• Israel under fire for doctoring flotilla recordings

    Maan News Agency, June 5, 2010 Update of earlier story The Israeli army came under intense public scrutiny Saturday after releasing a new, heavily edited version of a video it had previously released Monday. Bloggers picked up on discrepancies between the two. Maan also investigated, placing a phone call to the army late Saturday afternoon, and …

  • Reporter’s Notebook: My Political Depression, My Personal Hope

    The Huffington Post, May 21, 2010 I’m not sure I should be saying this publicly, but I’ve not been writing much lately because I’ve been in a bit of a depression. A political depression, that is. Interviews, research, press releases, and headlines pile on top of me, one after another, leaving me heavy and defeated. …

  • We don’t have another country

    Palestine Note, May 27, 2010 More than 6000 demonstrators gathered in the Tel Aviv Museum courtyard Tuesday night to protest the planned deportation of approximately 1200 children of illegal migrant laborers. The event came in the wake of the news that the governmental committee, convened to determine the children’s fate, had decided to recommend permanent …

  • The Road to Nowhere

    Maan News Agency, May 5, 2010 The Huffington Post, May 4, 2010 Zeek, May 4, 2010 Mahmoud, a Palestinian taxi driver, isn’t taking proximity talks seriously. “They just talk and talk and talk,” he says, as we wait at a red light in Jerusalem. “Nothing changes.” His cynicism is shared by both the Palestinian Authority …