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Blinken Calls Abbas to Talk U.S.-Palestinian Relations, Also Speaks With Israel's Lapid
Source: Haaretz
By Ben Samuels and Jonathan Lis
Published February 1, 2022
The rare phone call to the Palestinian president comes after recent increased direct contacts between Israeli and Palestinian leaders
Read MoreAfter decades of waiting, Israel allows unification of some Palestinian Christians
Source: Maghtas Magazine
https://maghtas.com/2022/01/israel-allows-unification-of-palestinian-christians/#
By Daoud Kuttab
Published January 29, 2022
Read MoreOpinion | What's With Israel's Obsession With Counting Jews?
Source: Haaretz
By Gideon Levy
Published January 26, 2022
Read MoreOpinion | Welcome to Tel Aviv! Oh, Hold On, Your Partner's Name Is Mohammed?
Source: Haaretz
Noa Landau
Publihsed January 4, 2022
Read MoreThe Alchemy of Angst
Source: Project Syndicate
By ELIF SHAFAK
Published December 4, 2021
In a world smothered by information but lacking wisdom, anger, born of pain, has become the defining emotion. The false promise of twenty-first-century digital technologies has been laid bare, leaving people desperate for meaningful human connection and a sense of political agency.
Read More'The Chameleon': U.S. Experts Shaken Over What This Iranian Scholar Just Said
Source: Haaretz
By Yossi Melman
Published January 12, 2022
Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a visiting scholar at Princeton and an influential figure in the corridors of power in his country, recently spoke with a smirk of satisfaction about the threats directed against former American official Brian Hook
Read MoreOpinion: Israel must choose: Withdraw from the occupied territories or grant Palestinians under its control full rights
Source: The Washington Post
By Mairav Zonszein
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Published January 6, 2022Haifa’s lost Palestinian bourgeoisie
Source: +972 Magazine
https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-bourgeoisie-boutagy-haifa/
By Himmat Zoubi
Published January 6, 2022
The story of the Boutagy family exemplifies how urban, middle-class Palestinians struggled to maintain their status in Israel after the Nakba.
Read MoreHopefully 2022 Is the Year the Two-State Solution Finally Dies in Washington
Source: Common Dreams
By PHILIP WEISS
Published January 3, 2022
Imagine you had a Palestinian child—could you support the "2-state solution?"
Read More2021 in Palestine: A new generation has finally risen
Source: Middle East Monitor
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220101-2021-in-palestine-a-new-generation-has-finally-risen/
By Dr Ramzy BaroudPublished January 1, 2022
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