Yousef Munayyer

In recent months consistent rhetoric and meetings on the highest diplomatic levels have led many to be “optimistic” about future negotiations over Palestine. President Bush held meetings with the leaders of both parties

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By AREF ASSAF

THE HUMAN COST of deliberate bad media coverage has a value only when people who matter do the counting.
Could this assessment fairly

The Bergen Record

By AREF ASSAF

UNDOUBTEDLY, the recent presidential elections in the Palestinian territories are historic, but not only for their apparently transparent and trouble-free process or large turnout of Palestinian

Aref Assaf

Denville

I have made up my mind, finally, to vote for the lesser of two evils. Two issues stand out as the basis of my decision: Civil rights and the Israel Palestine conflict.

Dear Editor:

Congressman Scott Garrett could have easily stated his blind support for Israel by omitting his lengthy Op-ed piece and keeping the last paragraph in

Aref Assaf

The US-led attack on Iraq, which began in the early hours of 20 March 2003, provides yet another example of the double-standard that governs US foreign policy vis-à-vis the Palestinian/Arab-Israeli conflict.

The

Pro Israel groups often criticize the Palestinian Authority (PA) for producing educational materials that incite hatred and undermine the legitimacy of the Israeli state. Indeed, a recent

As we commemorate the two year anniversary of the 9-11 attack on the World Trade Center, our Arab and Muslim communities remain most affected by negative backlashes and pervasive discrimination. The violation of our country’s