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As Democratic Uprisings Spread Through Middle East, Palestinians' (Unreported) Hunger for Reform Is Repressed

Carmelle Wolfson, AlterNet. March 21, 2011.

Palestinian activists, isolated by Israeli military checkpoints and walls, are connecting through Facebook, Twitter and mobile phone networks.

West Bank Streets Quiet as Palestinian Authority Suppresses Protests

Mel Frykberg, IPS News. February 8, 2011.

Security forces have been creating disruptions more frequently of late, in light of Egyptian and Tunisian uprisings, and release of the Palestinian Papers.

Leaked 'Palestine Papers' Show Bad Faith Negotiating By Israel and U.S.

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 24, 2011.

What's striking about these documents is the degree to which the U.S. pressures the Palestinians, and how much American diplomats are in cahoots with Israel.

Rebuilding Gaza Could Be the Most Difficult Reconstruction Project in the World

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. January 20, 2009.

The scale of the ruin, the economic siege of the enclave, and attempts to exclude Hamas are complicating factors.

My Father Was No Militant, But Israel's Bombs Reduced Him to a 'Pile of Flesh'

Fares Akram, Independent UK. January 6, 2009.

What is the difference between the pilot who blew my father to pieces and the militant who fires a small rocket?

My Grandpa Lives in Gaza

Laila Al-Arian, The Nation. January 3, 2009.

My family has struggled to get in touch with my grandfather. As missiles rain over his Gaza neighborhood, I can only imagine what he is thinking.

On the Road with Obama: Ramallah, West Bank

Jan McGirk, Huffington Post. July 25, 2008.

"The rally organized by the local 'Israel for Obama' supporters was brief. There was no time to tell if Obama was charismatic or jet-lagged."