Other Voices
Other Voices
Money, power and turf: Winning the Middle East media war at any cost
December 11th, 20190 It is hardly surprising to see Middle Eastern countries at the bottom of the World Press Freedom Index, as the worst violators of freedom of the press. But equally......
How do we keep our democracy healthy?
November 20th, 20190 Representative democracy is based on a simple premise. It’s that ordinary citizens can make satisfactory judgments on complex public policy and political issues — or...
How Western media bias allows Israel to get away with murder in Gaza
November 20th, 20190 An Israeli attack on Gaza was imminent and not because of any provocations by Palestinian groups in the besieged, impoverished Gaza Strip. The Israeli military......
A lesson for the Palestinian leadership: Real reasons behind Israel’s arrest and release of Labadi, Mi’ri
November 13th, 20190 The release on November 6 of two Jordanian nationals, Heba al-Labadi and Abdul Rahman Mi’ri, from Israeli prisons was a bittersweet moment. The pair were finally...
Microsoft should not fund Israeli spying on Palestinians
November 6th, 20190 The act of Palestinian activists covering their faces during anti-Israeli occupation rallies is an old practice that spans decades. The masking of the face, often by......
She deserves our support: Betty McCollum wants the U.S. to stop subsidizing torture of Palestinian children
October 23rd, 20190 In December 2018, a 17-year-old Palestinian teen, Ayham Sabah, was sentenced by an Israeli military court to 35 years in prison for his alleged role in a stabbing...
The last lifeline: The real reason behind Abbas’ call for elections
October 16th, 20190 The call by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for elections in the occupied territories is a political ploy. There will be no true, democratic elections......
Administrative torture: Free Heba al-Labadi, a Jordanian citizen in Israeli prison
October 9th, 20192 On August 20, Heba Ahmed al-Labadi fell into the dark hole of the Israeli legal system, joining 413 Palestinian prisoners who are currently held in so-called...
The Africa-Palestine Conference: Why South Africa must lead the way
October 3rd, 20190 On September 16, I visited South Africa, a country where many Palestinians have always felt welcomed, if not overwhelmed by the degree of genuine and meaningful......
Apartheid made official: Deal of the Century is a ploy and annexation is the new reality
September 23rd, 20190 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving quickly to alter the political reality in Palestine, and facing little or no resistance. On September 10,...
With friends like Israel, who needs enemies?
September 20th, 20190 In April of 2018, the Associated Press reported that the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged that it had detected unauthorized cellular phone surveillance......
‘Justice is indivisible’: Screams of Israa Ghrayeb should be our wake-up call
September 13th, 20190 The death of Israa Ghrayeb has ignited furious reactions regarding the so-called “honor-killings” in Palestine and throughout the Arab world. It also wrought...
There’s cause for both concern and optimism when it comes to democracy
September 3rd, 20190 Sometimes, you wonder if the world is doomed to descend into autocracy. Certainly, that’s what the coverage of the past few years suggests. We read about the nations......
Jewish settlers rule the roost in Israel, but at what price?
August 25th, 20190 Israeli Jewish settlers are on a rampage in the occupied Palestinian West Bank. While settler violence is part of everyday routine in Palestine, the violence of recent...
Democracy won’t die if we don’t let it
August 23rd, 20190 Democracy’s premise is that ordinary citizens can make solid decisions on complex issues. But this basic principle and the structure of laws and practices erected over......
Our grandparents need doctors trained abroad
August 22nd, 20190 By G. Richard Olds, M.D. America's population is aging rapidly. And that means demand for health care will explode in the coming years. By 2030, one in five Americans...
Census 2020 will impact our communities and futures
August 17th, 20190 The 2020 Census will officially take place on April 1, 2020. That may seem a ways off, but the stakes of the census are high. We cannot afford a moment of......
Paul Findley: A man of courage
August 17th, 20190 Paul Findley, one of the most remarkable Congressmen that the U.S. House of Representatives had produced since the Second World War, passed away on Aug 9. He was...
The war on innocence: Palestinian children in Israeli military court
August 10th, 20191 On July 29, 4-year-old Muhammad Rabi’ Elayyan was reportedly summoned for interrogation by the Israeli police in occupied Jerusalem. The news, originally reported......
Israeli house demolitions are the true crime — not BDS
August 3rd, 20190 Israel is at it again. It remains consistent in engaging in one of its favorite activities: Stealing Palestinian land and tormenting Palestinians. On Monday, Israeli...
How Biden’s secret 2002 meetings led to war in Iraq
August 3rd, 20190 Even though former Vice President Joe Biden’s favorability has declined following the first Democratic debate, he remains largely considered the frontrunner for the......
Miss Michigan World was rightfully dethroned for insensitive tweets
July 27th, 20190 Kathy Zhu, a Chinese American student at the University of Michigan, was recently dethroned as Miss Michigan World by pageant representatives regarding tweets which they...
National polls don’t mean much. Here’s why.
July 22nd, 20190 "Here we go with the Fake Polls," President Trump tweeted on July 15. "Just like what happened with the election against Crooked Hillary Clinton." He's complaining......
