. As the bodies of Jordanian soldiers rotted in the streets of

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As I was doing research for my next post I came across this article written by an Australian-Palestinian girl who goes back to visit her destroyed village in Israel. Since my queries of 'going home' again seems to have drawn so much attention I thought reprinting this would be appropriate. Rihab CharidaOctober 2004After spending nearly two months in the West Bank the pull towards my village was

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As Israeli Jews celebrate Independence Day today, the Israeli Arab community will be marking its own 'Nakba' day or day of 'catastrophe'. Reading this article from Jack Khoury on the haaretz.com website I was amazed and even appalled at some of the comments...58 years later! Israel has evolved into an envious state, but at what price?There are two sides to every story and I believe that the

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Before you write to correct me on the title of this blog entry, the way I wrote it is indeed correct as you'll see when I explain my situation coming from Palestine and landing here in Canada, where a similar situation has been brewing for many years.Canada was settled by French and English explorers out looking for a quicker way to China...battles broke out between them for territory in the 'New

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Finally it's done, another Easter... another year of explaining why 'my' Easter (Orthodox Easter) comes at a different time than everybody else's, another year of explaining to people that "yes, I AM Palestinian and I'm Christian". "No, not ALL Palestinians are Muslim...some are even Jewish..." I usually say.Phew...it gets tiring!One of the greatest things about Palestine is it's people. People

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Well, this looks like a good place to start:This article was just published by the Boston Independent Media Center Young Jews Support Palestinian Rights, they held a Seder outside of the offices of the AIPAC and JCRC.Man, that picture just about says it all...Is it just me or does there seem to be a building movement of Jews who see being 'Jewish' and 'supporting Israel' as being two different

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As a Palestinian living in exile I have learned to adapt. I have been told that my country doesn't exist, that in fact I don't exist... Somewhere along my path I decided to adopt the world as my country...thus the title for this blog.Where ever I go, there I am!I hope you will join me as I discovery what it is to be a Palestinian living in the 'Western World' which has a confused idea of what a

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