by Ian After a period of fine weather, the city now has Biblical floods and power cuts. It’s difficult to know what’s going on down the road, let alone in the UK. Still, droplets of news dribble in. Apparently campaigning for next year’s General Election is underway, and political debate is shifting to domestic issues. … Continue reading Letter from Hebron
by Adam Shapiro Originally published in The Nation The International Solidarity Movement’s second Freedom Summer has begun, and much has changed since our last: the war on Iraq, which focused all eyes on the region; the much-hyped road map; full-blown construction on what Palestinians have come to call the Apartheid Wall. Sadly, though, much remains … Continue reading Freedom Summer
Compiled by The Guardian 23-year-old American ISM activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by a bulldozer as she tried to prevent the Israeli army destroying a home owned by the Nasrallah family in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip. What follows are a series of emails to her family: February 7 2003 Hi friends and … Continue reading Rachel’s emails
by Tom Wallace At approximately 1:00 PM today, April 27, 03, Israeli contractors, protected by Israeli army, police and private security, blasted rock with 50 – 60 sticks of dynamite. The blast was 25 meters from the Peace Camp at Mas’Ha. The Contractors have been charged with building the “security fence” otherwise known as the … Continue reading Israeli’s Blast Near Peace Camp at Mas’Ha No Injuries
By Adam Stumacher The town of Beit Fureek lies a mere seven kilometers from the West Bank city of Nablus, but under military curfew they might just as well be separated by an ocean. According to Atef Hanini, the town’s mayor, not a single resident of this town has been to Nablus for two months … Continue reading Report on Beit Fureek
