In pictures
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28 August 2010
With an Israeli military court’s conviction of Abdullah Abu Rahmah - village leader and "Palestinian Ghandhi" - the weekly protest of Bil’in marched masked in his portrait to sound grenades, tear gas and rubber-coated bullets. ST McNeil reporting and photographing from Bil’in.
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14 August 2010
On the first Friday of Ramadan, mass prayer to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem from the West Bank went smoothly - at least for men over the age of 50, and women over the age of 45. Whilst a large number of young Palestinians were prevented from entering the Old City. ST McNeil reporting and photographing.
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Bil’in, A Village in Palestine
9 August 2010
A large crowd, including many Israeli and international activists, met this Friday for the weekly protest again the Israeli occupation and the wall. Rob Stothard photographing.
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Palestine: The Forgotten Childhood
24 July 2010
Rebecca Fudala travelled through the West Bank to show the price Palestinian children pay because of Israeli occupation and Israeli violations of human rights.
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Beit Ummar: One Journalist Arrested, Two Injured
19 July 2010
Israeli soldiers arrested one journalist and injured two others at Beit Ummar’s Saturday protest calling for access to village land and the dismantling of nearby settlements. Kara Newhouse reporting.
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13 July 2010
This week the UN told us what we already know; Israel’s movement restrictions are hugely damaging to Palestinians’ quality of life. Michael Carpenter and Rebecca Fudala scoured the West Bank to show the human cost of Israel’s security.
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3 July 2010
Silwan is home to 50,000 Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem. Recently the Planning and Building Committee of Jerusalem approved a plan to demolish 22 Palestinian homes. Rebecca Fudala visited the neighbourhood.
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The Last Keffiyeh Factory In Palestine
24 June 2010
The keffiyeh has become a symbol of Palestinian nationalism, but today imports threaten an already troubled industry. Rebecca Fudala visited a Hebron family doing their best to keep tradition alive.
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19 June 2010
On Friday, Khaled Tamimi was watching the Germany match in his Nabi Saleh home when Israeli soldiers took his balcony hostage to fire tear gas at villagers. When they removed Khaled himself, 15 women followed in hot pursuit.
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Hiking In The Palestinian Wild
14 June 2010
To go on a sarha was to roam freely, at will, without restraint. A man going on a sarha wanders aimlessly, not restricted by time and place, going where his spirit takes him to nourish his soul and rejuvenate himself.
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8 June 2010
The Siyam-Idkadk and Kanabi families of Sheikh Jarrah have been served with eviction notices, despite owning their houses for generations. Rebecca Fudala spent a day with them.
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3 June 2010
In our quest to find some good news for a change, PalMon visited Jericho to meet a man who has revolutionised industry in Palestine. To say ’Mejdool wizard’ Ibrahim Manasra is a farmer would be like calling Jimmy Hendrix a guitarist.
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Al–Walaja village is gradually disappearing
19 May 2010
This hillside village lies nearby the Israeli Jewish settlement of Gilo. The settlement is expanding and Israeli authorities are seizing more land. Palestine Monitor visited the village during one of the protests organised by the local residents.
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15 May 2010
Saturday is the day that the Settlers’ Tour of the casbah of Hebron takes place. Visitors come from either the settlements within the old city itself or nearby Kiryat Arba. Since the end of April, Palestinian, Israeli and international activists have gathered on Saturday afternoons during the tour and protested next to the checkpoint gate separating Shuhada Street from the casbah. Palestine Monitor reporting from the field.
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A Journey Through A Ghost Town
5 May 2010
The following photos were taken in Hebron, West Bank both inside and on the immediate outskirts of the Old City. An exclusive reportage realised by Anthony Karen for Palestine Monitor.
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Screenshot Of The Separation Wall
28 April 2010
Palestine Monitor’s photojournalist Florian Vande Walle explored the Separation Wall in two sites, Qalandiya (Ramallah) and Bethlehem. His images show how graffiti can be a tool of expression, somewhere between art and political engagement.
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Three-Day Bil’in Conference ends with a protester badly injured
24 April 2010
During yesterday’s rally in the West Bank village of Bil’in, a demonstrator from Jaffa, Emad Rezqa, was injured by a high velocity tear-gas canister fired at his head by Israeli Army. All photos were taken by FLV.
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Nabi Saleh: Another Friday Of Protest
18 April 2010
Around 60 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists joined the non-violent demonsration on Friday in Nabi Saleh, north of Ramallah, against confiscation of Palestinian lands by the nearby Jewish settlement of Halamish. Palestine Monitor reported from the field.
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Restoring What Settlers Destroyed
14 April 2010
Palestinian and international activists carried out renovation works in Qarawat Bani Hassan, where is located the Neweitef Al – Majur spring. An area where attacks by settlers on Palestinian shepherds and villagers are daily routine.
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8 April 2010
One of The Palestine Monitor’s photographers, Brady Ng, visited two prisons that have interesting histories, but have ended up in very different states.
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