• Palestinians United Again to Appeal for the Release of Peace Activists held Hostage in Iraq

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Following the recent release of new video footage of the four Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) members being held hostage in Iraq, Palestinian leaders united again to appeal for their release. With the election behind them, representatives of Fatah and Hamas, along with religious leaders, have come together to appeal for the release…

  • Gaza, Elections, and Democracy

    by Hannah January 27, 2006 Finally, after several years of wanting to go to Gaza, Dunya and I managed to spend two days there under the auspices of election observation. It didn’t take very long for Dunya to observe that the elections in Gaza City were far cleaner than those in Ohio in 2004, where…

  • Palestinians Unite Again to Appeal for the Release of the Peace Activists held Hostage in Iraq

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29th January 2006 What: Press conference Time: Monday 30th 12:15 PM Ramallah Location: El Piano Restaurant, the mission neighborhood (el mission), Ramallah Next to the Heads of Ministry Building (Mahbna Rias Al Wizarah) For more info ring: ISM Media office 02-2971824 Following the recent release of new video footage of the four…

  • J.A.G., the Jerusalem Post & Kalandia

    Jews Admit Defacing Kalandiya Sign by MARGOT DUDKEVITCH Photo: Civil Administration Members of a group called Jews Against Genocide (JAG) claimed responsibility for defacing the newly erected sign to the Kalandiya terminal checkpoint north of Jerusalem, daubing on it the infamous Auschwitz inscription “Arbeit macht frei” (Work liberates). Shlomo Bloom, one of the founding members…

  • The Palestinian Elections

    1. The Palestinian Elections 2. The Struggle of Bilíin Continues 3. Life in Tel Rumeida; “It is clear who are the terrorists around here.” 4. HRW Released from Israeli Detention 5. Democracy in the Middle East 6. A Statement From J.A.G 7. Jerusalem Post on Kalandia Grafiti 8. Christmas in Israeli Detention 1. The Palestinian…