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Anyone following the Palestinian struggle for liberation understands that the only path to success today is through a concerted, holistic, non-violent approach.
Palestinian leaders, including President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, have been repeatedly and consistently opposing any violent solution and supporting acts of popular non-violent resistance. Recently, they even succeeded in convincing the leaders of the Islamic Hamas movement to utter the words "popular resistance," even if Hamas has not acted on them.
Using non-violence requires a high degree of discipline, and sophisticated media and public relations approach. The entire premise of this form of struggle is based on the need to win the hearts and minds of one's opponents, as well as of those in countries that are supporting one's adversaries.
Support for Palestine in Asia, Africa and Latin America today is at an all-time high. The conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, which was held in Iran last week, showed 120 countries supporting Palestinians' right to an independent state on the 1967 borders. This means that the real battle for Palestinian support continues to be in Western countries, such as Europe and the U.S. And while the U.S. is key to any breakthrough, much can be done if Europe shifts from its lukewarm support to Palestine to a full-fledged support. Europe, for example, is the biggest economic partner of Israel.
The justice of the Palestinian cause is overwhelming. The Palestinian people, occupied for over 45 years, simply yearns to live in freedom in the post-colonial 21st century. More than anything, what is needed is for the Palestinians to be able to tell their story in a strong and convincing narrative. For too long, Palestinians have been at the losing end of the narrative battle, especially in the Western media.
Palestinian thinkers and leaders like Edward Said and Hanan Ashrawi talked a lot about the need for etching a Palestinian narrative that tells the authentic and human story of a people wanting to live in freedom and peace rather than the narrative that has been written for them by the other side.
To be able to develop a Palestinian narrative, there is no escaping from the need to engage on a multitude of stages and in various types of media platforms. For such engagement to succeed, certain prerequisites are necessary.
The narrative needs to be humanitarian, not rhetorical. At the same time, successful narrative cannot negate the other side. While Palestinians have suffered and continue to suffer from their own negation by the other side, it is impossible to overcome that by attempting to present only one point of view. Today's demanding public requires that.
Such an opportunity was made available to Palestinians in Jerusalem recently through a unique documentary. Jerusalem24, a project that emulates an effort similar to one created in Berlin that aims to chronicle over a 24-hour period the lives of people living in a particular city. Over 80 Berliners were filmed on a single day and their stories were broadcast later in a program called Berlin 24 over many European TV stations. Applying the same concept, the idea was that the author/creator of the Berlin project, Volker Heise, would supervise the film, to be produced by Thomas Kufus of the German company Zero One.
Funding and broadcasting (including ARTE France, ARTE Germany and Finnish TV) were secured. An Israeli and a Palestinian production company were contracted with the idea of finding characters from their own societies that would be filmed in a single day over a 24-hour period.
The Palestinian producers went to great lengths to make sure that they are contractually and financially engaged with the German producers. The idea was that the money and direction would come from the German author and producer, with Palestinians having freedom to choose their characters, stories and filmmakers.
The filming was supposed to take place on September 6, only to be postponed at the last minute because of a public boycott call issued, without checking with the participating parties, by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). The boycott call was based on a misunderstanding that some of the funds for the Israeli production -- specifically the Jerusalem Fund -- was somehow paying for the Palestinian production. The unelected group that issues the call considers the film an act of normalisation with the Israelis.
Once the issue was in the public domain, a campaign of intimidation followed that led to directors withdrawing their participation in the film despite being presented with evidence contrary to the content of the boycott call and even after seeing the type of characters chosen by the Palestinian producers that will help present honestly and fairly the Palestinian narrative.
Palestinian producers detailed that the film would have narrated the lives of at least 28 Palestinians reflecting all walks of life and narrating the pains and aspirations of East Jerusalemites.
A family whose home was divided by the Israeli concrete wall, Silwan activists fighting a settler campaign to remove them from their neighbourhood, Palestinians living in the Shufat refugee camp, lawyers fighting against Israeli attempts to deport Palestinians and a Palestinian woman living in Sheikh Jarrah whose family was massacred in Deir Yassin, all would have told their stories.
Palestinians to have been filmed also included musicians, artists, a 6-year-old girl going to school for the first time and one of the city's richest men. A guard at Al Aqsa Mosque, a Palestinian Catholic priest, a nun and the Muslim family that has, for centuries, been holding the key to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher were also part of the mosaic that makes East Jerusalem.
Naturally, Jerusalem 24 was to have Israeli and a number of international characters, including foreign diplomats, journalists and international humanitarian individuals.
PLO officials and the Palestinian Authority culture minister were informed of the issue, but despite their understanding of the importance of the film, they were unable to intervene in time, thus leading to the postponement of the filming of the project.
The Palestinian case is just and powerful, but for this Palestinian narrative to be told effectively and professionally, leaders must take a proactive role to ensure that efforts at telling this story is not scuttled by ideologues who so bent on their narrow view of issues such as "normalization" that they lose sight of the bigger picture.
Politicians cannot and should not interfere in art, but should ensure that the efforts of creative people are not blocked by a group of unelected individuals who have appointed themselves as guardians of the society.
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View AllFavorites Recency | Popularity Page: 1 2 Next › Last » (2 total) Anybodyseenthepopos??? ???? ???????659 Fans 11 hours ago ( 7:22 PM)Sounds like they took an opportunity to miss another opportunity. Another non surprise.Anybodyseenthepopos: Sounds like they took an opportunity to miss another opportunity.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Anybodyseenthepopos/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184598023.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… Ibn Rushd1079 Fans 14 hours ago ( 4:28 PM)The Palestinian narrative of being forcibly imposed upon by the primarily European architects of the Zionist Project is a just and accurate one indeed. Notwithstanding the good intentions in providing Jews a safe haven from horrible persecution, there is no escaping the fact that the indigenous population of Palestine had no say whatsoever in the matter, and that "partition" was forcibly imposed upon them.
Everything that has followed (most of it unpleasant to say the least) is a directly forseeable consequence of this action.
To now focus exclusively upon the violence of the dispossesed, while ignoring what triggered the conflict in the first place, is both counter-productive and intellectually dishonest.
The answer lies in nuclear-armed Israel recognizing that the land upon which it was forcibly created was NOT empty.
It lies in Zionists addressing in THEIR narrative those it displaced in order to create Israel, come to terms with the consequences of this action, and conscientiously struggle to make it right for them.
This realization is indeed dawning upon Zionists previously enamored with the myths surrounding their narrative, and it is rightly triggering a "crisis" in their movement.
Adhering to a narrative (or adopting a new "balanced" one) that continues to ignore, belittle, or treat with condescension the legitimate grievances of the dispossesed will do nothing to address the cause of peace.Ibn_Rushd: The Palestinian narrative of being forcibly imposed upon by thehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Ibn_Rushd/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184539137.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments… HUFFPOST COMMUNITY MODERATORJsonCynical dreamer, sarcastic idealist...922 Fans 16 hours ago ( 2:17 PM)Hilarious, though obviously unintentional."Anyone following the Palestinian struggle for liberation understands that the only path to success today is through a concerted, holistic, non-violent approach."
So I guess the Palestinians aren't following their own struggle.
"Recently, they even succeeded in convincing the leaders of the Islamic Hamas movement to utter the words "popular resistance," even if Hamas has not acted on them."
We are going to pretend that constitutes moving forward? OK. Moving on...
"Once the issue was in the public domain, a campaign of intimidation followed that led to directors withdrawing their participation"
But no fear! Everyone is still TOTALLY on board with this whole non-violence thing.
"PLO officials and the Palestinian Authority culture minister were informed of the issue, but despite their understanding of the importance of the film, they were unable to intervene in time"
The PLO couldn't stop a boycott being championed by a Palestinian organization over a misunderstanding?? No one person could give Barghouti a call? I find that difficult to believe.
"Politicians cannot and should not interfere in art, but should ensure that the efforts of creative people are not blocked by a group of unelected individuals who have appointed themselves as guardians of the society."
Hate to break it to you, but at this point even the politician are a "group of unelected individuals who have appointed themselves as guardians of the society". Unless they held an election while I wasn't paying attention.Json: Hilarious, though obviously unintentional. "Anyone following the Palestinian struggle forhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Json/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184492447.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments… NewYorkLiberal106 Fans 17 hours ago ( 2:05 PM)I applaud your call for Palestinian non-violence. Where I believe you come short is your view that non-violence is a tactic, part of a strategy to win public opinion, and shape the "narrative". Ghandi didn't adapt non-violence as a means to win a war. He believed in non-violence as a way of life.
When the Palestinians get to the point that they actually believe that violence is wrong, the Israelis will be there, ready to cut a deal. For as long as the Palestinian leaders pitch non-violence as a tactic (or acceptance of Oslo as just the first step to getting rid of Israel entirely), the Israelis will continue to wait.NewYorkLiberal: I applaud your call for Palestinian non-violence. Where I believehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/NewYorkLiberal/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184488097.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it
HUFFPOST BLOGGERDaoud KuttabFormer Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton454 Fans 3 hours ago ( 4:07 AM)I never said that it is a tactic this is your interpretation. I do believe it should be a strategy but it is hard to convince the public of this strategy without people seeing genuine support from world powers or enough IsraelisDaoud_Kuttab: I never said that it is a tactic this ishttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Daoud_Kuttab/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184724483.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… Anybodyseenthepopos??? ???? ???????659 Fans 17 hours ago ( 1:48 PM)The "Brilliant" fight against "normalization" is your downfall. When you finally recognize that, and see that non-violent action does NOT "require a "high degree of discipline" (ie. most folks have NO trouble not planting Bombs or shooting rockets at civilians on any given day)... And recognize the right of the Jewish State to EXIST; your problems will minimize. Until then you're spinning the same tired "woe is me" while making excuses.Anybodyseenthepopos: The "Brilliant" fight against "normalization" is your downfall. When youhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Anybodyseenthepopos/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184482365.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments… Rosin the BowHail to the Victors Valiant274 Fans 17 hours ago ( 1:16 PM)"Palestinian thinkers and leaders like Edward Said and Hanan Ashrawi talked a lot about the need for etching a Palestinian narrative that tells the authentic and human story of a people wanting to live in freedom and peace rather than the narrative that has been written for them by the other side."That's difficult to do, since it's not the truth.
"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free"Rosin_the_Bow: "Palestinian thinkers and leaders like Edward Said and Hanan Ashrawihttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Rosin_the_Bow/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184470823.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments… Rosin the BowHail to the Victors Valiant274 Fans 18 hours ago (12:57 PM)"Anyone following the Palestinian struggle for liberation understands that the only path to success today is through a concerted, holistic, non-violent approach."The only path to success runs through figuring out what exactly success means. Is it a viable Palestinian state in the WB and Gaza? Is it the destruction of Israel?Rosin_the_Bow: "Anyone following the Palestinian struggle for liberation understands that thehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Rosin_the_Bow/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184463690.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it Solomon42055 Fans 9 minutes ago ( 6:35 AM)spot on , regarding the israeli-palestinian issue a number of words repeat themselves having completely different meanings - like you pointed out "success" and the more familiar "justice" and the "peace" that Muslim fanatics preach .Solomon420: spot on , regarding the israeli-palestinian issue a number ofhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Solomon420/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184735603.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… meb1357Remember Kafr Qasim109 Fans 19 hours ago (11:58 AM)Yes, Palestinians have to present their case more effectively to the West, using the tools, such as this production, available to them.Similarly, it is long past time for Arab-Israelis, and East Jerusalem Palestinians to use their sizable clout at the ballot box to vote for their interests. Not doing so only insures their rights will continue to be trampled upon by the Israeli majority that seeks to marginalize them. In both cases, Palestinians are shooting themselves in the foot by standing on principal in a way that effectively hurts their cause.meb1357: Yes, Palestinians have to present their case more effectively tohttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/meb1357/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184440983.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it
HUFFPOST SUPER USERCory Gudwinexamine thyself before blaming the system381 Fans 17 hours ago ( 1:48 PM)Arab Israelis have zero desire to see any additional Palistinians inside what is now Israel.They, like other Israelis, feel that Israel has enough very poor, very uneducated, unemployed, and overly-religious welfare cases in it already.Cory_Gudwin: Arab Israelis have zero desire to see any additional Palistinianshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Cory_Gudwin/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184482437.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it
meb1357Remember Kafr Qasim109 Fans 12 hours ago ( 6:50 PM)I will humor you. Your proof?meb1357: I will humor you. Your proof?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/meb1357/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184587818.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program TrollsteinOnce you go Schwartz, you never go back baby258 Fans 14 hours ago ( 4:41 PM)They are not "standing on principal" so much as they are standing in 'lock-step', for fear of being labeled a collaberator--and dealt with accordingly.Trollstein: They are not "standing on principal" so much as theyhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Trollstein/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184543606.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… initop48 Fans 19 hours ago (11:58 AM)I just saw a documentary about Gazan parents having their son cared for in an Israeli hospital. If you heard the attitude of the mother who said she hoped her sick son will get well so he can be a "shahid," it leaves little hope for non-violent behavior. Here a gesture of good will by Jewish doctors would be repaid by having her son blow himself up with the expressed purpose of killing Jews. She claimed life isn't precious, a notion antithetical to Jews. As far as the rest is concerned, the Arabs have been quite successful propagandizing their "plight." And I don't understand why "Palestinians" would boycott Israeli educators who are mainly comprised of very liberal thinkers, more than a few sympatheic toward Arabs.initop: I just saw a documentary about Gazan parents having theirhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/initop/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184440922.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it myopinion2607 Fans 18 hours ago (12:56 PM)Depressing. Unbelievable. Thx for sharing.myopinion2: Depressing. Unbelievable. Thx for sharing.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/myopinion2/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184463089.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERrobertstone1robertMy micro bio is too big.349 Fans 19 hours ago (11:50 AM)Wow! Hamas has proclaimed the words "popular resistance"--while firing rockets! The author has to realize that the whole world is not utterly stupid. He says that Abbas and Fayyad are committed to non-violence. Really? Then their ambassador to India was not informed of this new development. The reason why no suicide bombings occur in Israel is because there is now a deterrent--the fence that Israel erected.The author doesn't understand that peace is real. Until there is a democratically elected leadership, with the means for their replacement by popular will, peace is not possible. It doesn't reflect the will of the people. The author is suggesting ways of winning at PR. Hire the most expensive PR firm. And you will gain a favorable PR but no peace.
We know about the Jews shot in France, beaten in Germany and I personally know of a Jew beaten in Denmark by Arabs. This must be the non-violent approach advocated by Abbas and Fayyad.LOL. I get it, just promulgate that you are in favor of peace but not do it.robertstone1robert: Wow! Hamas has proclaimed the words "popular resistance"--while firing rockets!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/robertstone1robert/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184437823.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERrobertstone1robertMy micro bio is too big.349 Fans 19 hours ago (11:21 AM)Suicide bombings was an invention of the Palestinians. They have managed to export it to Afghanistan and Russia. I believe nobody wants it. Since the Palestinians used to call themselves proudly Southern Syrians they may have a lucrative market in Syria . Both sides have been known to employ this peaceful, progressive invention. LOL.robertstone1robert: Suicide bombings was an invention of the Palestinians. They havehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/robertstone1robert/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184425973.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… myopinion2607 Fans 20 hours ago (11:13 AM)1. How was the rejection of Partition, the commencement of war against Israel, ands the establishment of the PLO in 1964 to destroy Israel -- how was this evidence of wanting to live in peace and freedom?2. If Palestinians want the west to embrace them, they first need to be honest.
3. The palestinians need to disclise the parameters they would be willing to negotiate from. arafat rejected Clinton's proposed bridge proposals. abbas has never said a word. Palestinian leaders and media continue to tell the people that Jerusalem will be liberated and the purported refugees will invade Israel. The West does not support this, and wuill not embrace the Palestinians until the palestinian demands as evidenced by their public statements change.
4. The author is looking for artists to create a show to change hearts and minds. sometimes that works. Too bad he doesn't support an honest approach of seeking a peace of compromise and fairness.myopinion2: 1. How was the rejection of Partition, the commencement ofhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/myopinion2/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184422985.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments… HEXYEBOIf I agreed with you we'd both be wrong256 Fans 20 hours ago (10:51 AM)"Palestinian thinkers and leaders like Edward Said and Hanan Ashrawi talked about the need for etching a Palestinian narrative that tells the authentic and human story of a people wanting to live in freedom and peace."Yes we understand the need for PR.
But on this anniversary of Munich Olympics Massacre, the historical record proves otherwise.HEXYEBO: "Palestinian thinkers and leaders like Edward Said and Hanan Ashrawihttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/HEXYEBO/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184414364.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments… This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program bluhorizons6 Fans 04:25 AM on 09/06/2012Possibly Mr. Kattab forgot to mention that there is in fact not one "Palestinian People" but two and both are sworn to Israel's destruction. He never mentions the "bad Palestinians" Hamas, which is busy waging war against Israel. Not a day goes bye without rockets being fired from Gaza into Israel. If that is not war, what is?Mr. Kattab also chose not to mention that the "good" Palestinians, in the West Bank have a sililar charter document not really much different that that of Hamas and unendingly swear the destruction of Israel in Arabic while out of the other side of their mouths in English they protest their treatment. And neither Fata or Hamas will even recognize israel or negotiate with them. They say they want to negotiate but always find a reason not to! That is hardly the idyllic scene Mr. Kattab paints of the peaceful Palestinian people, yearning for freedom. They are really fighters waging asymmetric war.
There are many ways Israel can help improve the sad plight of the Palestinians and they might be willing to help when the war is over, their country is recognized, the hateful things said about them in Palestinian textbooks is eliminated and the rockets become part of history. But right now they are being treated like the enemy they are and it is hardly a surprise that they are not prospering.bluhorizons: Possibly Mr. Kattab forgot to mention that there is inhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/bluhorizons/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184336726.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it
HUFFPOST BLOGGERDaoud KuttabFormer Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton454 Fans 23 hours ago ( 7:57 AM)dear bluhorizonit seems that you didn't read closely my article. Here is a quote about Hamas which you sau I never mention
Recently, they even succeeded in convincing the leaders of the Islamic Hamas movement to utter the words "popular resistance," even if Hamas has not acted on them.Daoud_Kuttab: dear bluhorizon it seems that you didn't read closely myhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Daoud_Kuttab/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184360246.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it myopinion2607 Fans 19 hours ago (11:14 AM)that quote is so pathetic and means so nothing that you cannot pass the red face test in trying to sell it as a change in hamas position. Get real.myopinion2: that quote is so pathetic and means so nothing thathttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/myopinion2/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184423352.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments… initop48 Fans 19 hours ago (12:00 PM)Sure, they also utter the word "truce" with the purpose of buying time until they become stronger.initop: Sure, they also utter the word "truce" with the purposehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/initop/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184441774.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. There are More Comments on this Thread. Click Here To See them AllLoading comments… Loading comments… Loading comments… Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERBcemXAHA??? ???? ???????997 Fans 22 hours ago ( 8:14 AM)#1BcemXAHA: #1http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/BcemXAHA/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184364110.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. There are More Comments on this Thread. Click Here To See them AllLoading comments… Loading comments… Loading comments… Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USEREric NepgenRestiamo Umani420 Fans 03:01 AM on 09/06/2012Really good article. The Hasbara crowd is in panic mode again i see :-)I hope to go back to Palestine next year. It's is exactly like the author said......the Palestinians need to get their voices heard, in a non-violent way. And for me, they are on a good track.
Just go over to them, visit the WB, see it for yourself. Listen to their stories. Spread them around. Everybody has to know what is going on behind the apartheid wall. The Israeli version of the story is everywhere in the news....
The most airtime the Palestinians get in the western media is when Rockets fly from Gaza......sadly.Eric_Nepgen: Really good article. The Hasbara crowd is in panic modehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Eric_Nepgen/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184328341.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it
HUFFPOST SUPER USERAri B CanaanA glorious and enormous micro-bio!105 Fans 18 hours ago (12:26 PM)Panic?? LOL!! Learn how to read. Daoud's arguments are being shredded here by informed commenters, as opposed to brainwashed Palsbarists.Ari_B_Canaan: Panic?? LOL!! Learn how to read. Daoud's arguments are beinghttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Ari_B_Canaan/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184451447.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it HUFFPOST SUPER USEREric NepgenRestiamo Umani420 Fans 5 hours ago ( 2:11 AM)Informed commentators ? LOL......sure.....Like all the poeple critzising are of course absolutely ignorant...
There are people like myself, who did see the WB and everything BEHIND the wall. So, no uninformed or brainwashed Palsbarist here. Go to Herbon, Ramallah, Nablus etc....and then come back to me.Eric_Nepgen: Informed commentators ? LOL......sure..... Like all the poeple critzising arehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Eric_Nepgen/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184712636.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation.
Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… myopinion2607 Fans 18 hours ago (12:30 PM)if the palestinians got airtime everytime the rockets flew, they would have daily coverage.myopinion2: if the palestinians got airtime everytime the rockets flew, theyhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/myopinion2/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184453022.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it HUFFPOST SUPER USEREric NepgenRestiamo Umani420 Fans 5 hours ago ( 2:09 AM)Sure...Eric_Nepgen: Sure...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Eric_Nepgen/how-palestinians-can-enga_b_1859228_184712265.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… Page: 1 2 Next › Last » (2 total) new comment(s) on this entry — Click to refreshLoading comments… 1 2 3 4 5 See All Highlights in 
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