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The Spring 2010 issue (No. 41) of Jerusalem Quarterly, edited by the estimable Salim Tamari, contains a fascinating — though academic — analysis of the disgraceful Qalandia (Qalandiya) checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah (and the rest of the northern, middle, and western West Bank).
Salim, who has been teaching for a semester at Georgetown University, writes [...]
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What happens when tear gas interacts with flames from rubber tires burning in the streets?
We may find out, today.
UPDATE: Reports are coming in from both Palestinian and Israeli sources of [Israeli] gunfire at Qalandia checkpoint — at least four Palestinians are reported wounded and in “moderate” condition.
Palestinian Television has had live [...]
In a sharp statement, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, currently on a visit to Israel in which there has been a lot of schmoozing going on (but tomorrow he visits Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah), said tonight that “I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to advance planning for new housing units [...]
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A shocking story: Ma’an News Agency reported from Chicago today that “Richard Falk, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, said on Monday the Palestinian Authority (PA) urged him to step down after he criticized the PA’s treatment of a UN war crimes report”.
Ma’an added that Falk “said [...]
Qalandia Checkpoint: warping strategies of adaptation