"The facts and information are important in order to undo the damage done to the Palestinians through a long history of distortion, of prejudice, of stereotyping, and of exclusion and denial. Knowing the facts, knowing, gaining this knowledge and information means that one has the responsibility to stand up and to speak out."
Hanan Ashrawi, politician
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Margery Kempe in the Holy Land- c. 1438 [Margery Kempe, an English mystic, is on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and has just arrived in Jaffa. Her frequent crying has...
Sports History in Palestine By Wassef Daher
I was almost seven when my uncle started to take me to watch the Palestinian football matches at the YMCA...
This Week In Palestine 30.05.2008
Al-Nakba of 1948, Dr Khalil Nakhleh Al-Nakba of 1948: Older than sixty, for sure; but how long will it persist?
By Dr. Khalil Nakhleh
The need to re-focus...