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Know Thy Heritage opens applications for July 15, 2018

By rayhanania | April 24, 2018

Know Thy Heritage opens applications for July 15, 2018 A Unique Opportunity to Visit Palestine! Are you between the ages 18 and 35?! Join us as we rally Palestinians from around the world for one of the most important congregations of Diaspora ever to gather in Palestine! Don’t miss this opportunity to get actively…

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Israeli Human Rights group urges soldiers not to fire on civilians

By rayhanania | April 4, 2018

Israeli Human Rights group urges soldiers not to fire on civilians B’Tselem urges soldiers to refuse to shoot protestors in Gaza: Shooting unarmed protestors is illegal, and a command to do so is a grossly illegal command Tomorrow (Thursday) B’Tselem will launch a campaign entitled “Sorry Commander, I cannot shoot”. The campaign will include newspaper advertisements…

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Jerusalem: Co-existence not Denial

By Ghassan Rubeiz | March 26, 2018

Jerusalem: Co-existence not Denial Moving U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem does not support the cause of peace, but it’s not drastic. It exploits the shameful weaknesses of the Arab World leadership. Here’s a look at Jerusalem’s history By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Washington DC, March 26, 2018 — President Donald Trump has not advanced the…

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يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين

By rayhanania | March 8, 2018

يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين صحيفة أخبار العرب_ عدد الأول من مارس 2018. Arabic: Published in the Arab News, Feb. 28, 2018. To achieve peace, the Arab World should suspend all contacts with Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine Statehood and Palestine’s right to exist, and demand that Israel end its…

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A regional approach to ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

By Ghassan Rubeiz | February 21, 2018

A regional approach to ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict Writer Ghassan Rubeiz explores the challenge of ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and achieving peace on a regional basis. By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Peacemaking is more about settling on new ideas and novel experiences than about border disputes. In the role of occupiers, Israelis have developed an arbitrary sense…

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Trump’s Jerusalem proclamation backfires.

By Ghassan Rubeiz | December 23, 2017

Trump’s Jerusalem proclamation backfires. By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz On December 6 President Donald Trump appeased his Evangelical constituency by unilaterally proclaiming Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, where the US embassy should relocate. Palestinians consider this proclamation as a denial of their rights to East Jerusalem as capital of their own future state. The Trump declaration has…