By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The Zaffa is a main fixture in traditional Palestinian Arab weddings. The Zaffa is for dancers, musicians, family and friends to welcome the bride and groom into the reception hall. Palestine Chronicle photojournalist […]
BY ROBBY SHERWIN So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good nightI hate to go and leave this pretty sightSo long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieuAdieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieuSo long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen […]
BY LAWRENCE DAVIDSOl Photograph Source: The United States Senate – Public Domain What sort of gap exists when it comes to American support for Palestinian rights? Is it a generation gap or perhaps a perceptual gap […]
BY RAMZY BAROUD Photograph Source: PalFest – originally posted to Flickr as Abulrazak Gurnah on Hebron Panel – CC BY 2.0 The fact that Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature is welcome news, […]
BY KENNETH SURIN Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair I come here from a country whose seven million children, women, and men refuse to die from ignorance, hunger, and thirst any longer. My aspiration is to speak […]
BY TED RALL Photograph Source: Russell Roederer – Public Domain If Colin Powell’s life has meaning, it is as a cautionary tale about the perils of going along to get along. Rarely has history offered such […]
The Senate’s most prominent Israel critic will join the rest of the Democratic caucus in voting for aid for the anti-missile system. Alex Kane Senator Bernie Sanders in the Senate on September 30th, 2021.Oliver Contreras/Sipa USA/Sipa […]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks about Israeli state violence against Palestinians from the House Floor on May 13th, 2021. While lawmakers of color have challenged the Democratic consensus on Israel, the Bronx congressman has become a […]
If you have more stories or tips for Alex, you can reach him at alex@jewishcurrents.org. -The Congressional push to give Israel an extra $1 billion in military aid for the anti-missile Iron Dome System continues […]
If you have more stories or tips for Alex, you can reach him at alex@jewishcurrents.org. Three days after Israel concluded its May assault on the Gaza Strip, Amazon and Google signed a $1.2 billion deal with the […]