Category: Journals

  • Again/Still

    by Amy, February 1st It’s my third time visiting Palestine, and not much is different. I was just commenting to my co-volunteers on how I’ve already written about such and such issue, I can’t do it again… but my housemate here pointed out the truth: repetition is life here. If reading the same stories over…

  • Nkwenkwezi Bil’in: The Star of Bil’in

    by Abdullah Abu Rahme, Coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil’in. Translated By Nasir Samara, February 3rd Throughout the history of the occupation, Palestinians have sought every means to resist, to make their voices heard to the world, and to raise international support for the Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence. One…

  • Exit Denied: An Escalation in the Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing

    by Noura Khouri, January 26th At around 12:30 am this morning I was heading back to Bethlehem, by myself, from Ramallah so as to avoid the early morning delay at the dreaded Qalandia terminal. At night there are very few cars, so I thought I’d take advantage and avoid the waiting and anxiousness to cross…