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Author: Team Palsy
Palestinians ‘Everywhere’ to Vote on Any Deal with Israel
I have repeatedly accused Mahmoud Abbas of not listening to the Palestinian people, especially since the Israeli Palestinian Peace Talks Reunion Tour kicked off this summer in Washington, D.C. I admonished Abbas when Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu went to the Knesset to push through a law that would allow the Israeli public to vote on…
Palestinian Prisoners Are Released And No One Cares
A week ago, in the middle of the night, Israel released 26 of the 104 pre-Oslo prisoners it had agreed to free in exchange for the Palestinian leadership returning to negotiations. The other 78 prisoners will have to wait and may never see the light of day. As part of the deal, Israel gets to…
Israeli Bypass Roads: Separate But Unequal
Article originally written for The Daily Beast, published on August 12th, 2013. I have spent every single summer of my life hanging out in Deir Debwan, the Palestinian village both my mom and dad were born in. I was born in New Jersey and while my classmates spent their summers on the Jersey Shore, I…
Israeli Bypass Roads: Separate But Unequal
I have spent every single summer of my life hanging out in Deir Debwan, the Palestinian village both my mom and dad were born in. I was born in New Jersey and while my classmates spent their summers on the Jersey Shore, I spent mine in a war zone instead. My father was afraid that…
Palestinian Prisoners: Pawns of the Peace Process
John Kerry is a happy man. Just six months into his appointment as Secretary of State, Kerry succeeded in getting the Palestinian and Israeli representatives back to the negotiating table and put an end to three years of them giving each other the silent treatment. Kerry’s coup came about when he finally got Bibi to…
John Kerry’s Doomed Quest for Redemption
John Kerry is looking for redemption. The decorated Vietnam War veteran, former Massachusetts senator, and present day U.S. Secretary of State is desperate to change his image as America’s biggest loser. In 2004, Kerry decided to run for president of the United States against critically panned George W. Bush. He chose John Edwards as his…
If You Build It, They Will Skate
Article originally written for The Daily Beast, published on July 17th, 2013. Skating may not be the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word Palestine, but it’s the only thing 29-year-old Palestinian barber Sajed Abu Ulbeh ever thinks about. He is a man on a mission to build Palestine’s first…
First Friday of Ramadan For Palestinians
It is that time of year again. It is officially Ramadan 2013 or 1434 hijri, which is the Islamic version of Anno Domini (AD) except in this case the D is more of an M. For those of you who have been living under a pita pocket, Ramadan is the Muslim version of Lent except it…
Mohammed Assaf: From Underdog to Idol
Article originally written for The Daily Beast, published on June 25th, 2013. And the winner is … On the eve of the summer solstice, Arab satellite mega-station MBC broadcast the finale of the second season of Arab Idol. For those unfamiliar with the phenomenon known as Arab Idol, it is basically the Pan-Arab version of American Idol, complete with cheesy cover…
The Not-So-Bright Future of Palestine’s Class of 2013
It is graduation season and students all across the globe are donning their mortarboards and getting ready to march out of the safety of the college bubble and into the real world. Palestinian students in the Class of 2013 are no exception, but the future they are facing is not so bright. For Palestinian students,…
