• ISM Gaza: Education under attack

    Bianca Zammit | ISM Gaza 14 January 2010 On December 28th 2008 mid-term examinations had been scheduled to take place at the University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS) in Gaza. When the day arrived, however, the University College’s rooms, which usually cater for 8000 students, were void of any life. This was the second day […]

  • Will you marry poor me

    Eva Bartlett | Inter Press Service 14 January 2010 “If we had money we’d get married right away,” says Samir*, 23. He has found his bride, but not the money to hold the wedding. The Israeli siege imposed shortly after Hamas’s election in early 2006 has ruled out marriage for many. Palestinians traditionally marry young, […]

  • Fencing match

    Avi Issacharoff | Ha’aretz 1 January 2010 BIL’IN-NA’ALIN – Friday, 11 A.M. There is another hour until the onset of the weekly ritual. The participants are in face-off mode. On the “Israeli” side of the fence, south of the village of Na’alin – a three-minute drive from the city of Modi’in, which is halfway between […]

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