Palestinian friends with family trapped in Gaza united by anguish
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK — Since the war began, two friends have spent most evenings holed up at the Ramallah television studio where one of them works. They remain long after…
Read More » Israelis broadly share Netanyahu’s dim view of Palestinian statehood
One can understand why President Biden, after sticking his political neck out for Israel for months, is reportedly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Rockets were still falling on…
Read More » Prisoner-for-hostage swaps shine light on incarcerated Palestinian minors
JERUSALEM — As he waited for word on whether his 14-year-old son, Ahmad, would be released in the prisoner-for-hostage exchanges between Israel and Hamas, Nawaf Salaymah entered an East Jerusalem courtroom…
Read More » Bomber’s parole a ‘gut punch’ for Palestinian Americans
Nearly 40 years ago, long before the latest conflagration between Israel and Hamas militants, a bomb ripped through the Santa Ana office of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, taking the life…
Read More » Palestinian Americans stuck in Gaza as all-out Israeli invasion looms
JERUSALEM — It was Tuesday, three days after Hamas militants launched the deadliest attack on Israel in over 50 years, slaughtering hundreds of civilians and sparking a ferocious Israeli response, that…
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