Electronic Intifada : Multimedia

Palestinians symbolically dismantle sections of the wall

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:50:38 PST

Two decades after the fall of the Berlin wall, walls of separation still exist throughout the world. Israel's wall in the West Bank is much bigger than the Berlin wall ever was, as it encloses more than two million Palestinians inside the occupied West Bank. This wall separates Palestinians from their families, land, natural resources and communities. However, in a symbolic action documented in video and photographs, Palestinians managed to symbolically dismantle part of the wall.

Audio: Interviews with Olmert protesters in San Francisco

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:07:16 PST

Last night, 22 activists were arrested at Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's speech to the World Affairs Council at the Westin St. Francis Hotel at Union Square in downtown San Francisco. More than 250 individuals were protesting outside the hotel and Nora Barrows-Friedman, senior producer of Flashpoints on Pacifica Radio, was on the scene, interviewing those who had gathered to voice their outrage at Olmert's presence.

Photostory: Struggling to worship in Jerusalem

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:48:26 PST

Each year during the month of Ramadan, thousands of Palestinian Muslim worshipers struggle to reach Jerusalem on Fridays to pray at the Haram al-Sharif, home of the al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam. The Israeli army imposes additional barriers with concrete slabs at both the Qalandiya and Bethlehem checkpoints. Photographer Anne Paq documents the struggle that Palestinians face when trying to reach Jerusalem during Ramadan.

Video: Israel/America: A rambling poem

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:15:17 PST

The following video features a poem by Remi Kanazi, entitled "Israel/America: A rambling poem," that he performed on GRITtv with Laura Flanders after a segment on the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israeli repression of Palestinian rights.

Video: Gaza under siege

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:27:43 PST

Six months after Gaza was devastated by a 22-day Israeli military offensive, rebuilding has barely begun. This is on top of a near-total blockade that Israel imposed in 2007 that has kept most goods and supplies out of the Strip. The following video, produced by American filmmakers Jordan Flaherty and Lily Keber, features interviews with a range of people in Gaza, from government leaders to the director of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, to farmers and individuals living in devastated neighborhoods.

Month in pictures: June 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:35:48 PST

The below photographs are a selection of images from the month of June 2009. "The month in pictures" is an ongoing feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net.

Month in pictures: May 2009

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:55 PST

The below photographs are a selection of images from the month of May 2009. "The month in pictures" is an ongoing feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net.

Month in pictures: April 2009

Tue, 05 May 2009 16:05:18 PST

The below photographs are a selection of images from the month of April 2009. "The month in pictures" is an ongoing feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net.

Photostory: Hip-hop for Gaza

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:19:42 PST

On 12 April 2009 GAP brought together world-renowned hip-hop artists to Chicago's Logan Square Auditorium to perform in solidarity with Gaza. The event, which aimed to raise funds and gather support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, brought out a diverse crowd of hundreds from around the city. The following images are by Matthew Cassel.

Month in pictures: March 2009

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:03:12 PST

The following photographs are a selection of images from the month of March 2009. "The month in pictures" is an ongoing feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net.

Month in pictures: February 2009

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:53:29 PST

The below photographs are a selection of images from the month of February 2009. "The month in pictures" is an ongoing feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net.

Crossing the Line: US role in the war on Gaza

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:22:55 PST

This week on Crossing The Line: As US President Barack Obama stood before a crowd of two million and gave his inaugural address, he pledged to work with those in the Arab and Muslim world towards peace. But absent in the address was any condemnation of Israeli atrocities committed against the Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Host Naji Ali speaks with The Electronic Intifada co-founder Ali Abunimah about the Obama administration, the recent massacre in Gaza and the prospects of peace in the region.

Month in pictures: Coping in Gaza, January 2009

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:54:00 PST

Twenty-two days of Israeli bombardment by land, sea and air left more than 1,300 Palestinians dead and 5,000 injured; approximately 4,000 homes destroyed and 17,000 others damaged; and entire neighborhoods wiped out. The attacks, which began on 27 December 2008, mostly ended on 18 January 2009 after Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire. The below images are a selection of images from the month of January 2009.

Ali Abunimah discusses Obama's presidency with "progressives"

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:55:17 PST

From closing Guantanamo to lifting the gag rule Bush era policies are coming to an end. But is it a new era of progressive government? Katrina vanden Heuvel editor and publisher of The Nation, Mark Green President of Air America Radio, Andrea Batista Schlesinger Executive Director of the Drum Major Institute, and Ali Abunimah Co-Founder of The Electronic Intifada discuss Obama's first week in office and whether a new era of government has been inaugurated. They spoke on the program GRITtv hosted by Laura Flanders.

Audio: Abunimah, Finkelstein, Mearsheimer discuss Israel's attacks on Gaza

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:02:32 PST

On Saturday, 27 December 2008, Israel began its onslaught against the 1.5 million besieged and imprisoned Palestinians in the Gaza Strip -- one of the most densely populated areas in the world. On 8 January, a panel featuring John J. Mearsheimer, Ali Abunimah and Norman G. Finkelstein was held at the University of Chicago to discuss the the reasons and ramifications of the recent attacks on Gaza and the larger Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Photostory: Israel attacks UN school in Gaza

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:00:23 PST

On 17 January 2009, Israeli forces bombed a school run by the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. Around 1,600 Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip, mostly families including young children, sought refuge at the school to escape Israeli air strikes that were targeting homes in densely populated areas. At least two children were killed in the attack and another dozen wounded by the white phosphorus bombs fired at the school.

Photostory: The month in pictures, November 2008

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:51:23 PST

The following slideshow is a selection of images from the month of November 2008. The month in pictures is an ongoing feature of The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net.

Crossing the Line looks at Obama's "change" for Palestine

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:09:57 PST

This week on Crossing The Line: With a resounding victory, United States President-elect Barrack Hussein Obama made history on the evening of 4 November 2008. Running on the slogan "Change You Can Believe In," many are hoping that after eight years of the Bush administration, change has finally arrived. But what about change for the Palestinians and their untenable situation? What change can Obama bring to the world's longest-standing refugee population? We'll speak to Kathleen and Bill Christison both formerly with the US Central Intelligence Agency about this issue.

Photostory: The month in pictures, October 2008

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:10:32 PST

The following slideshow is a selection of images from the month of October 2008. The month in pictures is an ongoing feature of The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net.

Photo essay: Colonialism in the West Bank

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:30:36 PST

The following photo essay from 2003 is by Montreal photographer and community worker Scott Weinstein, who traveled to Palestine to work with the Palestine Red Crescent Society as a registered nurse. His photographs document the contemporary realities of Israeli colonialism and occupation in the West Bank, specifically focusing on settler violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank city of Hebron.