Commemorating the Nakba in Ramallah

from Kim and Anjelka, IWPS, 17 May 2007 Al Nakba, which means “the catastrophe” in Arabic, is the name given by the Palestinians to the 1948 UN partition of British Mandate Palestine, establishment of the state of Israel and the resulting ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population from major parts of the territory. Between April … Continue reading Commemorating the Nakba in Ramallah

Profiles of Peace & Israel’s War Games

Profiles of Peace & Israel’s War Games 1. Israeli government demolishes village of Twail Abu-Jarwal 2. Excessive force in Bil’in leaves Palestinian in hospital with two operations 3. Village near Bethlehem protests against the Wall 4. Flee, Freedom Fighter, Flee 5. Profiles of Peace: Faces of Hope campaign 6. Setting Sail to Break the Siege … Continue reading Profiles of Peace & Israel’s War Games

FPA: The Massacre of Deir Yassin – Lessons for Today

Free Palestine Alliance Introduction: April 9, 1948 is engraved in the collective memory of the Palestinian people – it is the day the Zionist movement carried out the Massacre of Deir Yassin. In our commemoration of this monumental turning point, the FPA attempts to draw lessons for today as we place the struggle of our … Continue reading FPA: The Massacre of Deir Yassin – Lessons for Today