Tag: Haidar Eid

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…