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Ram, Palestine 8 June 2001
“It’s not just that roads are cut off by military checkpoints — entire villages have been cut off. The worst situation is in the rural areas, where villages are completely isolated and beseiged in spite of the announcements in the media that ‘Israel is easing the closure’.” Read more about Feeling the closure
United States, Palestine, Jordan, Canada 3 September 2002
Launch announcement press release for The Electronic Intifada’s new website, switched from Intranet to Internet mode on 4 September 2002. Read more about EI V2.0 LAUNCHED
Dheisheh refugee camp, Palestine 23 August 2002
Quiet nights have returned to Bethlehem after the Israeli withdrawal from the area on the 20th. No more waking up to the roaring tanks, sudden burst of explosions and shootings, or not being able to sleep in anticipation of military operations. Read more about Bethlehem After The Withdrawal
Dheisheh refugee camp, Palestine 9 August 2002
Curfew was lifted from 9AM to 6PM today, after the terrifying night of house demolitions. In fact, right after I had sent out my last email, another blast vibrated the air, bringing the total number of demolitions to three. The last one was in Aida refugee camp, near the city of Bethlehem. Read more about Another Sleepless Night
Dheisheh refugee camp, Palestine 8 August 2002
A day after Israel’s supreme court’s ruling permitting the government to demolish Palestinians’ houses without warning, the demolition men are already working extra time. Read more about The Tanks Come Rolling In
Gaza, Palestine 3 August 2002
I am writing from gaza, where I have been for the last three days to coordinate a volunteer program with youth groups here. Compared to the West Bank, Gaza is not so popular for internationals to come and work. Read more about Hi from Gaza
Khan Younis, Palestine 22 August 2002
Khan Younis backs onto an Israeli settlement at Toufa Gate, one of the many Green Lines in the Gaza Strip. Framed in the windscreen of the taxi it looks like a Don McCullin photograph of Beirut’s Green Line. Read more about A pile of prints on my desk...photographs of graffiti in Gaza
Gaza City, Palestine 13 August 2002
There is a bouquet of plastic purple flowers in the center of a cheap wooden table. It’s easier to stare at it than into the faces of either of the men speaking. The air is suffocatingly hot — no breeze passes through the half-open window. I’m thirsty but won’t drink the orange soda our host passes around in paper cups. Read more about Gaza: Blood for blood, a meditation on power
al-Bireh, Palestine 20 November 2001
The mirage of positive movement in the deadly gridlock between Israelis and Palestinians continued today, uninterrupted by reality. Read more about Plain Truths: The U.S. must commit to actions, not words
Ramallah, Palestine 8 January 2002
I am sorry I am sending you best wishes for the New Year rather late. The reason is because I had to spend my New Year night in a detention cell at Tel Aviv’s Lod or Ben Gurion airport. Then I was deported to where I flew from. Read more about I had a more exciting New Year Eve!