Bringing back wisdom into learning By Munir Fasheh An extremely important fact concerning universities (which is rarely, if ever, raised and discussed) is that most decisions that were taken in the US in almost all fields (economy, finance, politics, education…) were taken by graduates of the so-called elite universities. Thus, …

The Voice of Israel Radio reported that on Thursday (7 October, 2010), Israeli security forces completed a comprehensive security exercise simulating the response to mass demonstrations of Palestinian citizens of Israel following conclusion of an agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA). Amongst other things, the security forces ran through scenarios …

Al-Awda Launches New Palestinian Children’s Rights Campaign Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition announces the launching of its Palestinian Children’s Right Campaign. The mission of this campaign is to advocate for the immediate release of all Palestinian children detained in Israeli prisons, and to demand an end to the …

Quakers: Religious Society of Friends The Forgotten Conquest: Conquest of Knowledge By Munir Fasheh The drive among Americans to go to other countries to save the world (to educate peoples, civilize them, and help and serve them) is very strong. This “disease” is so contagious that even Palestinians who study …

Khalil Nakhleh – Ramallah I remember it was one Sunday afternoon, sometime around one or two o’clock, when my father barged running into the house shouting “we have to leave, we have to leave”. His face was all red; his eyes shined with piercing outrage, uncertainty and incredulity. I remember …

Munir Fasheh of Harvard University Center for the Middle East Studies had sent the following letter to the Pope on October 25, 2006. And because of its validity in today’s world we thought to re-publish it again. The Editor Dear Pope Benedict I am writing to you as a Christian …

Opinion Regarding Certain Legal Issues Arising from the Application of Israel to become a Member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Guy S. Goodwin-Gill Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford Barrister Introduction 1. I have been asked to advise on a number of legal issues arising or …

Students listen to a BDS debate at UC-Berkeley. Courtesy Jewish Voice for Peace The Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement in Berkeley By Adam Horowitz and Philip Weiss In April the student senate at the University of California, Berkeley, twice held all-night sessions to debate a proposal urging the school to divest …

Building Mechmeash Settlement East Jerusalem Reuter Palestinian-Led Movement To Boycott Israel Is Gaining Support ‘Our South Africa Moment Has Finally Arrived,’ Says One Leader By Gal Beckerman Uzbekistan-born diamond mogul Lev Leviev announced late in August that his company, Africa-Israel, was drowning in debt of more than $5.5 billion that …

Translated and edited by Israel Shahak The Israel of Theodore Herzl (1904) and of Rabbi Fischmann (1947) In his Complete Diaries, Vol. II. p. 711, Theodore Herzl, the founder of Zionism, says that the area of the Jewish State stretches: “From the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates.” Rabbi Fischmann, …