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

April 25, 2016 by alexrezashams

Originally published on The Forward and Mondoweiss. When Ilana and Abby from “Broad City” announced last week that they were going on Birthright Israel, my heart sunk. For those who haven’t

Opinion

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

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

Opinion Palestine

This Christmas, Remember the Embattled Little Palestinian Town of Bethlehem

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

Palestine Reporting

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

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

Palestine Reporting

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

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

Opinion

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

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

Israel Reporting

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

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

Israel Reporting

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

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

Reporting

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

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

Opinion

Killings reveal link between homophobia, anti-Arab racism

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

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

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

This Christmas, Remember the Embattled Little Palestinian Town of Bethlehem

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

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

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

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

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

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

Killings reveal link between homophobia, anti-Arab racism

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