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February 19th saw a double celebration at the weekly protest that has become the hallmark of the popular struggle against the Wall and the settlements. More »
Immediately following the end of Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip last year, Israeli Human Rights organisation B'Tselem gathered 15 young volunteers, mostly students starting their studies in communication or journalism, gave them video cameras, and asked them to document everyday life around them. More »
Words cannot describe what an honor and pleasure it was for me to accompany the Elders on their visit to Bil'in. More importantly, they had such an impact on the village and on the leaders of its brave non-violent movement to resist the occupation. More »
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict seems to be at a halt. No negotiations are taking place, and even when there are 'talks' and meetings between the sides it seems like no one believes in the next step honest negotiations – the question is why? Can we do something to change this pattern? More »
A few weeks ago I was given the opportunity to speak with The Elders. I came as a representitive of Israeli society. Most Israelis feel that people around the world do not understand that Israeli society suffers as well because of the conflict. I am not making a comparison between the suffering of Israelis and Palestinians; all I can say is that both sides suffer from the conflict. More »
Eman Mohammed is a 21 year old photojournalist and blogger based in Gaza city, who is keen to portray the positive potential of the Gaza Strip despite the harsh realities she relays to the world through her photography. More »
Mustafa Orabi is not your typical proletariat. I could have missed him for an average daily worker as I stood waiting for him in central Ramallah. He is about five foot ten, sun-burned skin, has a few scars here and there yet has the eyes of an intellectual adorned with eyeglasses. He is a self-educated activist whose ideologies lean towards the left and who believes in a bi-national one-state solution. Mustafa is well-spoken and has very clear and firm beliefs regarding the Palestinian issue. More »
Living normal lives in a quiet peaceful place might sound like another idea of boring routine to anyone anywhere else in the world - except to those living in Gaza. That's the way some Palestinians put it. More »
"What kind of life do you want to have?" Desmond Tutu asks, opening up a conversation between the Elders and a group of Israeli youth in Jerusalem.
For young Israelis and Palestinians it's hardly a simple question to answer. There's the life you want to live and then there is "the conflict" forever hovering around you, threatening to impose its ugly reach in ways both small and large. More »
My village, Wadi Fukin, is a rural Palestinian village seven miles to the South West of Bethlehem. Its name comes from Aramaic and means 'valley of thorns'. According to archaeological remains the village has been continuously populated for thousands of years. We live in great harmony with our fertile land and water turning the place into a green paradise in the hills. More »
Messages for Peace
- Name: Jan & John
- Location: Calgary Canada