Related: ▣ FAQ ▣ Palestine Statehood Bid Sameeha Elwan | The Electronic Intifada | Gaza Strip | 8 September 2011 Will the PA’s statehood bid be a victory or setback for Palestinians’ historic rights? (Ryan Rodrick Beiler ) Here comes September. The long-awaited month has finally arrived and brought with it controversy over the ramifications of the [...]
Tag Archives: Diaries from Palestine
#DissolveThePA ~ by Yasir M. Tineh
PA stands for Palestinian Authority, The legislative body currently governing the West Bank. August 14, 2011 by Yasir M. Tineh Headed by Mahmoud Abbas the PA is recognized as the government in control of Palestinian security and civilian affairs. The PA is considered by many of not being an independant Palestinian force but rather just another proxy of Israeli [...]
Throwing rocks at the occupation — and Western prejudice too ~ by Linah Alsaafin
Linah Alsaafin | The Electronic Intifada | Nabi Saleh |11 August 2011 Is throwing rocks at an occupying force an act of violence? (Oren Ziv/ActiveStills) I had denied it for too long now but for a Palestinian, my rock throwing is abysmal. On one of the Fridays I spent in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, I [...]
‘Recently I was Someone, Now I’m Nobody’
Muhammad behind the wall: ‘Now, I am Nobody.’ (Mats Svensson) By Mats Svensson | Palestine Chronicle | Aug 8, 2011 I have visited Muhammad around sixty times. But it is only now that we begin to really talk to each other. Seven years ago, I met Muhammad for the first time. I was then out [...]
Why So Serious ? ~ by @YasirTineh
Yasir M. Tineh | Aug 7, 2011 Revolution has fueled the MENA region this year & the least to say is that 2011 has been one of the most productive years in voicing Human Rights in countries where that seemed rather bleak in recent history. It is evident also that this has given hope to [...]
War Crimes as BAU: Israel Bombing Again the Civilians of Gaza
Stars and Bombs | by In Gaza |Aug 5 2011 We are watching the sky, sleeping on the roof to escape the heat. I flatter the clouds’ beauty and am watching sporadic shooting stars when the first F-16 appeared from the direction of the sea. No sound, just a blinking red light quite high up. [...]
May Odeh’s Diaries: Celebration, Beauty and Transcendence
Nezar Andary | Jadaliyya | Aug 1, 2011 [Screenshot from Diaries. Image from Unknown Archive] In the concluding voice over of Diaries, May Odeh declares, “It is difficult to allow occupation and political factions to steal away the last breath of the people who live tomorrow.” Her poignant film breathes more life into a Palestinians [...]
Being Palestinian ~ by @errnooo
‘So, what’s it like being Palestinian?’ July 27, 2011 | errnooo’s weblog I have lost count of how many times I’ve been asked that question by random people I meet, at conferences school, events, even on the bus. It’s the third question they ask after ‘what’s your name?’ and ‘where are you from?’ Actually, sometimes [...]
What it means to heal when there’s nothing to heal with ~ by @samikishawi
By Sami Kishawi | July 19, 2011 | The Palestine Entries: Entry #30 The current healthcare system in the Gaza Strip is notorious for its limitations in resources and space, a direct consequence of a siege that prohibits most medicines and equipment from reaching hospitals and health clinics throughout the territory. It isn’t entirely evident [...]
#StateOfPalestine – I refuse….. ~ by @YasirTineh
#StateOfPalestine – I refuse….. Posted on July 20, 2011 | by Yasir M. Tineh Statehood, September, UN and Recognition, are all words echoing through the social media networks in relation to the Israel/Palestine conflict. In what seems to be a desperate effort by the PA in the matter of restoring their legitimacy, Abbas is “threatening” to seek a unilateral recognition from the [...]
I Am Human ~ by Palestine at Heart | فلسطين في القلب
I Am Human I too am human, like you, or anyone else, I too am human, I too have a heart, which does feel pain, I too shed tears, when emotions rain, I too have family, whom I love dearly, I too ache, when loved ones are lost, I too am frightened, when violence [...]
Bad Hair Days and Boycotts: Water Distribution and Settlement Goods in the West Bank
PNN – Palestine News Network - 18.07.11 – 10:54 PNN Exclusive / By Emily L. - My hair was inexplicable, and I was late for work. Perhaps from the heat, instead of falling sleekly about my shoulders, my hair had formed a huge cloud of untameable frizz. I did what anyone would do in [...]
A Palestinian East Jerusalemite’s view of the joint march ~ by @JalalAK_jojo
Sunday, July 17 2011| +972blog | By Jalal Abukhater The writer, a resident of East Jerusalem, does not favor a two-state solution, but the joint demonstration did leave him hopeful that Palestinians and Israelis can work together for a better future. Less than a week ago, I started reading on Twitter that there [...]
Israel is unable to cope with non-violent Palestinian activism
Abir Kopty | July 14, 2011 | Mondoweiss This week, Israeli Knesset passed the anti-boycott bill, which outlaws the non-violent action of economic, academic and cultural boycott. Last week, it attacked another non-violent action, the fly-in campaign, and week before that, it was the flotilla. Every Friday, it oppresses non-violent demonstration in Bil’in, Nabi [...]
Revolution at the Rafah border – Ramzy Baroud
Published Friday 27/05/2011 (updated) 04/06/2011 16:37 By Ramzy Baroud The Palestinian security officer at the Rafah border was overly polite. He wore a black uniform and walked around self-assuredly, as he instructed weary travelers on their next moves before being allowed back into Gaza. On the other side of the border, in Egypt, there was [...]