by Radhika Sainath 22 November 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade One need not be an agronomist to know that its been a long time since the farmers of Khuza’a, Gaza have tended to their land near the border. ...
Read More »Bittersweet Eid
by Lydia de Leeuw 19 November 2011 | A Second Glance Last week Eid al Adha was celebrated in Gaza and other Muslim communities worldwide. Eid al Adha is one of the most important holidays in Islam, marking the end ...
Read More »Freedom Riders: I witnessed six Palestinian activists demand freedom
by Holly 16 November 2011 | Carbonating Change Yesterday I witnessed six Palestinian activists demand freedom, justice and dignity as they defied Israel’s apartheid policies when the group successfully boarded settler-only buses and attempted to enter East Jerusalem, where they were ...
Read More »Meanwhile in Gaza
by Radhika S. 15 November 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade I awoke today with the news that the NYPD was clearing out Occupy Wall Street and that Israeli tanks were shelling “northern Gaza.” In the West Bank, Palestinian Freedom ...
Read More »“Only one half of me is free, but the other half is still there, locked up behind Israeli bars”
by Shahd Abusalama 13 November 2011 | Palestine from My Eyes In a nice restaurant overlooking Gaza’s beach, beneath a full moon with a beautiful halo surrounding it, I sat with my new friends who recently were released from Israeli ...
Read More »Eid in Sheikh Jarrah
by Wahed Rajol 7 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank ISM has maintained a daily presence at the al-Kurd residence in Sheikh Jarrah since August 2009 when Israeli authorities paved the way for Israeli settlers to occupy the ...
Read More »“I wish Dad was here celebrating Eid with me”
by Shahd Abusalama 6 November 2011 | Palestine from My Eyes The day before the start of Al-Adha Eid is the day of Arafa. It is said that a believer who fasts on this day expiates the past year’s sins ...
Read More »Under the flag of UNESCO marched Gaza
by Nathan Stuckey 1 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza We gathered on the road in front of the Agricultural College of Beit Hanoun, one side of the road a functioning school, on the other, only the remains of ...
Read More »Initial reactions from Gaza on the new Freedom Flotilla
by Radhika S. 3 November 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade Here in Gaza, people — especially the youth — are really excited about the new flotilla on its way from Turkey. “I can’t wait to receive my brothers ...
Read More »Ashraf Abu Rahmah in the midst of circus military court
by Maria Stephanya 28 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The proof is all there: photos, videos, witnesses. All of them showed that Ashraf Abu Rahmah, one of the main activists of popular non violent struggle in the ...
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