I write here about my friend Allam Ka’by, one of those released in last year’s prisoner swap deal. Valentine’s Day marks his unity with the woman of his life after over 10 years of separation. Here, you’ll read their inspiring story of love and struggle. Read more about On Valentine's Day, a celebration of love and struggle
A mother of two former prisoners who were deported from Hebron to the Gaza Strip arrived Gaza a week ago to celebrate her sons’ freedom. After ten years of long waiting attached with every emotion of worry, sadness, suffering, humiliation moving between check point trying to visit her imprisoned sons, she lived 6 days with them and then passed away leaving us real legend, a symbol of patience, challenge, motherhood. Read more about Palestine mourns another real legend, a symbol of motherhood
Loai Odeh is a former prisoner who is forced to accept their fate to be deported far away from their land and families. It’s true that those former prisoners, including Loai, are now out of Israeli prisons, but still their freedom is conditional and incomplete. Read more about Despite their release, their freedom remains incomplete
A story of the amazing friendship of Chris Al-Bandak, the only Christian released in the prisoner swap, who was deported to Gaza. According to Chris, “Only one half of me is free, but the other half is still there, locked up behind Israeli bars.” Read more about “Only one half of me is free...”
As soon as released Israeli captive arrived in his parents’ bosom, Israel seems to have embarked on yet another propaganda campaign aiming at shifting international criticism from the illegal Israeli practices enforced upon Palestinians to the Palestinian prisoners released earlier today. Read more about The released Palestinian "terrorists"