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Occupation and the Need for Resistance

by Tariq Shadid This article was originally published at the Palestine Chronicle (2002), and is also present in the 358-page book ‘Understanding Palestine’ that contains many essays by this writer. It is available through Amazon. Click on the image to view/purchase.   Many admirable volunteers from countries all over the world have felt the urge to follow the voice of...

Palestine is Full of Heroes

By Tariq Shadid This article was originally published at the Palestine Think Tank and the Palestine Chronicle. Republished here because basically, nothing has changed. Although people in our modern times have been educated to believe that having the ‘right’ ideas, methods or ideologies is what causes revolutions, history teaches us that drastic changes usually happen when the majority of the...

On Improving Pro-Palestinian Activism

On Improving Pro-Palestinian Activism

This article was written by Tariq Shadid (aka Doc Jazz) in 2002, during the time when he was a regular writer for the Palestine Chronicle. ZNet, the renowned progressive magazine, then republished it on their website. Although this short contemplative piece was written more than 8 years ago, much of it still rings true. There still is an urgent need...