Archive for 2013
The One-State Solution Initiative

ما يسمى "بمشروع الحركة الشعبية للدولة الديمقراطية الواحدة على فلسطين التاريخية" مشروع جيد نظرياً ... وخطوة إيجابية ... ينقصه بندان: ١) أهمية إحترام حق الشعب الفلسطيني بالكفاح المسلح أينما كان في الأراضي الفلسطينية وحيثما يريد ... ٢) ضرورة.
"West Bank of Jordan" on the Passport Canada Application Form

According to the Passport Canada Website, Palestine, the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), or the West Bank or Gaza do not exist.
If a Palestinian was born in the occupied West Bank, and wants to renew his Canadian passport, he must select.
About Mahmoud Abbas

I wrote this letter to the Palestinian community in Canada a few years ago (10/10/2009). I think it is still relevant today so I thought that I should share it again.
Dear Friends,
I have a few concerns regarding the direction the Palestinian.
Canadian Professors Support Academic Freedom on Campus

When the infamous and racist B'nai Brith issued the statement denouncing the appearance of Palestinian freedom fighter and leader Leila Khaled at the Conference for the Palestinian Shatat in North America, various responses from the Palestinian community.
Are the Zionists Allergic to Research?

The past month affirmed to me that the Zionists are allergic to conducting research.
First, the University of Manitoba Student Union stripped the Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) from club status. Their argument was that Zionism is a national.
B'nai Brith's Silly Statement on Leila Khaled
Using the flimsiest of arguments, B'nai Brith Canada issued a statement denouncing the cyber-appearance of Palestinian freedom fighter Leila Khaled at the Conference for Palestinian Shatat in North America.
According to the statement, the CEO of.
Posted by Omar Shaban
Reviewing POLI 461 with Erin Baines and Juliane Okot Bitek

I do not normally review courses at UBC, but I felt compelled to do so this time because of the different nature of the material, message and methodology that the instructors adopted.
When I registered in the course, I was a little cynical and I.
Please Rescind Your Resolution to Ban SAIA
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Dear UMSU,
This is a personal statement, and it does not represent any group or organization.
I am sending this to you hoping that you would uphold principles of debate as paramount to any personal or reductionist approaches to policy. Students.
Freedom of Speech Muzzled at the University of Manitoba

In yet another effort to muzzle speech that exposes Israeli war crimes and atrocities in occupied Palestine, Zionists at the University of Manitoba in the university’s Student Union (UMSU) passed a resolution to ban the Student Against Israeli.
Posted by Omar Shaban
No Condescending Saviours: Obama Unwelcome in Palestine

Originally posted on the Conference for the Palestinians in the Shatat website.
Obama’s speech in Ramallah reaffirmed my conviction that the conference that will be held in Vancouver in May is more important than ever – and this is why.
With.
Posted by Omar Shaban
The Answer to “Why Can’t We be Friends?”

Originally posted on the Conference for the Palestinians in the Shatat website.
The following article was written by Omar Shaban, a member of the Conference organizing committee and of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights at UBC (SPHR-UBC),.
Posted by Omar Shaban