Lost in the Rubble
Jan 2, 2009 I often visited Nizar Rayan, who was killed Thursday in a targeted assassination by Israel, at his house in the Jabaliya refugee camp when I was in Gaza. His four wives and 11 children also were killed. Rayan's sons, according to their father, strove to be one thing: martyrs for Palestine.Believe It or Not, 2008 Was Relatively Nonviolent
Jan 2, 2009 Peace is not at hand, at least not as Americans define it. Yet peace has been breaking out all over.
A Hamas Leader Is Killed in Gaza
Jan 2, 2009 On Thursday, the sixth day of airstrikes on Gaza, Israel attacked the home of a Hamas leader, Nizar Rayan, in a Palestinian refugee camp, killing Rayan and several members of his family.The 21st Century Is Finally Here, a Bit Behind Schedule
Jan 1, 2009 Social and political epochs rarely end precisely on schedules provided by calendars. The outcome of this year's election means that 2009 will, finally, mark the beginning of the 21st century.
Israel Rejects 48-Hour Cease-Fire
Dec 31, 2008 After five days of almost constant aerial attacks and the deaths of nearly 400 Palestinians, the Israeli government has refused a 48-hour cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, arguing that it needs to "keep up the pressure on Hamas" -- a startling euphemism for its lethal assaults -- as the Israeli military ramps up for a likely ground invasion.
Gaza Clouds Obama’s Prospects
Dec 31, 2008 So, why didn’t they give peace a chance? Why did the leaders of Hamas and Israel not wait for the incoming U.S. president’s inauguration before mutually escalating hostilities?
Israel Continues Killing, Bars Journalists
Dec 30, 2008 Be it due to danger or the ever-present desire for security, the Israeli government has always found reason to forbid journalists to enter the Gaza Strip at times of "conflict." The current brutal assault on Gaza is no different, but this time an association of journalists has filed a petition in the Israeli Supreme Court to demand access to the occupied territories.
Party to Murder
Dec 30, 2008 Can anyone who is following the Israeli air attacks on Gaza -- the buildings blown to rubble, the children killed on their way to school, the long rows of mutilated corpses, the wailing mothers and wives, the crowds of terrified Palestinians not knowing where to flee, and our callous indifference to this widespread human suffering -- wonder why we are hated?Southern California Journalism Award: Online Column/Commentary/Criticism
Message From Hamas
Dec 30, 2008
Happy Hanukkah
Dec 30, 2008