Map of Israel, the Palestinian territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip), the Golan Heights, and portions of neighbouring countries. Also United Nations deployment areas in countries adjoining Israel or Israeli-held territory, as of January 2004. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Tyre in Lebanon. Al Mina excavation site (and In the background, the Palestinian refugee camp) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Palestinian refugees (British Mandate of Palestine - 1948). "Making their way from Galilee in October-November 1948". (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Jamal Kanj
Jamal Kanj
was born in a
Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon ten years
after the creation of
the state of Israel. He moved to the United States
in late 1977, and has been active in various local and national
political organizations. Jamal Kanj is the Co-founder of the Middle East
Cultural and Information Center in San Diego and he has served as the
Secretary General for the US chapter of National Student Union.
Jamal Kanj has post graduate degrees in Leadership, Global Management,
and a BS degree in Civil Engineering. He is a California registered
professional engineer and is working on water infrastructure management.
Like so many other
Palestinians, the life of Jamal Kanj has been an
odyssey of conflict, displacement and resettlement and Jamal Kanj is
expressing a lifetime experience with the
Palestinian diaspora and
struggle against and with the occupation through his writings.
Jamal Kanj is columnist at several newspapers and websites. Jamal Kanj
became a contributor of columns and opinion articles on Palestine,
Middle East and other issues in May 2013.
Jamal Kanj (nsnbc) , - The myopic view of the world's most
powerful men in Washington never ceases to amaze me. I am reminded of
the 1980s when then American president
Ronald Reagan compared the
Afghan
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Jamal Kanj (nsnbc),- BUT for the chap from
Khan Younis refugee
camp in Gaza who emerged earlier this week as the winner of the "
Arab
Idol," the news from Palestine is grim.
The newly appointed Palestinian Prime
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Jamal Kanj (nsnbc),- ISRAELI president Shimon Peres is hosting
in Jerusalem this week a presidential conference called "Facing
Tomorrow". Its theme is the "human factor and its role in shaping our
tomorrow".
In
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Jamal Kanj,- LAST summer I purchased trousers from a well known
US fashion designer in San Diego. I liked the fit and the price, so I
paid and walked away not knowing where they were made or who made them.
Putting
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Jamal Kanj (nsnbc),- WHEN signing up for the military, US
soldiers swear to serve their country and defend the constitution with
their life.
They march in harm's way to the end of earth and sail the seas,
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Jamal Kanj (APS),- The Election landscape in Iran is becoming
increasingly divided between candidates ranging from most to the least
conservative. According to state run Press TV a whopping 686 individuals
have
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Jamal Kanj (APS),- PALESTINIANS are this week commemorating the 65th anniversary of Al Nakba (the disaster).
On May 15, 1948, Israel was declared a nation on the ruins of more than 500 townships and 800,000
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