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Further violence against prisoners as the second stage of the swap deal begins

Posted on: December 16, 2011
Sketch by Latuff

by Shahd Abusalama

16 December 2011 | Palestine from My Eyes

As the second stage of the swap deal begins, Israeli jailers escalate their violations of the simplest rights of the Palestinian political prisoners behind bars and exercise more violence against them. Such are the typical actions of typical Zionist soldiers.

A statement I have heard repeatedly from all my friends who are former prisoners, every time I have asked about how Israeli torture impacts the prisoners’ spirits, is that “Israeli jailers never keep a sense of stability inside prisons. They expose … Continue reading


Updated on December 16, 2011
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Nedal, 14 years old, collected metal to support his family – they shot him from behind

Posted on: December 14, 2011
Nedal Khaleel Hamdan (Photo: Rosa Schiano, il blog di Oliva)

by Rosa Schiano

13 December 2011 | il blog di Oliva

This morning at the Eretz border in Beit Hanoun, Israeli soldiers shot a 14-year-old boy, Nedal Khaleel Hamdan. We went to the hospital to meet him. We found him sitting on the bed with his left shoulder bandaged, surrounded by his family.

Nedal was collecting metal along with other boys in an area near the border. Often young people his age collect metal, then sell it to earn some money and help their families as well. At about 8:30 in the morning, Israeli soldiers … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Palestine mourns another real legend, a symbol of motherhood

Posted on: December 12, 2011
The mother of Anees and Akram (Photo: Shahd Abusalama, Palestine from My Eyes)

by Shahd Abusalama

11 December 2011 | Palestine from My Eyes

My voice is muted but every feature of my face speaks sorrow and anger. There is no need to wonder why. It’s Palestine, the rich land where smiles can turn to tears and laughs can turn to sighs in a second. It’s Palestine, where series of sad stories mixed with strength, will, and glory never end.

Anees and Akram Al-Namoura are brothers who were released in the first stage of the prisoner exchange on October 18 after spending ten years, originally supposed to be … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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I was Mustafa Tamimi

Posted on: December 12, 2011
I was Mustafa Tamimi

by Refaat Alareer

12 December 2011 | In Gaza, My Gaza!
Fifteen years ago I was Mustafa Tamimi. Two months before that it was a relative who had his skull smashed by an explosive bullet from an Israeli sniper. Later that same week another neighbor lost his eye. Before and since then, the same situation has been repeating itself again and again: an armored jeep, a soldier armed to teeth, a tiny figure of mere flesh and bones, and a stone smeared with blood on the side of the road. That’s the … Continue reading


Updated on December 12, 2011
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No miracle yesterday in Nabi Saleh: Mustafa Tamimi murdered

Posted on: December 11, 2011
The author (left) with Ola Tamimi (center) after Mustafa Tamimi was shot at close range by the Israeli military in Nabi Saleh village (Photo: Anne Paq / ActiveStills )

by Linah Alsaafin

10 December 2011 | The Electronic Intifada

“Ambulance! Ambulance!”

So far, there were three people who had suffocated from the tear gas, and three people injured by rubber bullets. I saw gas, and so assumed that it was another case of suffocation. But the cries got louder, urgent, desperate — quite unlike the previous calls. Along with those around me, we began running to where the injured person lay, 50 meters away.

Screams. “Mustafa! Mustafa!”

I ran faster. I stopped. The youth I was so used to, the same ones who were … Continue reading


Updated on December 11, 2011
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In Photos: Balata cleans up for a place to run free

Posted on: December 3, 2011
Volunteers and locals bring room to run free - Click here for more images

by Amal

3 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

It is hard to describe the joy of a simple yet so meaningful clean up day, and the beauty of children playing in a stress-free environment. We joined residents of Balata Refugee Camp in a clean up and play day. Many people came out Friday, December 2nd and Saturday December 3rd to help with cleaning a field. The youngest volunteer was barely over two years old, but that did not stop her from clearing scattered rocks.  The anticipation for the games to come excited us all.

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Updated on December 6, 2011
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A day with fugitives in Gaza’s fishing waters

Posted on: December 3, 2011
Abu Mahmoud sharing his experiences of 40 years as a fisherman (Lydia de Leeuw, A Second Glance) - Click here for more images

by Lydia de Leeuw

2 December 2011 | A Second Glance


It’s 6.30am when Ahmad’s fishing boat leaves the Gaza City fishing port. Together with his three nephews and a friend, he will stay at sea for 48 hours, trying to catch as many fish as possible within the Israeli-imposed 3 nautical-mile limit. Ahmad (Abu Mahmoud) Sha’ban al-Hissi turned 60 a week ago and has been working as a fisherman since he was 18 years old. As we look back and see how Gaza City becomes … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Thanksgiving in Gaza

Posted on: November 26, 2011
Layla and her daughters with the turkey in Faraheen (Photo: Radhika Sainath, Notes from Behind the Blockade) - Click here for more images

by Radhika Sainath

25 November 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade

It all started with a simple question from Jabar, a Palestinian farmer from Faraheen, during Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice.

“Is there an American eid (holiday) where you slaughter an animal?” he asked Nathan, a colleague here in Gaza, a few weeks ago.

Thanksgiving and turkeys came to mind.

And so, I found myself celebrating “Thanksgiving,” Gazan-style, this afternoon in the small, southern Gazan village.

Nathan painstakingly put together a variety of ingredients over … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Sowing wheat in Israel’s kill zone

Posted on: November 23, 2011
Mahmood Suleiman Qudiah sows wheat near the Buffer Zone (Photo: Radhika Sainath, Notes from Behind the Blockade) - Click here for more images

by Radhika Sainath

22 November 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade

One need not be an agronomist to know that its been a long time since the farmers of Khuza’a, Gaza have tended to their land near the border.  When we arrived on Friday, the densely packed soil formed small hills with alien, ridged, patterns: Israeli tanks had roamed here, dozens of them. It was hard to imagine how anything ever grew on this brown, barren soil, much less the hundreds of olive, orange and grapefruit trees the Qudaih family reminisced about.

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Updated on March 20, 2012
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Bittersweet Eid

Posted on: November 20, 2011
Donkey carts lined up opposite the market in Jabaliya refugee camp (Photo: Lydia de Leeuw, A Second Glance) - Click here for more images

by Lydia de Leeuw

19 November 2011 | A Second Glance

Last week Eid al Adha was celebrated in Gaza and other Muslim communities worldwide. Eid al Adha is one of the most important holidays in Islam, marking the end of the Haj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca) season and symbolizing sacrifices for Allah as well as asking for forgiveness. The official day of Eid al Adha, which fell on Sunday 6 November this year, is celebrated by ritually slaughtering animals, such as cows and sheep, and parents giving their children a new … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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