This picutre was sent to me by Milana Gorenstein from the Holistic Cancer Information Center.
Author Archives: Sami Awad
The Palestinian Village: The Final Frontier
By Sami Awad The construction by the Israeli government and military of the isolation wall on Palestinian land is being implemented with full force. While Israel has claimed and has tried to argue that the security threat posed by Palestinians is the reason for this construction, many — Palestinians, Israeli, international peace proponents, and evenContinue reading “The Palestinian Village: The Final Frontier”
Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research
The following is a link to an interview conducted by Vicky Rossi from the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research. INTERVIEW.
We are the Global Revolution
This is the text of a presentation I gave in Tamera Portugal at the conclusion of the International Summer University, July 31st – August 10th 2006. Being in Tamera was a wonderful expereince for me. I look forward to working with Tamera and others in devleoping a global network for peace and nonviolnce. The meetingsContinue reading “We are the Global Revolution”
The Awad Family
by Lorin Peters When Sami realized, that night, that I had no family to eat with, he immediately said, “Come to dinner with us.” He didn’t tell me it would be a beautiful buffet at his father Bishara and mother Selwa’s home, or that his uncle Alex and his family, and two American pastors wouldContinue reading “The Awad Family”
Is it the ‘worst of times’?
Once more as Palestinians we see ourselves making statements such as, “we are now living in the worst situation we have ever been in and it can’t get worse than this.” I have been hearing such statements for several years now. We all know what we will hear six months from now: “we are NOWContinue reading “Is it the ‘worst of times’?”
King in the Holy Land
(Bethlehem) Najib Farag Friday, 15 September 2006 Martin Luther King Junior’s son is as dedicated to peace and justice as his father. The younger King walked the streets of Bethlehem this week in the company of Holy Land Trust Director, Sami Awad. King visited the Church of Nativity and took meetings with local officials,Continue reading “King in the Holy Land”
Living the Christmas Season no Matter what
hI am very proud. I am very proud to see people in Bethlehem seeking to celebreate Christmas this year. As difficult as it is on the political level with the actions of the Israeli occupation, as hard as it is on the economic level with having an all out economic blockade on our people, asContinue reading “Living the Christmas Season no Matter what”
Three Proposals for a Strategy to oppose Israel Nonviolently
The Palestinian nonviolent movement is as old as the Palestinian liberation movement itself. As far back as the 1930’s, Palestinians engaged in nonviolent protests and demonstrations against the British Mandate authorities. This form of protest peaked with the breakout of the 1987 intifada. That uprising, which was for the most part nonviolent in nature, broughtContinue reading “Three Proposals for a Strategy to oppose Israel Nonviolently”
Through the Wall of Bethlehem: A Palm Sunday Witness
The following is an article written by a participant in the 2004 Annual Palm Sunday March from Bethlehem to Jerusalem. We celebrate this Great Palm Sunday in Bethlehem as Jesus would have wished us to. We walked with the children, behind the donkeys, in solidarity with the Palestinians, to pray in Jerusalem. There was orderContinue reading “Through the Wall of Bethlehem: A Palm Sunday Witness”
Sami Awad 