Friday, January 29, 2016

[ePalestine] MEE: Layers of confusion choke internal Palestinian affairs (By Sam Bahour)

Middle East Eye

Friday, 29 January 2016

Layers of confusion choke internal Palestinian affairs

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Sam Bahour

The starting point to understand today's reality in Palestine is as crystal clear now as it always has been. Over 4 million Palestinians are approaching their 50th year of living under Israeli military occupation; it should be noted that these Palestinians comprise less than half of all Palestinians worldwide.

The Israeli occupation seeps into every aspect of life, including our internal affairs. This is not an excuse for our state of affairs, but rather a fact that has always been there and must be understood and taken into consideration as we plan our actions. It is these desired "actions," or lack thereof, where lack of clarity enters.

First, there is President Mahmoud Abbas. Positioned more as a king governing by presidential decree, than president of an operating political system, President Abbas is at a loss as to how to address the multiple fronts imposed upon him.

READ ON AT: http://bit.ly/layers-of-confusion

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Friday, January 15, 2016

[ePalestine] Al-Shabaka: Palestine-Israel: Europe Drowning in America’s Failures (by Sam Bahour, Mousa Jiryis)

Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network

Palestine-Israel: Europe Drowning in America's Failures

by Sam Bahour, Mousa Jiryis

January 14, 2016



On Monday, January 18, 2016, the monthly meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels is expected to discuss and decide on next steps to be adopted by the EU on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. Policy-makers in Israel are worried as they fear an expansion of European efforts to isolate Israel's settlements

READ ON AT: http://bit.ly/europe-drowning

ENGLISH: http://bit.ly/europe-drowning
ARABIC: http://bit.ly/europe-drowning-ar
HEBREW: http://bit.ly/europe-drowning-he
FRENCH: http://bit.ly/europe-drowning-fr
ITALIAN: http://bit.ly/europe-drowning-it

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Saturday, January 02, 2016

[ePalestine] Querencia + Al Jazeera America: Let Palestinians control their ICT resources

Dear ePalestine friends,

I'd like to use this opportunity of sharing my first 2016 published article by wishing you all a Happy New Year. Although we have much to be thankful for, times are far from happy.

I share in the attached my end of year and new year thought for reflection -- the word Querencia. It is a Spanish word I came across on New Year's eve while reading Barry Lopez's The Rediscovery of North America, which I recommend. The concept behind this word spoke volumes to me during these times as I think about life, struggle, Palestine, fleeing and resident refugees, and the present, before even the future.

Below is my latest article, co-written by my very capable friends and colleagues Nur Arafeh and Wassim Abdullah.

Onward and upward, despite all,
Sam

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Al Jazeera America

Let Palestinians control their ICT resources

Israeli restrictions on the telecom industry have hobbled Palestine's already beleaguered economy


by Nur Arafeh @NurArafeh , Sam Bahour @SamBahour & Wassim Abdullah

"Without full Palestinian control over the ICT infrastructure, any investment in the sector risks becoming a project to "manage" the occupation, rather than a catalyst for Palestinian economic growth."

READ ON AT: http://bit.ly/ict-resources

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