Laila El-Haddad

In whose name do they talk?

by Laila El-Haddad September 20, 2010

Gazans share their views on the talks taking place between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. By Laila El-Haddad* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz A second round of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are taking place under the auspices of Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of [...]

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The parameters of peace

by Laila El-Haddad September 3, 2010

By Laila El-Haddad* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Here are excerpts of my latest piece in the Hill’s pundits blog, which asked me to respond to the question: Can the Obama administration forge a peace agreement, and what steps should it be taking in Mideast policy? I’ll be honest. From my vantage point here in [...]

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Israel’s siege on freedoms – By Laila El-Haddad

by Laila El-Haddad August 9, 2010

By Laila El-Haddad* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz It’s three years since I’ve been back to Gaza. Much has happened since my last visit. Fatah waged a failed coup and now rules only the West Bank, while Hamas is in charge of Gaza. Israel launched its deadly Cast Lead assault. Fuel shortages. Electricity crises. And [...]

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Palestinians Starve Under Occupation

by Laila El-Haddad August 2, 2004

At the entrance to the Ard al-Insan clinic in Gaza, also known as the Palestinian Benevolent Association, Iman Jilawi was pleading with programme director Itimad Ghabil. By Laila El-Haddad in Gaza Her daughter had just been released from the hospital after intestinal surgery, she said, and she did not have the money to pay for [...]

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