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Month in pictures: April 2009

5 May 2009



The below photographs are a selection of images from the month of April 2009. “The month in pictures” is an ongoing feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net. 

Photostory: Hip-hop for Gaza

Matthew Cassel 14 April 2009



On 12 April 2009 GAP brought together world-renowned hip-hop artists to Chicago’s Logan Square Auditorium to perform in solidarity with Gaza. The event, which aimed to raise funds and gather support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, brought out a diverse crowd of hundreds from around the city. The following images are by Matthew Cassel. 

Month in pictures: March 2009

1 April 2009



The following photographs are a selection of images from the month of March 2009. “The month in pictures” is an ongoing feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net. 

Month in pictures: February 2009

3 March 2009



The below photographs are a selection of images from the month of February 2009. “The month in pictures” is an ongoing feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net. 

Crossing the Line: US role in the war on Gaza

13 February 2009



This week on Crossing The Line: As US President Barack Obama stood before a crowd of two million and gave his inaugural address, he pledged to work with those in the Arab and Muslim world towards peace. But absent in the address was any condemnation of Israeli atrocities committed against the Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Host Naji Ali speaks with The Electronic Intifada co-founder Ali Abunimah about the Obama administration, the recent massacre in Gaza and the prospects of peace in the region. 

Month in pictures: Coping in Gaza, January 2009

1 February 2009



Twenty-two days of Israeli bombardment by land, sea and air left more than 1,300 Palestinians dead and 5,000 injured; approximately 4,000 homes destroyed and 17,000 others damaged; and entire neighborhoods wiped out. The attacks, which began on 27 December 2008, mostly ended on 18 January 2009 after Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire. The below images are a selection of images from the month of January 2009. 

Ali Abunimah discusses Obama's presidency with "progressives"

28 January 2009



From closing Guantanamo to lifting the gag rule Bush era policies are coming to an end. But is it a new era of progressive government? Katrina vanden Heuvel editor and publisher of The Nation, Mark Green President of Air America Radio, Andrea Batista Schlesinger Executive Director of the Drum Major Institute, and Ali Abunimah Co-Founder of The Electronic Intifada discuss Obama’s first week in office and whether a new era of government has been inaugurated. They spoke on the program GRITtv hosted by Laura Flanders. 

Audio: Abunimah, Finkelstein, Mearsheimer discuss Israel's attacks on Gaza

20 January 2009



On Saturday, 27 December 2008, Israel began its onslaught against the 1.5 million besieged and imprisoned Palestinians in the Gaza Strip — one of the most densely populated areas in the world. On 8 January, a panel featuring John J. Mearsheimer, Ali Abunimah and Norman G. Finkelstein was held at the University of Chicago to discuss the the reasons and ramifications of the recent attacks on Gaza and the larger Palestinian-Israeli conflict. 

Photostory: Israel attacks UN school in Gaza

20 January 2009



On 17 January 2009, Israeli forces bombed a school run by the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. Around 1,600 Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip, mostly families including young children, sought refuge at the school to escape Israeli air strikes that were targeting homes in densely populated areas. At least two children were killed in the attack and another dozen wounded by the white phosphorus bombs fired at the school. 

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