Merely being in the company of hundreds of Palestinian journalists and other media professionals from all over the world has been an uplifting experience.For many years, Palestinian media have been on the defensive, unable to articulate a coherent message, torn between factions a

On May 15 of every year, over the past 68 years, Palestinians have commemorated their collective exile from Palestine.The ethnic cleansing of Palestine to make room for a “Jewish homeland” resulted in unrelenting violence and perpetual suffering.Palestinians refer to that endurin

There is a witch hunt in the British Labour Party. Britain’s opposition party leader Jeremy Corbyn is being hounded for not rooting out alleged anti-Semitism in his party.

I had mixed feelings when I learned that Palestine erected a statue of Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid leader.On one hand, I was quite pleased that the unmistakable similarity between the struggles of Palestinians and South Africans is highlighted eve

At the age of 21, I crossed Gaza into Egypt to pursue a degree in political science.The timing could have not been worse.

“We won’t act like them, we will not use violence or force, we are peaceful, we believe in peace, in peaceful popular resistance.”This was part of a message issued by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in October, only days after a few incidents took place in whic

“Whether he made a mistake or not, is a trivial question,” said an Israeli Jewish man who joined large protests throughout Israel in support of a soldier who calmly, and with precision, killed a wounded Palestinian man in Al Khalil (Hebron).The protesting Jewish man des

A thousand Israelis and their supporters gathered in Jerusalem’s International Convention Centre on March 28 at a conference aimed at combating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS).The conference was a display of “fear, paranoia, anger and determination”,&nbs

Whether history moves in a straight or cyclical line, it matters little.