Category: Journals

  • ‘I was born Palestinian’

    Laila El-Haddad | A Mother from Gaza 14 April 2009 “Its not very comfortable in there is it?” said the stony faced official, cigarette smoke forming a haze around his gleaming oval head. “Its OK. We’re fine” I replied wearily, delirious after being awake for a straight period of 30 hours. “You could be in…

  • Palestinian prisoners families protest at Red Cross

    ISM Gaza | Palestinian Prisoners 8 April 2009 Every Monday for years the families of the Palestinian prisoners are protesting at the offices of the Red Cross in Gaza City. These families  have not been allowed to visit their relatives imprisoned in Israeli jails for almost 2 years. According to human rights organizations (including Israeli…

  • Warmth and support

    Eva Bartlett | In Gaza 4 April 2009 I met Ramadan and Sabrine Shamali at a Sheyjayee market a couple of days ago. They were going to buy new blankets, mattresses, and other essentials, including clothing, to replace what was lost when their house was attacked by the invading Israeli army during Israel’s war on…