GAZA: PRISONER VISITATION
Anyone in prison needs a visitor. I spent eight days in late April, 2012, inside the world’s “largest outdoor prison.” Gaza — the ancient meaning is ‘treasure’ — is a … Continue reading
Video: Israel and Palestine — a very short introduction
A video produced by Jewish Voice for Peace.
Video: Ukraine Explained
John Green discusses the continuing crisis in Ukraine, and how the influence of Russia and Europe have shaped Ukrainian politics for centuries.
Video: ‘Free Palestine!’ World marches to protest Gaza victims
In Paris, Police used teargas against pro-Palestinian marchers. Tens of thousands marched peacefully in London, Berlin, New York, Chicago, Ramallah and other cities around the world.Over 350 Palestinians, many of … Continue reading
Video: Jews and Muslims March Together in New York
In New York, Jews and Muslims march together to protest the war in Palestine.
Reaping What We Have Sown in Gaza
Those who turned Gaza into an internment camp for 1.8 million people should not be surprised when they tunnel underneath the earth. I’ve already raised the white flag. I’ve stopped … Continue reading
Video: Palestinian Children Killed in Airstrike
More atrocities: four children killed by Israeli airstrike. Graphic images.
Cursed Empire: Israel’s Occupied Territories
The purpose of Israel’s current offensive in the Gaza Strip is to protect the status quo – with itself in control of the illegally occupied Palestinian territories. In 2005, it … Continue reading
Israel’s War Crimes
CNN’s star anchorman, Wolf Blitzer, recently asked Mark Reger, spokesman for Israeli PM Netanyahu, whether Israel planned to occupy Gaza for a long time. The question is shocking but not a surprise. … Continue reading
Racist Hatred Surges in Israel
Since the horrible murder of three Israeli teenagers, followed by the equally abominable revenge killing of the Palestinian boy from Shuafat, Israel has witnessed a wave of racist hatred on … Continue reading
Running Orders
In July 2014, before the Israeli military would fire at a structure in Gaza, they would send a warning “bomb” to let the Palestinian residents know they had less than … Continue reading
Naomi Shihab Nye: Two Poems
To Israel Are you sleeping well? What do you tell your children, studying history? It was so evil, that people could herd us and hurt us, steal our homes … Continue reading
Rafeef Ziadah: “We Teach Life, Sir.”
Rafeef Ziadah is a Canadian-Palestinian spoken word artist and activist. Her debut CD Hadeel is dedicated to Palestinian youth, who still fly kites in the face of F16 bombers, who … Continue reading
Both Israelis and Palestinians are losers in this conflict
I am writing these words as someone who holds two passports – Israeli and Palestinian. I am writing them with a heavy heart, as the events in Gaza over the … Continue reading →