Nathan Stokes | IMEMC
31 December 2009
Residents of the Bethlehem area, West Bank, gather to commemorate those lost in last years Gaza War and stand in solidarity with those still living under seige.
Palestinian reflections on American political ideology
Haider Eid | Palestine Chronicle
3 December 2009
The Palestinians have ‘realized,’ thanks to Hilary Clinton, that the US is biased towards Israel. According to the American Secretary of State, negotiations between “the two parties” should resume without preconditions. The Americans have even praised Netanyahu’s “unprecedented concessions!” Gone is the sweet talk of the American president Barak Obama; gone is the euphoria following his “ground breaking” speech in Cairo university.
We are back to square one.
The question that begs for answers is why does America hate us Palestinians? Do the American people really believe that we have no rights even though those … Continue reading
From Gaza to Obama: An open letter
Haidar Eid | Ma’an News
16 November 2009
Dear Mr President,
You will probably not read this letter due to your busy schedule and the huge number of messages you receive from presidents, kings, princes, sheiks, and prime ministers. Who is a Palestinian academic from Gaza, after all, to have the guts and write an open letter to the president of the United States of America?
What has triggered … Continue reading
An open letter to Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa
Haider Eid | The Palestine Chronicle
10 September 2009
Dear Mr. President,
I am writing to express my dismay and disappointment with both your attendance at the national conference of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies – a racist organization by any standards – as well as the content of your speech at that forum.
I am a naturalised South African of Palestinian origin. I spent more than five years in Johannesburg, during which I earned a PhD from the University of Johannesburg and lectured at the-then Vista University in Soweto and Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg.
I would like to take … Continue reading
Speeches from 4th Bil’in international conference on popular non-violent resistance
18 May 2009
Dr. Haidar Eid speaks at the fourth Bil’lin International Conference on Popular Nonviolent Resistance.
Gaza 2009: the moment of truth
Haidar Eid | The Palestine Chronicle
8 May 2009
Gaza has returned to its pre-massacre state of siege, confronted with the usual, conspiratorial, “international” indifference after 22 long days and dark nights, during which its brave people were left alone to face one of the strongest armies in the world — an army that has hundreds of nuclear warheads, thousands of trigger-happy soldiers armed with Merkava tanks, F-16s, Apache helicopters, naval gunships and phosphorous bombs. Gaza now does … Continue reading
The complicit silence continues
Haidar Eid | The Palestine Telegraph
1 May 2009
Millions of people looked forward to Barack Obama’s presidency with a sense of pride and hope. But Obama’s first 100 days have raised critical questions about the limits of what we can expect from a Democrat in the White House–and what it will take to get the change we want.
What do you think of Obama’s 100 days? And what does the left need to do now to move the struggle forward? We asked a group of writers and activists for their answers to these questions. This commentary is from Haidar Eid, … Continue reading
Shades of Checkpoint Charlie at Rafah crossing
Haidar Eid | Electronic Intifada
On Monday 30 June, Gaza was abuzz with the sudden announcement that Egypt would open Rafah Crossing — the only gateway for 1.5 million Palestinians who have been imprisoned here for almost two years — for three short days. Although I had good reasons to use the crossing to leave Gaza, I was unsure about pressing my luck to escape, if only for a short while. Past experience has made me graphically … Continue reading
Electronic Intifada: Sharpeville 1960, Gaza 2009
Dr. Haidar Eid | Electronic Intifada
22 January 2009, Gaza
“Where can I bring him a father from? Where can I bring him a mother from? You tell me!”
These are the desperate words of Subhi Samouni to Al Jazeera’s Gaza correspondent. Subhi lost 17 members of his immediate family, including the parents of his 7-year old grandson. Shockingly, even as I write this article, corpses of the Samouni family are still being retrieved from under the rubble – 15 days after the Israeli Occupation Forces shelled the two houses. The Israeli Occupation Forces locked 120 members of the family in … Continue reading
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