Utne Magazine 17 April 2002
The Electronic Intifada does not purport to be unbiased, however it does provide a service like the IndyMedia centers around the world. It allows individuals living in the area access to a form of media that the international community can read. Updated multiple times daily, the site includes stories from locals about the solidarity movement and from journalists from the Palestinian Monitor who give news updates on the region.
Against an intense emotional backdrop, many stories attack the Israelis for the conditions of the Palestinian occupation.
In “Crimes Without Proof,” Susan Brannon writes: “Cries and pleas rings loud and clear from the Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank town of Jenin…. Without electricity the food rots, without electricity cell phones die and communication is lost with the rest of the world.”