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Endurance and Persistence
Whether we’re overwhelmed medical workers, mourning the loss of a loved one, suddenly unemployed and struggling to provide for our families, exhausted parents stuck at home with the kids, or simply suffering from cabin fever, the past few months have forced each of us, in some way, to learn the value of endurance. Needing to dig deep to find the motivation to go on and fight another day in the midst of relentless adversity is nothing new, however, for Palestinians. In fact, they have a word for it: sumud. For generations, their sumud has allowed them to keep their dignity and hope in the face of ceaseless adversity. As we struggle to find our own sumud to survive this time of pandemic, we also need to continually search for the strength to fight a well-funded and relentless Israel lobby.

So Much Wrong
This June/July Washington Report is filled with facts that could leave one easily dismayed. Anti-boycott legislation is spreading from state to state; college students are being relentlessly bullied by powerful Israel lobby groups; politicians from the U.S. to the UK are being systematically targeted for their support for Palestinian human rights; spurious and damaging allegations of anti-Semitism are being hurled from every direction; and Joe Biden is making it clear there will be no candidate that supports peace and justice in the Middle East on the presidential ballot this year. So what do we do?

Don’t Back Down
This magazine is always filled with powerful messages of sumud, reminding us the only way to defeat powerful status quo forces is to bring the fight to them. “Our defensive narrative hasn’t really worked for us,” author Ramzy Baroud said on a recent webinar with the Washington Report. “If anything, it has…put Israel behind the wheel driving the historical narrative.” (See our “Book Talk” section.) Chris Williamson, a former member of UK parliament targeted by pro-Israel forces recently shared a similar insight. “Every time you apologize you give ground to the people attacking you, it’s simply feeding the beast,” he said. (See our “Activism” section.) On another webinar hosted by this magazine, a Tufts University student targeted by pro-Israel groups acknowledged the unsettling reality students face, but assured us such attacks “don’t really stop us from doing anything.” (See a “Special Report” on pp. 28-29.) The relentless attacks may be dispiriting, but with steadfastness
, these sufferings will give way to justice when they inevitably crack the weakening walls of Israeli apartheid.

Shout Out to Our Heroes
During this pandemic grateful citizens around the world are thanking first responders, nurses, doctors, nursing home and grocery store workers on the front lines. We all appreciate police officers, mail deliverers, truck drivers, trash collectors, cleaners, public transport workers and others. But today we’d like to take this opportunity to thank the heroes unique to the Washington Report and Middle East Books and More.

First a Goodbye to Our Printer
We are sad to say goodbye and thank you to our printer and its hard-working staff, victims of the sudden economic destruction of the pandemic as well as the slow deaths of many other glossy magazines and catalogues. They printed the Washington Report for decades, meeting our four-day-turn-around requirements and treating us like gold. We’re confident that our next printer will be just as helpful. Next we’d like to offer a...

Hearty Thanks to Advertisers (and future advertisers) ([link removed])
It’s the loss of ad revenue that has shuttered newspapers and laid-off journalists. First to feel the pinch were small-town newspapers and then corporate media was swept up. Now even during a pandemic, digital media is laying off reporters because businesses struggling to survive have no advertising budget. That’s why we have to thank our loyal advertisers, who truly believe we are all in this together.

Thanks to our Writers and Staff
They kept plugging away at the articles you’ll read in this magazine. Many of them watched, reported and even hosted a slew of webinars that took the place of panel discussions. Others kept the lights on, answered your mail and calls, fulfilled your subscriptions, deposited your checks in the bank and paid the bills.

Thank you Online Shoppers
While Middle East Books and More was forced to close its physical store due to the coronavirus, you shoppers came through placing online orders. We encourage you to continue to order from MiddleEastBooks.com ([link removed]) , and come back in person soon to buy books, pottery, olive oil, spices and Yemeni coffee. But our most...

Heartfelt Thanks Go to our Angels ([link removed]) and Subscribers ([link removed])
You’ve come through to help publish this magazine for nearly 40 years! We’re confident that your replies to our recent donation appeal will be the answer to our prayers. We’ve always offered Middle Eastern hospitality in our bookstore and soon, with your support, we’ll be able to brew some coffee so you’ll stay a while ([link removed]) . Thank you for helping us...

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