Leonard Cohen Performs in Israel, Despite Boycott

Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen performed to a sold out crowd in Israel Thursday night, despite many calls to cancel his show by Palestinian rights activists.  It was 75-year-old Cohen's first Israel...

Yorams back from the States Shares his views on Obama

Pleased that my co-host of Israelseen is back from the U.S. and now has much to say about his impressions of President Obama and his realtionship with Israel. My views are pretty much in sync with his observation of the events currently unfolding. Enjoy. " “SAUDIS REJECT...

Irish Modern Dance Theatre & Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival

“Dance First. Think Later. That’s the natural order.” Ramallah Dance Festival 2009, made me think of Lucky's utterance in Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot”. In this case I was the lucky one, to...

On Campus: The Pro-Palestinians' Real Agenda

By Khaled Abu ToamehThis was written by one of the most respected Palestinian Journalists in the Middle East. I encourage everyone  to read this piece because it is sanity in the midst of hatred. The bigots and haters of Israel in North America and around the globe have...

Dahlan to Hamas: Never recognize Israel

Is peace possible possible when the leadership of the so-called moderates deny Israel's existance? " Former Fatah security commander Muhammad Dahlan on Tuesday called on Hamas not to recognize Israel's right to...

The United States of Israel

" Khalid Amayreh It seems that one doesn’t have to wait four years to find out that Hillary Clinton is just a fraud, very much like her predecessor in the job, Condoleezza Rice. The infamous Rice paid 24 visits to Occupied Ramallah and Occupied Jerusalem, babbling about...

Hamas threw 'medicine grenades' at IDF

" Medicine bottles, transferred to the Gaza Strip as humanitarian aid by Israel, were used by Hamas as grenades against IDF troops during Operation Cast Lead. Pictures of the grenades were obtained exclusively by...

Hamas killing Palestinians to set up absolute dictatorship.

While Israel has done much harm to Gaza the biggest enemy of the people of Gaza is Hamas "Yasser Abd Rabbo, an ally of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said at a news conference in Ramallah on Thursday that...

Hamas moves on Fatah 'collaborators'

Hamas seems to be intenton establishing a one party-Hamas- state in Gaza.  This is not the actions of a democratically elected government which supports civil  human rights." Fatah officials in Ramallah...

PRCS Blood Drive Needs Support

“The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is built on committed and continuous voluntary work by its members, staff and friends around the world. The PRCS nurtures the spirit of volunteerism, especially among...

Frank Romano’s adventure in a Moroccan mosque.

Frank Romano’s story of his adventure in a Moroccan mosque from where he was prevented from leavening. An American teaching at the University of Paris, Frank was on his way to “Israel/Palestine” by way of...

Israel frees jailed Palestinians

A hopeful indication of the future?"Israel freed 198 Palestinian prisoners today amid scenes of jubilation in the West Bank as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew in to try and salvage a stagnating...

Funeral Planned for Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish

Acclaimed and exiled Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (see his biography on Wikipedia) will be buried in the West Bank on Wednesday. Darwish passed away this past weekend, at the age of 67, due to complications...

From Tel Aviv to Al-Jalzoon Refugee Camp: 30 Miles but a World Away

After months of writing about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I decided that I need to visit some actual Palestinians, ones who are currently living in the West Bank. I realized that most of my information...

G.ho.st between Ramallah and Modiin

The Israeli-Gaza truce is a sort of ‘cooperation’ between enemies. But here, for a change, is a story of a cooperation between friends. Palestinians from Ramallah and Israelis from the town of Modiin works as...

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