Khan al-Ahmar: a Bedouin community near Jerusalem whose residents face the threat of forcible transfer to white metal housing containers on treeless, highway-sandwiched land. July 10, 2018 Yousef and I have barely crossed the highwayContinue reading
Category: Middle East
Sleepwalking Toward Disaster – Cathy Breen
Photo copyright: Cecile Massie www.cecilemassie.com July 4, 2018 New York — A few days ago I received a copy of the Plough (Quarterly Summer issue), a publication of the Bruderhof Community, cherished and known toContinue reading
The Next Boat to Gaza – Elizabeth Murray
Aboard the international solidarity boat Al-Awda, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), we are a more motley crew than the passengers aboard the Minnow in the old US TV series Gilligan’s Island: Among thoseContinue reading
Peace at Last!? – Zaher Wahab
Dear All, Greetings from Kabul. Here are a few observations, thoughts, and feelings about the ceasefire in Afghanistan. On the occasion of Eid ul Fitr celebrating the end of Ramazan (June 15,16,17), Pres Ashraf GhaniContinue reading
June 15 Marks 6,000 Days of Guantánamo: Rights Groups Tell Donald Trump to Close the Prison, Say “Not One Day More!”
Today, June 15, 2018, is a depressing milestone in the long history of U.S. detention at Guantánamo Bay. Today the Guantánamo prison, set up after the 9/11 attacks, has been open for 6,000 days. MostContinue reading
A Mile in Their Shoes – Kathy Kelly
Photo caption: One of several murals being created by Kabul’s “ArtLords” activists to welcome the Helmand to Kabul peace walkers. June 11, 2018 This past Friday in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, Hazara girls joined young PashtoContinue reading
Don’t Believe the Media Hype about Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
We’re quite honored to pass on this timely article by our friend Medea Benjamin. Saudi Arabia’s 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, heir to the Saudi throne after eliminating his rivals, is on a two-weekContinue reading
A Treacherous Crossing – by Kathy Kelly
Photo: U.S. Speaker Ryan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – U.S. House Speaker’s Office January 30, 2018 On January 23rd an overcrowded smuggling boat capsized off the coast of Aden in Southern Yemen.Continue reading
Beyond “Opposing the Trump Agenda” 1/20/2018
By Brian Terrell On January 20, 2018, in Columbia, Missouri, more than 1600 people participated in the Solidarity Rally and March, hosted by Our Revolution: Mid-Missouri. I was one of five speakers invited to addressContinue reading
Let Yemenis Live
by Kathy Kelly December 22, 2017 On May 2, 2017, before becoming Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, as Minister of Defense, spoke about the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen, a war he orchestratedContinue reading