Four vignettes on the godly and not-so-godly
First, the dog that was almost stoned to death, by holy decree.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
The world's largest group of homeless people
Of a Hollywood star, summer camp and a country that remains far out of reach.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Friends of the conflict
Even if you don't agree with Israel, you can probably understand why it insists on perpetuating its internationally-unpopular occupation of the Palestinian people. But what about the United States?
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For Independence, stop at New York
Decades of peace talks have led nowhere. Now the Palestinians plan to take their case to the United Nations, where they believe they can get majority support for an independent Palestine. The question is: Will it work?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Come again, Mr President?
Good heavens, did President Obama just make the most radical foreign policy proposition yet in his Middle East speech last night?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Will this be the year that Israel accedes?
Popular protests by the Palestinian people.Their feuding political parties coming together in the name of national unity. Does Israel stand a chance against this growing impetus for the creation of a Palestinian state?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Hag Pesach Sameach and Happy Easter.
It is the holy week once again in Jerusalem. And it is not all about God.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
That uneasy calm of Jerusalem broken
These are not the best of days in Israeli-Palestinian relations, and matters will not be helped by this: the first terrorist attack in Jerusalem since 2008 and the city's first bus bombing in almost a decade.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
While you were watching the devastating quake in Japan
Something hideous happened in Israel. A family of five were murdered in their home and that was just the beginning.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
When I got blamed for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
I've heard the pen is mightier than the sword, but I didn't know they were referring to my black ball-point.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Palestinian Territories
US: Yes we can but no you can't.
The doublespeak of the Obama administration deals a slap in the face for the Palestinians and the UN resolution condemning Israel. What a shame.
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A (rather) wretched state of affairs and Obama's chance to change it
The Palestinian Authority maneuvers an obstacle course on the path to statehood, and today it goes to the United Nations with a vote against Israel. Question: Will the Americans help or hinder it?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
In Gaza, young rebels with a cause
They have released a manifesto. The language is crude and some may even be offended. But really, there are way more offensive things in Gaza.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
I Come from There
I come from there and I have memories Born as mortals are, I have a mother And a house with many windows,
MAHMOUD DARWISH