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The article focuses on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) collection of images of post-Nakba Palestinian history. Topics discussed include an exhibition entitled "The Long Journey" organized by UNRWA in Gaza on November 29, 2014, discussion on the Government of Palestine and the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and lecture by author Tariq Ali of a book "Conversations with Edward Said," on the Palestinian struggle for liberation.

This article focuses on the 10th anniversary celebration of The Jenin Freedom Theatre. It discusses the challenges faced by the theatrical company in its first decade, accomplishments of the theatrical company, the theatrical production "The Siege," to be performed by the theatrical company and the response of the audience to the production during its tour in Great Britain in 2015.

The article focuses on the decision of Israeli human rights information center B'Tselem to stop working with the Israeli military's legal system at the New New York City office of Human Rights Watch on June 14, 2016, according to the information center's executive director Hagai El-Ad. It discusses the lack of opportunity for Palestinians to file complaints in a military base or police station and B'Tselem's filing of complaints to the military's law enforcement system on their behalf.

The article discusses an event hosted by the New America Foundation in New York City regarding Operation Protective Edge, Israel's 51-day assault on Gaza in summer 2014. Topics covered include testimonies and photographs from Israeli soldiers who participated in the assault, the destruction of homes mostly unaffiliated with the extremist groups Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyah (Hamas) or Fatah, and Palestinians' lack of basic rights under Israeli occupation.

The article presents information on related to various people. Rawan Damen, a 24-year-old documentary filmmaker from Ramallah, joined the 16-day tour of "Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision" at the last minute as a replacement for Zleikha Muhtaseb, who was unable to leave via Jordan. Avraham Burg, current member and former speaker of the Israeli Knesset, talked at World Council of Churches seminar on Peace and International Law in Israel and Palestine. Suzanne Goldenberg, Middle East correspondent for the British newspaper The Guardian, was in Baghdad during the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq. In addition to that, the article presents information on various other people.

This section offers Middle East news briefs as of June/July 2015. His Excellency Maen Rashid Areikat, Chief Representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Delegation to the U.S., discussed the Hamas group in New York. Israeli author Eyal Weizman discussed "forensis: the architecture of public truth" at Princeton University in New Jersey on March 23. Author Max Blumenthal examined the politics and structure of society in Israel at Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey.

The article reports the rally organized by the organization The World Can't Wait at the historic Great Hall of Cooper Union in New York on August 14, 2014 to call for the immediate end of Israel's military assault in Gaza, Palestine. In his speech via Skype, historian Ilan Pappé explained the history of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The presentations by author Miko Peled, attorney Jonathan Kuttab, and editor Refaat Alareer are also cited.

The article discusses the talk entitled Palestinian Strengths delivered by Haaretz correspondent Amira Haas at Columbia University on April 9, 2014. Haas particularly talked about her experience living among Palestinians for more than 20 years. She described the difficulties that Palestinians face under the Israeli occupation and offers examples of their everyday, subtle dispossession. She also tried to account for Palestinians' resilience and will to live.

The article discusses books and an event about Israel's occupancy of Palestine. Topics discussed include the "Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories From Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine," a compilation of short stories by Refaat Alareer, "Faith in the Face of Empire: The Bible Through Palestinian Eyes," by Mitri Raheb and Rabbi Brian Walt's address at The Friends of Sabeel North America Conference with the theme "The Role of the U.S. in Israel-Palestine," which was held from march 28-29, 2014.

The article focuses on a human rights campaign launched by No Separate Justice in January 2014 in New York City. Topics discussed include information on No Separate Justice, an initiative of the Center for Constitutional Rights, and a panel discussion about the treatment of Muslim Americans in the U.S. federal criminal justice system.

This section offers news briefs in the U.S. as of January 1, 2014. The film "Omar," written and directed by Hany Abu-Assad and which examines the taboo subject of collaborators within Palestinian society was screened at New York Film Festival. Two events were held at Columbia University to honor professor Edward Said. Security was tight at the appearance of authors Joshua Ruebner and Ben White at two presentations sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine(SJP) at Brooklyn College.

The article discusses the highlights of a dialogue between Dutch United Nations (U.N.) Ambassador Herman Schaper and Hebron Mayor Khaled Osaily, moderated by Israeli academic Alon Ben-Meir. It details the different perspectives and concerns of Schaper, Ben-Meir and Osaily on issues relating to the Israeli occupation and the Arab Spring. Schaper notes that the Arab Spring and the frozen peace process have sidelined the question of Palestine at the United Nations (U.N.).

The article offers updates on Israel-Palestine. It cites the film "The Other Son," directed by Lorraine Levy Cohen that highlights Israeli and Palestinian identity. It notes the publication of the book "After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine," following discussions by Philip Weiss and Adam Horowitz a two-state solution to solve Israel-Palestine conflict. A panel discussion on Egypt after its presidential election was hosted by New School in New York on September 19, 2012.

This section offers news briefs on Middle East-related events. Established in 2003 by Palestinian-born Doctor Nasser Abu Farh, the Palestinian Fair Trade Association has grown to 49 cooperatives with 1, 200 members by 2011. The Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn, New York hosted a January 7, 2012 panel discussion on "Children of the Gaza Massacre." A January 8, 2012 panel titled "Implications for Israel" was held in Brooklyn, New York City to mark the first year anniversary of the "Arab Spring."

The article highlights Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Riyad Mansour's speech at the Global Leaders Forum sponsored by New York University in New York City. He described the preparations made by Palestine in its bid for U.N. membership. He questioned how Palestine could threaten or cause harm to anyone by being a member of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

This section offers world news briefs. Journalist Scott Peterson expressed his views about Iran and the wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world since December 2010, also known as the Arab Spring. The forum "Palestine Statehood? Implications of a U.N. Resolution" was held at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center on October 4, 2011. The screening of the film "A Separation" was held at the New York Film Festival.

The article highlights the discussion about the Arab Spring between Columbia University professor Hamid Dabashi and George Mason University professor Bassam Haddad during the Alwan for the Arts held on June 8, 2011. According to Dabashi, the Arab Spring is part of an international movement meant to break down colonially manufactured social and economic barriers. Haddad claimed that this movement is a revolution that basically rejects neo-liberalism all around the world.

The article discusses the highlights of two panel discussions about the United Nations (UN) Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict report that were held in the U.S. in 2011. The panel discussion titled Israel's War and the Goldstone Report was held at the Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University in New York on May 2. It was participated by Center for Constitutional Rights professor Peter Weiss. The second panel discussion titled Blueprint for Accountability: Gaza, Goldstone and the Crisis of Impunity was held on May 19.

The article offers news briefs in New York. "Al Jazeera" senior political analyst Marwan Bishara talked about the "Arab Revolt and the Future of Palestine" at New York University on February 15, 2011. Journalist Mohammed Omer discussed the "Structural Violence in Gaza" at the Princeton Theological Seminary on March 2, 2010. New York Representative Anthony Weiner presented his views on the alleged Israeli occupation in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza in a discussion at The New School on March 3, 2011.

The article offers update of concern to the Arab community in New York. A discussion was led by activist Lynn Gottlieb on April 29, 2010, wherein she condemned Israeli attacks against Palestinians, and proposed support to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli campaign. At a May 2, 2010 discussion panel, Catalan musician Jordi Savall cited the 1492 expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain and compared it to the present Middle East situation. A protest was staged in New York City in response to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla assault.

This section offers U.S. news briefs. BlacCommentator.com executive director and Institute for Policy Studies senior scholar Bill Fletcher Jr. talked about the Israeli apartheid during an April 13, 2010 talk at the Columbia University. A talk on "The Aftermath of the Gaza Invasion" was given by Dr. Norman Finkelstein on April 19, 2010 at the New York University. The Jewish Voice for Peace organization and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee have challenged the tax-exempt status of U.S. organization sending donations to Israel.

The article focuses on the efforts of Mazin Qumsiyeh, president of the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochment, to explain the origin and practice of nonviolent Palestinian resistance. He stated that he discovered several things about Israel/Palestine territory conflict while compiling his book entitled "Hope and Empowerment: A History of Popular Resistance in Palestine." He explained that the first resistance against Zionist settlement was in 1880 while violent resistance started in the 1920s after British authorities shoot several unarmed demonstrators.

The article discusses the speeches of Ali Abunimah, Fida Qishta and Michael Ratner, participants of the Gaza Freedom March, in New York's Judson Memorial Church on January 21, 2010. Ratner describes the situation in Gaza as an ongoing crime that the world needs to know more about. Bitar says that Israel's Operation Cast Lead persuaded her to join the Palestinian cause while Abunimah believes that the Gaza Freedom March was a great way to build solidarity and trust.

The article relates the trip of four delegations, affiliated with the anti-war group CODEPINK, to Gaza Strip in May 2009. The objectives accomplished by the delegations are cited, including distribution of sports equipment, toys and money to children's centers throughout the strip. Accounts of attacks by the Israeli army are also provided. Khalil Shahin of the Palestine Center for Human Rights cited that 2,500 tons of explosives was dropped by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on 365 square kilometers of Gaza during Operation Cast Lead.

This section offers news briefs related to affairs in the Middle East. Political scientist François Burgat spoke about his book "Islamism in the Shadow of Al-Qaeda" at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, on November 25, 2008. An overview of a forum hosted by Princeton University on December 3, 2008 is presented. Author and professor David Cole was in New York on December 9, 2008 on behalf of the Center for Constitutional Rights to represent Maher Arar in the rehearing of Afar v. Ashcroft.

This section offers news briefs on mass media related to Middle East affairs. Organization leaders Mohammed Jaradat and Eitan Bronstein spoke about the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis at an event held at Alwan for the Arts. Tom McCarthy's first film, "The Station Agent," along with the documentary "Fog of War," have been selected for screening in the Middle East. Independent reporters Dahr Jamail and Jeremy Scahill spoke at the April 16th discussion of "Investigative Journalism in a Time of War," at Rutgers University.

This section offers news briefs in New Jersey and New York. Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab identified settlements and the siege of Gaza as the most important issues requiring media attention during a speech he delivered at Princeton University in New Jersey. "Twenty-One Positions," a play by Abdelfattah Abusrour, Lisa Schlesinger and Naomi Wallace, premiered at Fordham University Theater in New York City. A speech was delivered by Dotan Greenvald, a former sniper in the Israeli army, at the New Israel Fund offices in New York.

This section offers news briefs related to the Middle East. Author Ramzy Baroud claimed that nothing improved after the Oslo agreement was signed by Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in September 1993. Jewish Israelis Jeff Halper and Akiva Eldar criticized Israel's settlement project as the major obstacle to a political solution with the Palestinians. The documentary "USA vs al-Arian," directed by Line Hallorsen, received its New York premiere at Columbia University.

The article presents information on the conference "Marching Home: The Iraq War and Its Consequences for Veterans," held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey from October 5 to 7, 2007. The topics discussed include the various aspects of military recruitment, the effects of depleted uranium exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The speakers featured include veterans Jimmy Massey, Ann Wright and Liam Madden.

The article reports on the event "An Evening of Solidarity with Dr. Azmi Bishara" held at New York University in New York City on May 3, 2007. The resignation of Bishara as leader of the National Democratic Assembly was addressed at the event. The Israeli government was in the process of bringing charges against him, including aiding an enemy in wartime. The real reasons for the charges, according to Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury, is Bishara's call for Israel to be a state of all its citizens.

The article provides information on the Middle East-related topics that were discussed at lectures and forums held in New York City. Less than three weeks before her untimely death from a stroke, Professor Tanya Reinhart, formerly of Tel Aviv University and author of "The Road Map to Nowhere," spoke about "The Spirit of Struggle" at the Fourth Annual Edward W. Said Lecture in Princeton. The Israel Apartheid Week featured speakers such as Basheer Abu-Manneh Joseph Massad.

The article presents several special events related to the Middle East affairs held in the U.S. A public lecture on the U.S. foreign policy was held at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey on November 14, 2006. A documentary film titled "Palestine Blues" was screened at Alwan for the Arts in New York City on November 15, 2006. A 12-day speaking tour titled "Perpetual war for Peace" organized by Just Foreign Policy was carried out in the U.S.

The article focuses on the views of Sara Roy, a senior research scholar at Harvard University's Center for Middle East Studies, on crisis in the Palestinian society. Roy disagrees with the view that Palestine's economic problems are a result of the Al-Aqsa Intifada and Israel's reoccupation of the territories. She says, Israel's increased destruction of both public and private Palestinian physical assets has led to devastating economic and social problems. Roy describes Palestinian society as remarkably resilient.

This article presents some recent news briefs from the U.S. It is informed that professor Joan Scott of the Institute for Advanced Study, and chair of the Committee on Academic Freedom of the American Association of University Professors, was the keynote speaker at a September 18 lecture and panel discussion on "Academic Freedom and Middle East Studies" sponsored by the Princeton Middle East Society. It is also informed that the third annual Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Princeton Committee on Palestine, was delivered on October 6, 2005 by Dr. Azmi Bishara, who discussed "War, Occupation and Democracy: U.S. Strategy in the Middle East."

This article reports that director of the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Khalil Shikaki has conducted more than 100 surveys of Palestinian public opinion since 1995. Discussing "Palestinians in the Post-Arafat Era: What Direction?" at Princeton on April 7, he said that most recent polls, conducted in December and March, reveal significant positive changes: 70 percent of Palestinians support an end to the conflict, up from 42 percent a year and a half ago; two-thirds of the public are now opposed to violence; support for the Jewish nature of Israel has increased from 52 percent to 63 percent; and there is a new expectation that reconciliation will take place soon. In terms of governance, he said, Palestinians are readying for real democratic change.

The article reports that the 17th anniversary banquet of the Palestinian Heritage Foundation, held on September 12, 2004 was devoted to a memorial for political activist Edward W. Said. Said's widow, Mariam, told the guests that her husband's political involvement began during the Vietnam War. Because his education had been Western, he re-educated himself by reading non-Western writers and learned to link the Palestinian issue to other struggles. Keynote speaker Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University and editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies, said it is natural for a community that has been subjected to racist hostility to be proud of its intellectuals.

Writer Tony Judt's article, "Israel: The Alternative," published in the October 2003 issue of the journal "The New York Review of Books," circulated widely on the Internet, generated a storm of controversy. To address issues raised by the ensuing debate, the Israel Forum sponsored an April 20 discussion at Columbia University on "Does the Jewish State Have a Future?" Judt began by saying that, contrary to the impressions of some of his critics, he was neither suggesting Israel should disappear nor promoting an alternative to the Jewish state. Since Judt's article appeared, U.S. President George W. Bush, notwithstanding international law, has backed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's unilateral plan to withdraw from Gaza in return for Israel retaining several large settlement blocs in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

John Brady Kiesling was the first American diplomat to resign in protest of the George W. Bush administration's then-impending war on Iraq. The way to reduce the damage done by terrorism is to delegitimize its bureaucratic and political exploitation by practitioners and targets alike. Kiesling charged Washington with responding opportunistically to the September 9, 2001 terrorist attacks in ways that have crippled the U.S. economy, threatened civil rights, and harmed America's image in the world.

The Palestinian American Congress, a grassroots organization whose goal is to unite the American-Palestinian community, commemorated the 55th anniversary of alNakba, the day of Palestinian dispersal, with an art exhibit on May 18, 2003 and a panel discussion at the Rutgers University Newark, New Jersey campus. Although born in the U.S., Rajie Cook's roots are in Ramallah, where both his parents were born. After making many trips to the area as part of the Presbyterian Church's Task Force for the Middle East, he retired from a successful career as a graphic designer and turned to sculptural assemblage as a way of expressing his concern for the Palestinian situation. Cook's works are moving and disturbing.

A panel on “The War on Iraq: Implications and Consequences,” sponsored by the Hagop Kevorkian Center and the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, took place in New York City University's downtown Manhattan campus on March 28, 2003. Joel Beinin of Palo Alto, California-based Stanford University addressed the war's implications for the Middle East. The results of a recent opinion survey found that 70 percent of Arabs consider Palestine the most important political issue. Yet, at Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's request, the U.S. President George W. Bush administration had repeatedly delayed publication of the latest peace proposal, the Quartet's road map. Robin Kelley, chair of the history department at NYU, spoke about the war's racial implications. According to Roger Normand, executive director of the Center for Economic and Social Rights, it is impossible to exaggerate the illegality of this war.

New Jersey Solidarity has been active in bringing to the Rutgers University community speakers on issues relating to Palestine.Ramzy Baroud's grandfather was a refugee from the village of Beit Daras, which was first attacked by Zionist forces in March 1948.Baroud was at work on a book about the 1982 massacre of the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon when Israel invaded Jenin on April 3, 2002. In compliance with a General Assembly resolution passed a week later, Secretary-General Kofi Annan released a report August 1, based on secondhand accounts, in which he found that both Palestinian militants and the Israeli army had put civilians in harm's way. Such a conclusion, Baroud pointed out, erroneously assumes that Palestinian fighters and civilians are two distinct entities. Not one person interviewed was unhappy or ashamed about resisting the Israeli army. Moreover, he said, Palestinian fighters often are armed only with homemade weapons, some consisting of matches and tubes, against one of the world's strongest armies.

Reports on the United Nations' conference on Palestine which was convened in New York on September 23 and 24, 2002. Emphasis on the activism to end Israeli occupation of Palestine; Establishment of the International Coordinating Committee of non governmental organizations on the question of Palestine following the first U.N.-sponsored conference on Palestine; Involvement of the U.N. in the issue of Palestine and Israel. INSET: More Conference Notes.

Highlights the conference on media coverage sponsored by the World Association for Christian Communication in New York. Argument of Israeli speakers about the bias of media in favor of the Palestinians; Contradiction between the absence of critical discussion in the mainstream media; Failure of the media to address the inequality of the two parties.

Reports on the screening of 'Bethlehem Diary,' and the discussion of illegal Jewish settlements by Dr. Riad Nasser. Population of settlers in the West Bank; Violation of settlers on the norms of conduct; Forum on 'Facts on the Ground: Living Under Israeli Occupation,' by Barbara Nimri Aziz.

Presents updates on meeting and seminars on Middle East issues as of May 2001. Sadat Associates engineer Bashar Asadi's speech on water resources-related issues in Palestine; Professor Edward Said's lecture about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; Presentations at the Workshop for Religious & Secular Journalists entitled 'The News Embargo on Iraq' held in New York City.

Presents highlights from the panel discussion on 'The Palestine Question,' sponsored by the Brecht Forum in New York City. History of the Palestinian Liberation Organization acceptance of the Oslo accords; Examination of the Oslo agreement texts; Major reason for the economic collapse of Palestine.

Presents news items related to United States relations with Middle East states as of February 2001. Criticism of the U.S. media coverage of al-Aqsa Intifada; Concerns about Palestinian refugees; Designation of terrorist organizations.

Reports on the April 18, 2000, conference hosted by the Center for Economic and Social Rights in New York City focusing on the peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in Oslo, Norway. Weaknesses of the peace process; Advantages gained by Israel through the peace agreement; Peace process' impact on Palestinians.

Features the symposium held by the Museum of the City of New York in New York regarding Arabs who migrated in the area. Speakers on early Arab immigration patterns; Discussion on events that have fragmented the Arab community; Misunderstanding arising in public schools between Arab children and teachers.

The article offers information on American historian Norman Finkelstein's view about the association between anti-Zionism and anti-semitism during a talk sponsored by the Princeton Committee in Palestine on February 16, 2017. Topics include Finkelstein's dissertation focusing on the Zionism, two types of nationalism, and functions of the United Nations (UN) to Israel.