Ramallah, Palestine 4 July 2002
Yesterday we had a never-ending coming and going of tanks and armored personnel carriers (APC). The sound and diesel smell got on all of our nerves by nightfall. Read more about The nightmare 'ends'
Ramallah, Palestine 2 July 2002
We just completed day nine of living the latest round of Israeli military curfew. Everyone is getting edgy and uptight. Our cities, economy, projects, and lives are being destroyed as we helplessly watch from our front windows. Read more about Living the latest round of Israeli military curfew
Beit Hanina, Palestine 2 July 2002
The Israeli group, Peace Now, released results on June 30th from their latest survey on settler activity. They found “that since the elections of February 2001 and up to the present time some 44 new settlement sites have been established in the West Bank. Read more about Forty-four new settlements only a small part of the overall problem
Rotterdam, the Netherlands 1 July 2002
Thousands of Palestinian flags could be seen yesterday all over Holland. Traveling from the south up to the north, we saw a Palestinian flag draped along a bridge over the highway. Read more about The Netherlands: Thousands of Palestinian flags
Ramallah, Palestine 1 July 2002
I walked down to our front door and opened the door to find five fully armed Israeli soldiers, all with their weapons trained on me. Read more about Uninvited Guests Become Neighbors
Ramallah, Palestine 27 June 2002
We finally had a house visit of our cities uninvited guests. Sixteen fully armed Israeli soliders entered our home as part of the house to house searches that they have been carrying out for 4 days now in Ramallah, while we sit under 24-hr curfew. Read more about Breaking the Fear
Beit Hanina, Palestine 26 June 2002
Currently all Palestinian cities in the West Bank, except Jericho, are under strict military imposed 24-hour curfew. In real terms this means that almost two million Palestinians in the West Bank are confined to their houses. Read more about Two million Palestinians under curfew
Ramallah, Palestine 24 June 2002
It’s been awhile since I’ve written; I have needed some time to digest our new situation, one dominated by the presence of the Israeli army. Their presence has never been easy to accept, but what is harder to accept now is that we are back to “normal,” and this, apparently for us, means being in the continuous presence of an occupying army. Read more about Back to occupation, back to "normal"
St. Paul, Minnesota 25 June 2002
The press release below is part of the picture. It’s not big enough news for CNN or its friends to report. It’s not big enough news that some unit of Israeli soldiers in Gaza is taking potshots at a sewage repair crew but this kind of incident is endemic in every Palestinian town. Read more about What occupation means: shooting at the sewage repair team
East Jerusalem, Palestine 25 June 2002
Israel’s reoccupation, the lack of movement and being locked up inside of your own home without the knowledge of knowing how long has become normal. This is the sad thing. Read more about A sense of normalcy