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Articles By: David Romney
Facebook: A Middle Eastern Tool for Revolutions and…Dating?
Social media have made a splash in the Middle East recently with the outbreak of the Arab Spring. While I use Facebook to keep in touch with my friends back in the States, many here in Jordan and throughout the Middle East are using it to organize protest movements. Some say that these media have changed the way we revolt, [...]
Over the Wall: A Mormon in Palestine
BYUPR staff writer David Romney is doing a series of interviews with men and women on many different sides of the conflict; this first article represents the experience of Sahar Qumsiveh, a Palestinian Mormon. Qumsiyeh and I spoke about her experiences during the first Palestinian Intifada (uprising), which lasted from 1987–1993 and caused the deaths of hundreds of Israelis and [...]
Imagined Threat: The “Radicalization” of the Egyptian Protests
I’ve been glued to Al Jazeera over the last few weeks, and I’m not alone. Al Jazeera’s website experienced a 2500% spike in viewership, over half of it from the US, during Egypt’s “Friday of Rage.” At first, the Egyptian protests inspired me. I was nervous as the protestors ran through the streets on January 28th; I was disappointed on [...]
Why the Two-State Solution Isn’t Working
The Arab-Israeli peace process has hit another dead end—as usual, due to bickering over settlements. After a fruitless ten-month settlement freeze, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reopened construction this last September to appease Israeli settlers. Since then, negotiations with the US have opened the door for a second freeze, but settlers have been pressuring fundamentalist parties in Netanyahu’s coalition to [...]