Eye-Witness
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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. Most young Palestinians were prevented from entering the Old City. ST McNeil reporting from Qalandiya checkpoint.
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Destruction, Destruction, Destruction
10 August 2010
2 Palestinians and 1 Israeli have been arrested during a protest which took place on Monday afternoon against the repeated demolitions of the village of Al Arakib in the Nakab-Negev. During the night Israeli authorities demolished the village of Al-Arakib for the third time in two weeks. Nicky Elliott witnessed the demolition.
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7 August 2010
In Beit Ommar, leaders of the popular resistance organised The Freedom Flotilla summer camp: camp for 12 to 17-year-olds, incorporating a political education programme alongside the usual activities of swimming, games, and traditional dabke. Kara Newhouse visited the summer camp.
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29 July 2010
A Case Report published on the Lancet details the horrific burns suffered by an 18 years-old male civilian during the Israeli attack on Gaza in January 2009. The man presented to the Al- Shifa Medical Centre in the Gaza Strip, after an attack with an incendiary shell.
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16-Year Old Arrested, Fined After Being Shot By Settler
8 July 2010
On June 3, an Israeli settler shot Ibrahim Al-Biss and his friend Moataz outside Al-Aroub camp. Three weeks later, one week after he left the hospital, Israeli police detained Ibrahim at Kiryat Arabat. After his father paid 1500 shekels to release him, the boy was served with a military court order. Kara Newhouse reports.
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17 June 2010
On Saturday morning, 30 to 35 masked Israeli settlers stormed the Palestinian village of At-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills. Armed with metal clubs, slingshots, knives, and stones, the attackers targeted the house closest to the edge of the woods. Michael Carpenter investigated for Palestine Monitor.
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8 June 2010
"We were at the entrance of the college. A settler came, stopped his car, and started shooting toward us." Palestine Monitor interviewed Ibrahim Muhammad Biss, shot by a settler last week.
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Protests in USA Say "End The Blockade On Gaza"
7 June 2010
Every time Israel invents a new way to oppress the Palestinians, American peace and justice organizations stand at the ready to organise protests. Addison Collins reports from Kansas City.
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Flotilla Activists Interviewed: "Beaten on the ship and at the airport"
4 June 2010
"Beaten on the ship and at the airport". That is what the 6 Italian activists, part of the Freedom Flotilla, recounted when they were back in Italy. Read an exclusive interview.
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Settlers Take Over Beit Safafa Home
27 May 2010
Last week, Palestine Monitor went with EAPPI to visit a Palestinian family evicted from their home in Bet Safafa, South-East-Jerusalem.
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20 May 2010
Since September 2009, seventy children of the Bedouin community Jahalin in al-Khan al-Ahmar have been going to school close to their homes, between Jericho and Jerusalem. But it is unclear whether these children will be able to attend their necessary lessons next year.
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The Ongoing Nakba Of Palestinians
18 May 2010
Demonstrations have been organised in all the occupied Palestinian territories, to commemorate the 62nd Anniversary of the Nabka. Palestine Monitor interviewed Palestinian singer Rim Banna.
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6 May 2010
Breaking the Silence is “an organization of veterans who served in the Israeli army during the Second Intifada (since September 2000), and have taken upon themselves to expose the Israeli public to everyday life in the Occupied Territories, a routine situation that is never reflected in the media”.
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Tuba: Israeli Police Forces Ransack Houses
17 April 2010
On Wednesday March 31st, Israeli Special Police Forces entered the village of Tuba in the South Hebron Hills and ransacked two homes. Here is what happened.
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Reclaiming Water in Qarawat Bani Hassan
14 April 2010
End of December, accompanied by soldiers, Israeli settlers driving bulldozers started carrying out significant construction works in the area where is located the Neweitef Al – Majur spring, central source of water for farming the land of the nearby West Bank town of Qarawat Bani Hassan.
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Spooked Wild In The Jordan Valley
13 April 2010
Nobody can deny it: the Jordan Valley is one of the most beautiful places of the West Bank, except for the people who live in it. Classified as Area C, Israeli occupation forces have imposed harsh restrictions on building and movement.
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8 April 2010
We sat with Jamal and Susan and in their home in Shufa. Their seven children peeped in from time to time, daring each other to go and speak to the foreigners. Jamal explained how the road to their village has literally been stolen by some Israelis who live in a nearby illegal settlement.
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Umm Al-Kheir, Where Freedom Stands For Demolition
13 March 2010
Umm al-Kheir means ‘Mother of Freedom’ in Arabic. But the eighty residents of this little Bedouin community in the South Hebron Hills aren’t free at all. Palestine Monitor met with shepherd community in Umm al-Kheir.
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4 March 2010
It is well known that fisherman in Gaza are among the worst affected by the Israeli blockade. Il Manifesto correspondant Michele Giorgio met with a former Israeli Navy officer, now working with Breaking The Silence, who gave a first hand account of how they were trained to police fishermen.
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16 February 2010
Jenin’s grand old cinema has been shut down and neglected for more than twenty years, since the start of the first Intifada. The inspiration for the cinema’s renovation came from the success of the film "Heart of Jenin".
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