Oh. God. They killed another one. Another shaheid. Another child martyr. Oh. God. Oh god. Ohgod. His blood. On the rocks. A hole in his head. It was a big hole. He is still alive after an hour from the ...
Read More »Laila’s Journal: I don’t exist!
By Laila el-Haddad I don’t exist! …well, at least not according to British Airways. I was attempting to enter in my “passenger details” and country of citizenship and residence on their website for a flight I have booked next month ...
Read More »Tel Rumeida Journal – Sunday 23/04/06
Our group was tired out after the large settler attack yesterday and apprehensive about what might happen over the coming week. We were hoping for a quiet day, and we got that. So here’s a description of a quiet day ...
Read More »Mary’s Journal: Daily Life in Tel Rumeida
Kids in Shuhada Street Everyday but Friday, we are out on the street watching as children go to school, which starts at 7.45am. It’s usually quiet, though today about 15 visiting settlers attacked Anna and BJ and 3 EAPPI (Ecumenical ...
Read More »Hamas forms new security branch
By Laila el-Haddad Something strange is happening in Gaza. Municipality workers are actually working. The streets seem a bit cleaner. And for once, I actually saw a policeman arresting a criminal in a dramatic pick-up the other day, much to ...
Read More »Anamaria’s Journal: Not Welcome Anymore
I arrived at the airport 4 hours before take off. I was through check in after just one hour and no problems. But when I went through passport control, the woman there looked at the computer screen and went away ...
Read More »Jenka’s Journal: The City of Jenin
I woke up two days ago to the news that a Palestinian had blown himself up in Tel Aviv, killing eight Israelis and himself, at the bus station. I thought, as I always do, of the victims…..limbs torn apart, the ...
Read More »Mansour’s Journal: Yesterday I was denied entry to my village Biddu
Where should we go then? After twenty days of being away from my family, I decided to go and spend two days with them. (By the way, my work is in Ramallah city and my village is 30 minutes away ...
Read More »Karsten’s Journal: 5 days in Qawawis
I arrived in the village Tuesday 11th of april. 12.4.06 In the morning I go with Hadj Mahmoud, who takes his sheeps for grazing on the hillside opposite the settlement of Susya. After some time we see a settler car ...
Read More »Israel’s uber-wardens and the story of my friend B.
By Laila El-Haddad A friend and neighbour of mine, B, recently got accepted to get her masters in engineering in Bir Zeit University in Ramallah. She is around 30 years old. After numerous attempts, B had to withdraw her standing ...
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