Amer Abdelhadi

The wheel chairs took place at the front line. Wheel chairs carrying previously butchered victims of the Israeli brutality in the long occupation years. Angry protestors strolled along trying to control their anger by shouting loudly and screaming revenge at the continuing Israeli aggressions against Palestinians. The victim this time is Nazih Darwazeh. A cameraman working with Palestine TV and freelancing for Associated Press.

Due to the fact that the world is busy with the American war against the Middle East for no other reason other than to dominate the area, I thought I should enlighten those who have been making one excuse after another for Israel, which is lead by the so-called “a man of peace” by US President George Bush. “Do you hear me?” asks Amer Abdelhadi.

For everything that we do, there is a reason. For every aggression there should be a reason but what possible reason there could be for attacking Nablus the way it is being targeted now is totally puzzling. Amer Abdelhadi ponders recent Israeli violence in Nablus.

Palestinians in Nablus today lived through a real war. A war you expect to see only in movies. Only difference here: we get to see it and watch for real. Amer Abdelhadi writes on day 242 from Nablus.

Settlers have targeted farmers in Aqraba, Yanoun, Huwara, Kufr el Deek, and other Palestinian villages. Amer Abdelhadi reports on day 124 of the curfew in Nablus.

Imagine losing a loved one suddenly and violently, and having to constrain yourself and not express any sadness or anger. It must be hard. Now imagine witnessing the murder of your own mother and finding yourself so contrained. You cannot do anything about it, you cannot find answers, and you have to save your own life. Amer Abdelhadi writes from Nablus about the plight of the family of Shaden Abu Hijleh.

Nablus is under attack again. On day 100 of the curfew, Amer Abdelhadi, who is trapped in the center of the city, reports.

On the second anniversary of the Intifada and day 99 of the Israeli curfew on Nablus, Amer Abdelhadi wished the world would not only watch, and that they would monitor, detect, witness, study, examine and correct. “We are not asking for much are we? It is a just peace we are after”.

After what seemed like four days of near peace, most people being able to get from one place to the other with less chances of getting spotted, a large number army tanks, armored vehicles and army jeeps re-entered Nablus. The buildings, residential ones, are snatched again. Day 96 of the curfew.

This is the real conflict, not the movies. Palestinians are threatened, humiliated and oppressed everyday. The greedy neighbor that stole most of their land wants to take what’s left for them and drive them out. When Palestinian choices are limited, the phrase ‘over our dead bodies’ would be their natural promise.