Articles

Curfew, closure, re-occupation and isolation

Patricia Smith
Beit Hanina,
Palestine
25 April 2002

Since the 29th of March this year the majority of Palestinian towns, cities and villages have come under sustained systematic attack from the Israeli army.

History repeats itself

Arjan El Fassed
Ram,
Palestine
25 April 2002

I cannot avoid reading history over and over again. I am not thinking of recent history in former Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, or even apartheid South Africa, when listening to daily reports of what is happening around me. I am thinking of recent local and regional history.

Destruction of Jenin refugee camp

24 April 2002

In the early hours of 3 April 2002, Israeli forces invaded Jenin refugee camp. By the time the Israeli forces partly withdrew and the lifting of the curfew on 18 April, 52 Palestinians and 23 Israeli soldiers were killed. More than 150 homes were destroyed and more rendered homeless. On April 25, 2002, Charity Crouse visited Jenin refugee camp and witnessed the destruction.

Ramallah: Everyone has a story

Peter Holland
Ramallah
24 April 2002

I am back in Ramallah -after spending over three weeks in Jerusalem, imposing myself on different friends there.

What is justice?

Annet Meeuws
East Jerusalem,
Palestine
24 April 2002

“The Israeli police evacuates Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah”, I wrote on the website yesterday. It is a long complicated story. Imaan, a colleague, is willing to explain it to me. Last week she visited the families when they were still living in their homes.

Children of Palestine Manifesto

Annika Hampson
Gaza City,
Palestine
24 April 2002

Yesterday, a group of Palestinian children marched to UNDP’s and UNICEF’s Gaza Office to hold a peaceful demonstration. A delegate from the Young Journalist Club made a speech and handed out a manifesto in support of Palestinian children’s rights.

Weekly report on human rights violations

Palestinian Center for Human Rights
24 April 2002

Although Israeli occupation forces withdrew from some cities, they surrounded and imposed a strict siege on these cities. Israeli forces have attacked Palestinian civilians and property. These attacks have included willful killing and shelling and destruction of property. This week, 29 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including 12 children, were killed by Israeli occupation forces.

Update from ISM

Huwaida Arraf
Ramallah,
Palestine
23 April 2002

ISM volunteers Richard Johnson and Sofia Ahmed witnessed two young boys “blown up” in a small field in Jenin Camp yesterday. Sofia reports being only 40 meters away when something exploded. “Although we can’t be positive what it was that exploded, four days ago we saw Israeli soldiers on foot in the exact same place.”

'Only transfer will bring peace'

Arjan El Fassed
Ram,
Palestine
23 April 2002

“Why can’t they announce a curfew a little bit louder?” I thought. Yesterday morning, as I stepped into the office, my colleagues tell me that there has been a curfew imposed on the area where I live.

Back to normal? An Israeli virtual reality

Yosef Grodzinsky
Tel Aviv
23 April 2002

An ad inserted into the bottom of my TV screen during a soccer match reads “Violence does not win”. Yes, business here appears as usual again — the soccer league here is just about over, people are back in coffee shops and movie theaters, and the summer is fast approaching.

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