Category: Journals

  • Olive Harvest Reflections

    by Jane Smith, December 10th I have been back in Palestine for a week. Although the violence and tension is less than in the early years of the Intifada, the oppressive control of Palestinian life is worse than ever. People are losing hope. Despite this, I feel so fortunate to be here during the olive…

  • From the inside looking out: The Passion of Mordechai Vanunu

    by Jerry Levin, December 3rd A friend responding to my latest report on the trials of Mordechai Vanunu (See From The Inside Looking Out report-73, December 2, 2006: Mordechai Vanunu and the Perils of Speaking English) described his travails as a “pathetic little Kafka tale.” Down home in Alabama we have another way of describing…

  • The olive doesn’t fall far from the tree

    by Joey Weinberg Photos by Pippi Lundgrensen Today (Thursday, Nov 16) is definitely a good day to pick some olives; in fact, with the heavy rain from yesterday, it is even better that we are doing this as soon as possible. Too much rain makes problems for the harvest and for the olives harvested (I’m…