When a Courtyard Becomes a Border
Filistin Hamdallah looks disoriented, walking without purpose amidst the furniture strewn in the courtyard, as if she was moving home. Only the fresh laundry hanging on wires indicates that the...
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Separated, And Cohabitating For Now
Badr Abu Ad-Dula at the entrance of his home. Credit: Pierre Klochendler/IPS.By Pierre KlochendlerSHEIKH JARRAH, Occupied East Jerusalem, Sep 18 2012 (IPS)“See the bullets from the 1948 and 1967 wars,”...
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Judaisation Means Housing Crisis for Palestinians in East Jerusalem
Israeli settler home in the middle of Sheikh Jarrah, a predominantly Palestinian neighbourhood in East Jerusalem, following the eviction of a number of Palestinian families. Credit: Mel Frykberg/IPSBy...
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OPINION: The West Prefers Military Order Against History
In this column, Johan Galtung, Professor of Peace Studies and Rector of the TRANSCEND Peace University, looks at West-Islam polarisation and some of the possible solutions, although he wonders whether...
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Environmental Terrorism Cripples Palestinian Farmers
Israeli settlers are hacking down Palestinian olive trees in an act of environmental terrorism “aimed at intimidating their Palestinian neighbours and economically crippling many Palestinian farmers...
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Accusations of ‘Apartheid’ Cause Israelis to Backpedal
Azzum Atme checkpoint border crossing from the West Bank into Israel, where hundreds of Palestinian labourers cross into Israel each day using Israeli buses. These labourers already face long delays at...
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