Category: In the Media

  • Palestine’s peaceful struggle

    Mohammed Khatib | The Nation 11 September 2009 A few weeks ago, in the dead of night, dozens of Israeli soldiers with painted faces burst violently into my home. If only they had knocked, I would have opened the door. They arrested me. My wife, Lamia, was left alone with our four children. My youngest,…

  • The Tel Aviv party stops here

    Naomi Klein | The Nation 9 September 2009 When I heard the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was holding a celebratory “spotlight” on Tel Aviv, I felt ashamed of Toronto, the city where I live. I thought immediately of Mona Al Shawa, a Palestinian women’s rights activist I met on a recent trip to Gaza.…

  • An open letter to Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa

    Haider Eid | The Palestine Chronicle 10 September 2009 Dear Mr. President, I am writing to express my dismay and disappointment with both your attendance at the national conference of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies – a racist organization by any standards – as well as the content of your speech at that…

  • Palestinian driver forced to unload truck despite papers

    Ali Waked | YNet News 10 September 2009 The driver of a truck loaded with boulders drove last Friday to the Palestinian town, Ras Tira, to deliver his truck’s contents. He was shocked to discover that, despite having all the proper documentation for delivering the goods signed by Israel’s Coordination and Liaison Authority, IDF soldiers…

  • Benefit Sunday for former Berkeley tree sitter severely injured in Israel

    Kristin Bender | The Oakland Tribune 9 September 2009 Six months after Tristan Anderson, a former UC Berkeley tree sitter and Bay Area activist, nearly died after being struck in the head with a tear-gas canister fired by Israeli troops, friends are holding a benefit Sunday to raise money for his recovery costs. Anderson, 38,…