Mark Patinkin, a veteran journalist and columnist for the Providence Journal, is known for portraying difficult conflicts and human suffering. He has previously reported on famine in Africa, religious conflicts in Beirut and the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. In his latest book, The Holy Land at War, he tackles the conflict between Israel and Palestine,…
Category: Palestine
Be neither anti-Semitic nor anti-Palestine
Keeping Israel and the Jewish population separate from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is extremely important to countering anti-Semitism. It is easy to let the frustration over the violent acts that took place in the area turn into generalizations about Jews as a people group, but that would be deeply unfair and dangerous. Netanyahu responsible for his…
Sign to stop the violence in Israel/Palestine
Dear friends, The streets of Palestine and Israel are drenched in blood, tears and broken hearts! Now hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza have been given 24 hours to flee their homes... or face death. It is a total war on children. THAT'S ENOUGH! Let us demand immediate international protection for innocents and for children from…