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‘Broad City’ Didn’t Just Go on Birthright — It Spent 21 Minutes Mocking It

Posted on April 25, 2016 by alexrezashams

Originally published on The Forward and Mondoweiss on April 25,2016. When Ilana and Abby from “Broad City” announced last week that they were going on Birthright Israel, my heart sunk. For

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Killing of Mentally Ill Palestinian Swimming Off Gaza Coast Highlights Maddening Effects of Israel’s Siege

Posted on December 28, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Huffington Post. In the video, a naked young man slowly swims in the ocean, wading his way bit by bit through the waves to reach the other

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This Christmas, Remember the Embattled Little Palestinian Town of Bethlehem

Posted on December 24, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published in the Huffington Post. This week, more than 1.5 billion Christians around the world will celebrate the Christmas message of hope. But in the little hilltop town where

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En Palestine, les chrétiens syriaques gardent espoir malgré la peur de Daech

Posted on December 24, 2015 by alexrezashams

Les syriaques de la vieille ville de Jérusalem ont été systématiquement expulsés par Israël depuis 1967, mais la communauté possède encore une forte identité

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Why do Palestinians burn Jewish holy sites?: The fraught history of Joseph’s Tomb

Posted on November 12, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published in Mondoweiss. Joseph’s Tomb (Photo: Alex Shams)  On October 16th, a large crowd of Palestinians near the northern West Bank city of Nablus surrounded the religious site

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Obama Defied GOP to Make Peace with Iran — Now It’s Time for Palestine

Posted on November 11, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published in Huffington Post. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vindictive policies are creating a climate in which Palestinians are once again rising up to reject their lack of freedom

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La langue arabe en tête des charts israéliens grâce à trois sœurs yéménites

Posted on October 20, 2015 by alexrezashams

Le clip de cette chanson a été vu 1,2 million de fois et a attiré des milliers de fans dans tout le Moyen-Orient

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Arabic tops Israeli charts as Yemeni sisters take Tel Aviv by storm

Posted on September 24, 2015 by alexrezashams

The music video has amassed 1.2 million hits and has attracted thousands of fans from across the Middle East

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Les conducteurs palestiniens font les frais des patrouilles de la police israélienne en Cisjordanie

Posted on September 14, 2015 by alexrezashams

Pour parcourir le trajet d’une heure de Ramallah à Bethléem, les conducteurs palestiniens doivent passer par cinq autorités de régulation différentes

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Killings reveal link between homophobia, anti-Arab racism

Posted on August 15, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published on the Washington Blade. Shira Banki, a 16-year-old girl who was stabbed during a Jerusalem Pride march, succumbed to her injuries on Aug. 2, 2015. (Photo courtesy of

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