On 6 September 2002, EI’s Arjan El Fassed drove with Dr. Dima Amin through the empty streets of Ramallah. Israeli occupying forces had imposed a curfew on the city and residents were forced to stay inside their homes. The only other moving vehicle was an ambulance. Graffity on the walls spell the words “apartheid” and “no peace, no justice”. Read more about Curfew in Ramallah 

Since the outbreak of the second Intifada posters of Palestinian martyrs are common on the walls of Palestinian towns. In Nablus, there is one poster that people stop to stare at. On 6 May 2002, EI’s Arjan El Fassed visited Nablus and filmed the devastation left behind after Israeli forces ended their brutal invasion of April 2002. This particular footage includes the martyrs’ poster of the al-Shubi family. Read more about Nablus: Shubi family - demolished and killed 

Qalandia checkpoint is one of the largest Israeli military checkpoints in the occupied West Bank. This checkpoint is not located on a border, but between the Palestinian town Ramallah, Qalandia refugee camp, and the Palestinian town of ar-Ram. It separates Ramallah residents from southern Palestinian towns and the northern Palestinian neighbourhoods of Jerusalem. Israeli soldiers check identity cards. Read more about Hell on earth: Qalandia checkpoint 

Two Electronic Intifada co-founders, Ali Abunimah and Nigel Parry, were at the 20th National Convention of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in Washington DC on 14 June 2003 to accept the ADC’s Voices of Peace Award on behalf of the founders of EI and sister site Electronic Iraq. The award was presented to EI and eIraq “in recognition of its commitment to bringing the concerns, voices, and experiences of the Iraqi and Palestinian peoples to audiences the world over via the Internet.” [Quicktime format, 7.8MB] Read more about EI accepts Voices of Peace Award at ADC conference 

Craig & Cindy Corrie
At the 20th annual conference of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, held in Washington DC from 12-15 June 2003, Cindy and Craig, parents of slain activist Rachel Corrie received the first ever Rachel Corrie Activism Award. In this video clip from the conference, Cindy talks about Rachel’s experiences on the ground in Rafah. [4:36 mins, Quicktime file, 6.5MB] Read more about Cindy and Craig Corrie accept first ever Rachel Corrie Activist Award at ADC conference 

This footage follows the lines of Israel’s apartheid wall on a map. EI’s Arjan El Fassed filmed through which areas in and around Tulkarem Israel’s apartheid wall will be built. Most of the owners of the land already had been notified that their land was to be confiscated by military orders. The wall cuts a water pipeline built by the farmers. Read more about The wall in Tulkarem 

Israel’s apartheid wall filmed on August 18, 2002 by EI’s Arjan El Fassed, in and around Qalqilya. Footage shows the wall from both sides of the 1967 demarcation line. This eight-meter high concrete wall, complete with lookout towers located every fifty meters along its length, traps and isolates over 12,000 people. Read more about Qalqilya wall 

The settlement Psagot built on occupied and confiscated Palestinian land overlooking Ramallah. On March 4, 2002, Israeli tanks stationed at Psagot shelled two Palestinian civilian cars, killing mother of three, Bushra Abu Quaik, her three children Mohammad (9), Baraq (14), and Aziza (17), and two other children, Arafat Khalil Masri and Shayma Masri both aged 7. Read more about The Israeli colony Psagot 

For one year, photographer Darren Ell attended a large number of the many events organized by Palestinian solidarity groups in Montreal. The following photo story speaks of steadfast activist work in this Canadian city. Read more about Photostory: A year in the life of Montreal's Palestinian solidarity movement