Issues

Following last summer’s war, my wife Jennifer and I decided to do all we could to help resolve this dreadful conflict.
Ali Elhajj

I raised a fist ala’ in the olympic and screamed to Guy instead, "Next year in Jerusalem!" Inshaallah
Maysoon

It’s interesting being a Palestinian because no matter where you go or how long you stay, you remain a Palestinian. I am a Palestinian refugee…twice.
Aseel Elborno

The 40th anniversary of the occupation reminds me of the sorrow of my grandmother; the sorrow she felt knowing that she would never be able to return.
Samer Khalaf

Abir
I wish you had time to fall in love
Tala A.Rahmeh

	Audio: Dr. Jamil Shami   Audio: Ms. Miriam Zayed

I always had a strong sense of the life my parents were forced to leave behind. I was a product of my parents memories, narratives and opinions.
Linda Mansour

An equally painful aspect of the war was the celebration by my American colleagues and neighbors of the Israeli victory, as if it was the United States who fought and won the war. Except for my family, I felt isolated and alone
Yusif Farsakh

"Few have had the opportunity, as have I, to view the Golan Heights, captured by Israel on June 4, 1967, from both sides of the armistice line of 1974."
George Ajjan

The Palestinians need their own state,
For years there has been talk,
but nothing to this date
Samiah Bahhur

I raised a fist ala’ in the olympic and screamed to Guy instead, "Next year in Jerusalem!" Inshaallah
Maysoon

The two boys carried the sewing machine between them, each holding on to an improvised handle, careful not to trip and drop the heavy item.
Germana Nijim

“I saw the Ottomans leave, I saw the British leave and I’ll see the Israelis leave,” he said.
Nidal Ibrahim