Patrick O. Strickland is the Israel-Palestine Editor for Bikya News. His writing has been published by Socialistworker.org, Fair Observer, CounterPunch.org, Al-Akhbar English, and elsewhere.Patrick has an interdisciplinary BA in Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology from the University of North Texas. He is currently conducting independent research towards an MA in Middle Eastern Studies, focusing on issues of gender and nationalism in Palestinian history.