Tag: Eva Bartlett

  • Ezbet Abed Rabbo area: Remnants of houses and soldiers’ presence

    Eva Bartlett | In Gaza January 28, 2009 Two of her boys worked to pull pieces of clothing, books, and anything reachable from under the toppled cupboard. Every item is sacred. She led me through her house, pointing out the many violations against their existence, every graffitied wall, each shattered window and glass and plate,…

  • It’s a ceasefire…just not on the beach, not in your home

    Eva Bartlett | In Gaza On the 5th morning after Israel declared a ‘ceasefire’, Israeli gunboats began shelling, as they had on several mornings since halting the 22 day air and land bombardment of Gaza. The shelling, which began just after 7:30 am off Gaza city’s coast, injured at least 6, including one boy with…

  • First views of Attattra, northwestern Gaza

    Eva Bartlett | In Gaza On January 18, the first day that Israel stopped most of the bombing all over Gaza (navy shelling continues to this moment), after learning that my friend’s father was alive in eastern Jabaliya, I went on to Attatra, the northwest region, which had been cut off since Israeli troops invaded.…