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104 days of curfew in Nablus

Susan Barclay Nablus, Palestine 8 October 2002

Today marks 104 days of curfew; 104 days during which 200,000 people have been imprisoned in their homes—over 3 months, over 2020 consecutive hours inside (for the curfew has been lifted for about 70 hours total). Susan Barclay asks, “Why do I not find words for the realities that lie before my very eyes?” 

Jenin Today: They Shoot Children, Don't They?

Annie Higgins Jenin 8 October 2002

With the high number of Palestinian children killed and injured in the Intifada, Israel has invested considerable time in portraying this as a failure of Palestinian parents to keep their kids away from violence. In this report from Jenin, Annie Higgins notes a more obvious cause — the Israeli tanks and troops that patrol the kids’ routes to school. 

Distance Learning: An educational survival strategy in war-like conditions at the Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University (part 2 of 2)

Samia Halileh and Rita Giacaman 1 October 2002


One of the features of prolonged Israeli sieges is that everyone, no matter what their line of work or social status, will have to deal with the interruption to their life posed by closures, checkpoints, and cope with days and weeks spent trapped in the confines of their town or, in the case of curfews, the walls of their home. Samia Halileh and Rita Giacaman, who work for the Institute of Community and Public Health at Birzeit University, have documented the Institute’s process of “accommodating exceptional circumstances”. The following report is a glimpse into the dangers and frustrations of trying to carry on an academic life during wartime. 

Distance Learning: An educational survival strategy in war-like conditions at the Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University (part 1 of 2)

Samia Halileh and Rita Giacaman 1 October 2002


One of the features of prolonged Israeli sieges is that everyone, no matter what their line of work or social status, will have to deal with the interruption to their life posed by closures, checkpoints, and cope with days and weeks spent trapped in the confines of their town or, in the case of curfews, the walls of their home. Samia Halileh and Rita Giacaman, who work for the Institute of Community and Public Health at Birzeit University, have documented the Institute’s process of “accommodating exceptional circumstances”. The following report is a glimpse into the dangers and frustrations of trying to carry on an academic life during wartime. 

Marwan Barghouti presents charge sheet against State of Israel (part 2 of 2)

3 October 2002

Today, October 3rd, Israel’s trial against Marwan Barghouti — member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and alleged head of the Fatah Tanziim militia — resumes at the Tel Aviv District Court. At the trial, Barghouti presented a 54-count indictment against the State of Israel. The Electronic Intifada obtained a copy of his charge sheet (part 2 of 2). 

Marwan Barghouti presents charge sheet against State of Israel (part 1 of 2)

3 October 2002

Today, October 3rd, Israel’s trial against Marwan Barghouti — member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and alleged head of the Fatah Tanziim militia — resumes at the Tel Aviv District Court. At the trial, Barghouti presented a 54-count indictment against the State of Israel. The Electronic Intifada obtained a copy of his charge sheet (part 1 of 2). 

Wanted: Solidarity, not Tears

Khalil Abu Shammala Gaza City 2 October 2002

The Palestinian people have begun to lose all hope and trust in the institutions and mechanisms of the international community. A society that has always valued large families, healthy children, and hospitality is now unable to provide even a minimal amount of milk for its babies. It is time for solidarity, not just sympathy, from the international community.