Courage of the mad

                   
almendron.com     May 14, 2008            

By Samir El-youssef, the author of the forthcoming A Treaty of Love (THE GUARDIAN, 14/05/08): In the first chapter of Amos Oz's novel My Michael, the protagonist Hannah recalls her childhood friends, Khalil and Aziz, two Palestinians who in 1948 disappeared along with 800,000 of their people. In... [read full story]                    

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Israel's celebration remains a Palestinian catastrophe by Ahmad Samih Khalidi

annies-letters.blogspot.com     May 12, 2008          

Israel at 60 Israel's celebration remains a Palestinian catastrophe Neither side will ever agree on the narrative of the conflict, and the prospects for peace in the Middle East are slim Ahmad Samih Khalidi The Guardian, Monday May 12 2008 As Israel celebrates the 60th...                    

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Palestinian PM criticizes Israel's celebrations

nwsource.com     May 13, 2008          

By DALIA NAMMARI ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER An elderly Palestinian woman holds a symbolic key in reference to what Arabs refer to as the Nakba, the arabic word for catastrophe, used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the 1948 creation of the state of Israel, in...                    

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Israel’s celebration remains a Palestinian catastrophe

almendron.com     May 14, 2008          

By Ahmad Samih Khalidi, a senior associate member of St Antony's College, Oxford (THE GUARDIAN, 12/05/08): As Israel celebrates the 60th anniversary of its establishment, an inescapable counter-reality lingers over the occasion that is inextricably twinned with it. It is the nakba or catastrophe,...                    

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Palestinian PM criticizes Israel's celebrations

annies-letters.blogspot.com     May 14, 2008          

Tue May 13, 11:41 AM ETPrevious 62 of 398 NextAn elderly Palestinian woman holds a symbolic key in reference to what Arabs refer to as the Nakba, the arabic word for catastrophe, used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the 1948 creation of the state of Israel,...                    

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Israel at 60: Palestinians Mark 'Catastrophe' of Lost Land

npr.org     May 14, 2008          

In 1948, after decades of efforts to form a sovereign nation as a homeland for Jews, the U.N. founded the State of Israel in what was then the country of Palestine. It was a defining moment for the Jewish people, though Palestinians remember it as a catastrophe. Co-host Renee Montagne talks with...                    

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Palestinians clash with Israeli troops in anniversary protests

earthtimes.org     May 14, 2008          

Ramallah/Gaza - Marking the 60th anniversary of the loss of their villages in what is now Israel, hundreds of Palestinian refugees clashed with Israeli soldiers at military checkpoints in the West Bank Wednesday. Some six people were reported injured...                    

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(No) Peace Now--Can Israel adapt before it's too late?

freerepublic.com     May 14, 2008          

For 60 years Israel has triumphed against adversity and survived the continued onslaught of violence and hatred from its Arab neighbors. Yet now it is threatened by a basic refusal to learn from the past and an unwillingness to adapt to today's realities. Israel is in trouble. First, Mahmoud...                    

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Israel at 60: Palestinians' 'Absence of Tranquility'

npr.org     May 14, 2008          

In 1948, after decades of efforts to form a sovereign nation as a homeland for Jews, the U.N. founded the State of Israel in what was then the country of Palestine. It was a defining moment for the Jewish people, though Palestinians remember it as a catastrophe.                    

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Palestinian refugees in Lebanon mark 60 years in exile

zawya.com     May 14, 2008          

MARWAHIN, Lebanon, May 14, 2008 (AFP) - Hundreds of Palestinian refugees headed to Lebanon's southern border with Israel on Wednesday marking 60 years since the creation of the Jewish state and exile from what was once Palestine. "We want to return to our country. We desperately miss our...                    

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Commentary: Iran's pawns move

upi.com     May 14, 2008          

By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVEUPI Editor at LargeWASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- With Lebanon on the verge of becoming a full-fledged Iranian satellite state, President Bush has presumably concluded that to pressure Israel into meaningful concessions to the Palestinians at this juncture would precipitate...                    

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