Sep 28, 2025
A Palestinian Christian during the protests against the occupation during the First Intifada in Bethlehem, Palestine, 1988
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A Palestinian Christian during the protests against the occupation during the First Intifada in Bethlehem, Palestine, 1988
Three Palestinian youths pose together during the First Intifada, in the occupied West Bank, near Jerusalem, 1989.
(Photo credit: Derek Hudson)
Palestinian demonstrators burn an American flag during a protest in Gaza, 1993.
(Photo credit: Peter Turnley/VCG)
The subject of these famous photos from the First Intifada, taken by photographer Alfred Yaghoubzadeh, remained unknown for 30 years until the BBC interviewed her in 2017.
She is Micheline Awad from Beit Sahour. She was on her way to church and found young men throwing stones at the occupation forces, so she joined them.
(From The Palestinian Archive)
Just....why!?
by Mary Chastain
Outgoing Hoboken, NJ, Mayor Ravi Bhalla apologized for flying the Palestine flag over City Hall on December 9.
December 9 is a significant date for Jewish people. Why?
The First Intifada started on December 9, 1987.
Earlier today, the flag of Palestine was raised outside of Hoboken City Hall, at my direction, following requests from local residents of Pa
Bhalla said he flew it “following requests from local residents of Palestinian descent.”
Hhmmm…..did those people of Palestinian descent ask him to fly it on the 9th?
“I want to state unequivocally that this association was not known when the scheduling was approved,” Bhalla wrote on Facebook. “I understand that this coincidence has caused concern for some members of our community. This was not our intention – rather it was simply to recognize local residents who call Hoboken home.”
Diversity!
“I want to be clear that the act of raising this flag is not, in any way, shape or form, intended as a political statement by the City of Hoboken,” claimed Bhalla. “Hoboken is a municipality and takes no position on international political conflicts because it is not within the purview of municipal governance. As with other communities, this flag raising is an acknowledgment of our Palestinian neighbors – mothers, schoolchildren, brothers and sisters in Hoboken – and an affirmation that they, too, are part of our community.”
Bhalla equated raising the Palestinian flag to when City Hall flew the Breast Cancer Awareness flag, the Italian flag, the Puerto Rican flag, and so many more.
“Our City has routinely opened this space to residents who wish to celebrate their heritage, and today was no different,” Bhalla said.
I have a CRAZY idea. Stay with me because it is insane. Like, mind-blowing.
Are you ready?
How about government entities only fly the American flag!?
A Vermont school district had to take down its website after backlash for flying the Somali flag instead of the American flag.
Nasser Abu Srour
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