The Electronic Intifada

Is 17-year-old girl Cast Lead's latest victim?

maureen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:59:00 +0000

Rami Almeghari

Gaza Strip

7 February 2012

Seventeen-year-old Haneen Abu Jalala died last month at an Israeli hospital from what her family says were complications from white phosphorous fired at their home three years ago.

Stealing Palestine's resources is illegal, despite Israeli court ruling

nora — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:46:52 +0000

Charlotte Silver

Ramallah

7 February 2012

Israel’s illegal acts of resource pillaging in the occupied West Bank are “benefitting” the Palestinian population, according to the Israeli high court.

2,600 Bedouins threatened with displacement as Israeli settlements expand

maureen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:35:11 +0000

Sophie Crowe

Jerusalem

7 February 2012

Twenty Bedouin communities in the Jerusalem area, in which 2,600 persons live, are facing displacement to make way for Israeli settlement expansion

"Words flower from fragile bodies": the poignant poetry of Lisa Suheir Majaj

nora — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:11:13 +0000

Patricia Sarrafian Ward

6 February 2012

Poet Lisa Suheir Majaj writes exquisitely of the profound personal and collective loss that defines Palestinian history in her book, Geographies of Light.

Who says Palestinian resistance is dead?

maureen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:55:26 +0000

Nour Joudah

3 February 2012

The Arab uprisings are serving Palestinian youth in much the same way solidarity with Palestinian intifadas historically served activists in other Arab countries.

"We will rebuild": Hebron family resists unrelenting settler violence

nora — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:58:35 +0000

Emily Lawrence

Hebron

3 February 2012

Despite chronic attacks on their homes and property by settlers, while Israeli forces continue to confiscate more and more land to serve the nearby settlement, the Jaber family hold fast to both their heritage and their future.

Why is the BBC so afraid of the word "Palestine"?

maureen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:58:23 +0000

Amena Saleem

2 February 2012

This week, the BBC issued its final ruling on a controversy which has been raging for nearly a year after the words “Free Palestine” were censored from a freestyle rap played on Radio 1Xtra.

New documentary presents shallow view of Arafat

maureen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:52:38 +0000

Sarah Irving

1 February 2012

A new documentary on Yasser Arafat accesses big-name Palestinian figures but wastes an opportunity to provide an in-depth look at the late leader.

West Bank couple, deported to Gaza, recount difficult years in Israeli prison

maureen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:31:31 +0000

Joe Catron

Gaza City

30 January 2012

A married couple, both former political prisoners from the occupied West Bank, recount their years in detention from Gaza, where the husband was deported to following last October’s prisoner swap.

Islamic aid to Gaza grows, despite restrictions

nora — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:34:58 +0000

Gaza Strip

30 January 2012

Despite movement and access restrictions on humanitarian staff and supplies, and obstacles to the transfer of funds into Gaza, the number of Islamic organizations working with the vulnerable in Gaza is actually increasing.