Category: Journals

  • 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 children crying, ambulances rushing to the scene….so terrible, terrible, terrible……. It reminded me of a…

  • 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 to the south of it) A few weeks ago, the Israeli government closed Qalandia check…

  • 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 on the road gong up to Susya and he is probably watching us. After 20…

  • 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 (after paying one semester’s tuition) because Israel kept denying her permit based on … you…

  • Two Bil’in Teens Arrested During Night

    By Jane Just when I thought I was in for a quiet night, saying good bye to the resisters in Bil’in, the Israeli army came into the village and arrested 2 young men, Yassar aged 16 and Tariq aged 19. It was a beautiful warm night at the outpost. R and I arrived just after…