Israel approves three West Bank settlements – Middle East – Al Jazeera English How can a “two-state solution” ever exist with more and more illegal settlements carving up the West Bank? Ridiculous. Time for a “one state solution” where all people are recognized and free?
A report on how Israeli occupation and the struggles of occupation in Palestine have helped deteriorate the Christian population in the Holy Land. Bonus Report on Christian Village in Palestine
Occupation is the act of occupying. As in occupying land and the people who live on that land. Specifically, it’s to take possession of a place, most likely by military invasion and then control that place (and its people) over an amount of time. Sometimes a very extended amount of time. Palestine has been under occuputaion since 1967. That’s why […]
In May of 2012, I will be traveling to the city of El-Bireh, Palestine, on the outskirts of Ramallah – about 9 miles north of Jerusalem. I will be traveling there with my mom, who was born there, as was my late father. My mom and dad married in 1962 in Palestine and moved to Youngstown, Ohio, where my dad […]
My uncles, Anees and Ramzy, with my dad, Adeeb, in front of their family home in El-Bireh, Palestine, just outside Ramallah, in the West Bank, Palestine, 1955.
My posts have been scarce lately, but who really cares. It’s Springtime in South Central and there is a buzz on the cul de sac. The bikes our out, the baseballs are flying and the soccer balls are being kicked. We already had two birthdays for the boys this Spring, with one today at some nature park nearby. We decided […]
The purpose of this blog was to document my transition to village living. I believe I am fully transitioned. That’s not to say I am cutting off this blog. It will live on; my musings may appear from time-to-time. So don’t delete your bookmark. Make sure to check at least twice a year as I move onto another phase of […]
I decided I wanted a bigger tree this year. What we failed to realize is that a bigger tree requires a bigger tree stand. Off to the hardware store.
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