Herzog in the wake of Gandhi

Isaac Herzog's Plan for Separation Sounds Horribly Familiar

The leader of the opposition should remember that there is no Jerusalem without Palestinians, just as there is no Jerusalem without Jews.

Salman Masalha ||

Herzog in the wake of Gandhi

Held Together by Bruises, This Land Must Be Divided

Those who really love this land understand that it belongs to two peoples. Now, before it is too late, what measures must be taken to allow them to share it?


Zealots and Fools Should Not Oversee Jerusalem Holy Sites

Salman Masalha ||
| Zealots Should Not Oversee Holy Sites |


Only objective secularists can safeguard the holiness attributed to these sites, to preserve the holiness of humankind, and prevent bloodshed.

Our troubles come from us


Salman Masalha ||

Our troubles come from us


"This week, Israel celebrated its 67th independence day. It is not easy to speak of this event in an Arab newspaper, because the mere mention of Israel's name in the Arab arena arouses many emotions. For the past decades, Israel's name has, in the imagination of Arab peoples, been tied to the name Palestine and [Palestine's] Nakba. So much ink has been spilled, and so many hours of broadcast have been devoted to discussion of the so-called 'primary problem of the Arabs.'

The Spring of the Arab Monarchies

 Arab Spring

Published in Arabic: Middle East Transparent [1]

Salman Masalha || 
The Spring of the Arab Monarchies


"Here we are, approaching the end of the fourth year of the uprisings that erupted in more than one country across the Arab world, from East to West. I intentionally say 'uprisings,' since what happened in recent years in all these countries cannot in any way be termed 'revolution' in the political science sense of the word.

Balkrishna Sama || Man Is God

One poem from Nepal


Balkrishna Sama || 

Man Is God

He who loves flowers, has a tender heart.
he who cannot pluck their blooms,
has a heart that's noble.

The war racket in the Middle East serves the U.S.

Wages of war



Salman Masalha ||
The war racket in the Middle East serves the U.S.

As a U.S. senator, Kerry was among the lawmakers with the most money invested in companies with Department of Defense contracts and who earned the most from these investments.

Benjamin Zephaniah | Poems

Benjamin Zephaniah


Poems


Dis Poetry
The Death of Joy Gardner
Walking Black Home
Who’s Who

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Why America can't figure out the Middle East

What America fails to see 


Salman Masalha || 
Why America can't figure out the Middle East

When you lack history how can you understand societies steeped in the past?

The right wing and the Arabs of Jewish faith


Salman Masalha || 
The right wing and the Arabs of Jewish faith

Iraqi Jews

Ashkenazi Zionism, which established the country in an ongoing confrontation with the Arab world, created a serious emotional crisis for Jews from Arab countries.
MIDDLE EAST
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ISRAEL-PALESTINE
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