By Tala A. Rahmeh Originally published by MIFTAH “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing … Continue reading Windows of Hope: Insight on the International Solidarity Movement
By Tala A. Rahmeh, for MIFTAH “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other … Continue reading MIFTAH: Windows of Hope: Insight on the International Solidarity Movement
by Stefan Christoff I travelled to Jordan from Montreal, Canada, at the end of November with plans to cross the Israeli controlled border into Palestine to work with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). I was refused entry into Israel after being held for more than five hours, and deemed a “security threat”, according to information … Continue reading Solidarity Against Occupation
A young British photographer shot by an Israeli soldier on the Gaza strip has died after nine months in a coma. Sally Pook and Nicola Woolcock report. Originally published by The Telegraph. Tom Hurndall left England with a dream to document the lives of people living under conflict. A first year photography student at Manchester … Continue reading Tom Hurndall was a young man with a dream…he paid for it with his life
by Johann Hari Originally published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer In the hills of Palestine, next to a village called Anin, three groups of people stood one recent afternoon amid clouds of tear gas and the boom of bullets to yell at each other. I was standing on one side of Israel’s new “security fence” with … Continue reading United by Hatred of Oppression
