Monday, February 23, 2015

Can Palestine Win in the US-Israeli Rift Over Iran?

I am reminded often of Palestine and the plight of the Palestinian people and their suffering at the hands of the Israeli occupation or how Palestinians in Israel are treated as second-class citizens, or their much worse treatment as neglected and abused refugees in Arab nations lacking basic rights and opportunities to live in dignity and prosper.

ISIS Distracts and The World Reacts

(modified and updated for the new publishing date)

The Islamic State continues to capture the world media headlines with senseless beheadings of any victims they lay their hands on, pushing horrific mass murders out of sight and out of mind. The ISIS cruelty and barbaric acts are desperate attempts to attract attention and spread fear. They mask the terror group’s substantive expansion and drive the media to ignore real crimes committed by sitting tyrants.

ISIS Distracts and The World Reacts

The Islamic State and other extremist groups continue to capture the world media headlines pushing horrific mass murders out of sight and out of mind. The ISIS cruelty and barbaric acts are desperate attempts to attract attention and spread fear. They mask the terror group’s substantive expansion and drive us to ignore real crimes committed by sitting tyrants.

Journalism Today: More Trouble, Less Power

My mentor, Doyen of Arab journalism, the late Ghassan Tuneni has always said, being a journalist was his favorite and most precious title. His version of journalism is fast disappearing. He could respect all opinions even if he disagreed with them. He was a journalist’s journalist and a role model in the practice of this sacred profession, that has earned itself the distinctions “troublesome” and “powerful.”