Ram, Palestine 21 July 2002
Isolation has become a fact of daily life for Palestinians. It is being applied in an arbitrary and wanton manner on a massive scale with no regard for legal norms and humanitarian standards. Read more about Nablus: 'Creating 3 million potential bombs'
Ram, Palestine 19 July 2002
Last night, in Nablus and the village of Tel, Israeli forces have arrested twenty-one Palestinians, family members of those who are suspected of carrying out this week’s operations in Tel Aviv and near the settlement Immanuel. Read more about Nablus: 'Arrest, demolish, expel the occupation'
Ram, Palestine 16 July 2002
‘What happened to you?’, asked Ala. I called him to find out how people were coping with curfews. ‘Why do you sound depressed? I am not used to it’, Ala continues. Read more about 'You can't be neutral on a moving train'
Ram, Palestine 12 July 2002
Curfew, house arrest, no wonder why people get angry. In Nablus, residents are terrorised by Israeli soldiers and their military equipment. Read more about Nablus: 'Hold it, you're under (house) arrest!'
Ram, Palestine 6 July 2002
‘Welcome to Israel’, reads the big sign. ‘Shit, before I know it, I’ll spend the night at Ramle prison, awaiting deportation’, I think. Read more about Ben Gurion Airport: 'Welcome to Israel'
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
Rotterdam, the Netherlands 24 June 2002
I left Palestine on Thursday night. Security at Ben Gurion Airport was tight. As always, thanks to my Arab sounding name, I got a special treatment. ‘Excuses for any inconvenience’, says the security officer at the airport, ‘it’s for your own security’. Read more about Nablus: what it really means
Ram, Palestine 17 June 2002
Today, Palestinian students are nervous. It is the start of the final exams for highschool or ‘tawjihi’ as it is called in Arabic. They have been studying all week and they hope they’ll manage. Read more about Don't cheat
Ram, Palestine 11 June 2002
‘Caterpillar did it again!’ I thought looking at a picture of the latest home demolition of Palestinian homes. This morning, Amer, a colleage, walked quickly down the stairs of the office. Read more about Sur Baher: 'Caterpillar did it again!'
Ram, Palestine 10 June 2002
Due to the hot weather I already couldn’t sleep. As I finally thought I would be dreaming, I heard sounds of Apache helicopters hovering above my appartment, followed by machine gunfire minutes later. ‘Ramallah, again,’ I thought. Read more about Ramallah: More of the same