Palestine Think Tank

I cannot completely understand Palestinian women or their suffering.  I don’t know how I would have survived such humiliation, such disrespect from the whole world.  All I know is that the voice of mothers has been suffocated for too long in this war-stricken planet. . . . This I know and it [...]

 The Israelis try to assassinate our history and human feelings beside our physical existence in the area for hundreds of years. They insist on treating us as numbers, as 3rd grade citizens that are only entitled to the least of human needs. But they are daily faced by the Palestinian people’s ability to continue living, [...]

Culture and art are the soul of human civilizations. Throughout history, culture and art have always been the celebration of freedom [...]

I believe that the Palestinians in general are a people who want democracy. The Palestinians are among the most educated in the Arab world and they have been exposed both to the Israeli democratic system and to the Western democratic system. Unlike many of the Arab countries, there is an open debate today in Palestinian [...]

Any US journalist, columnist, editor, college professor, student-activist, public official or clergy member who dares to speak critically of Israel or accurately report the brutalities of its illegal occupation will be vilified as an anti-Semite.
Dennis Bernstein, activist

The demand for a state of all its citizens has wide backing among the Palestinian minority: a recent survey by the Mada Al-Carmel Centre revealed that 90 per cent believed a Jewish state could not guarantee them equality, and 61 per cent objected to Israel’s self-definition.
Jonathan Cook

Israel has been systematically denying entry or return to the Occupied Palestinian Territory via the Ben Gurion Airport, Sheikh Hussein Bridge and Eilat, as well as the border to the West Bank, the Allenby Bridge.  Most of those affected are Palestinian nationals, entire families or individuals, spouses, children, parents and other [...]

Christianity in Palestine has sharply declined under Israel’s brutal occupation. Last time I checked non-Muslim friends of Palestine like Tom Hurndall were being used for target practice by the IDF. Nor was Rachel Corrie bulldozed to death by an Islamist.
DrMaxtor Living Tradition

The hollow language of peace ran on as our land was being transformed before our eyes.
Raja Shehadeh, a lawyer and writer living in Ramallah

The identity of the Palestinian people is continually challenged, with Palestinians identified as Arabs, giving them an “advantage linguistically of dislocating Palestinians from the geographical area” allowing the belief on the Israeli part “That Palestinians should, and eventually will, transition to other states.” The Palestinian identity is further restricted by “dividing [...]