The New Bar-Kochba
Ariel Sharon has declared war on the USA. It can’t be defined any other way. He has not declared war on the Palestinians, because that is not necessary. The military confrontation between Israel and the Palestinian people has already been going on for a long time, and nothing has changed this week. But in Israeli-American […]
Hell Made in Israel (1-2/11/02)
The Daily Life of Kawther Salam Thursday, November 1, 2001 Today I’m going to leave my apartment. I’m getting out of the hell, Made in Israel, in the city ofHebron. I’m running away from death. I’m not ready to die, or to kill, or to make revenge. I’m prepared to make peace and to be […]
Hell Made in Israel (1-31/10/02)
The Daily Life of Kawther Salam Today, October 3, 2001 ,I came back from Israel to my apartment in Hebron. I found his soldiers blocking my way. They prevented me from entering this apartment, callingme “Dana International; witch, bitch, ugly woman! Get out of here!” After a long argument, Ientered my apartment, but the officer […]
Palestinian Farmers bulldoze Apartheid Wall to reclaim Orange Groves
Qalqilya (Qalqilya) Assisted by activists from the International Solidarity Movement,Palestinian farmers from the villages of Zeta and Atil todaybulldozed 8 roadblocks erected around the foundations of the newApartheid Wall which separates them from their farmland. Theremoval of the roadblocks enabled more than 50 farmers to harvesttheir crops for the first time in weeks. Construction of […]
Through the gunfire
For those that didn’t read Carla’s earlier message, please see:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/palsolidarity/message/420 The next day we did accompany Palestinians down theroad that used to lead into Mawasi (that now stops ata checkpoint guarding the new settlements) carryingmedical supplies. At least one hundred rounds ofwarning shots hit the ground around us as we slowlymade our way forward. A […]
Hell Made in Israel (1-31/10/02)
The Daily Life of Kawther Salam Today, October 3, 2001 ,I came back from Israel to my apartment in Hebron. I found his soldiers blocking my way. They prevented me from entering this apartment, callingme “Dana International; witch, bitch, ugly woman! Get out of here!” After a long argument, Ientered my apartment, but the officer […]
הממזרים שינו את הכללים
הוא דמה למומיה. הפנים קפואות, הגוף מופנה הצידה, ללא קשר-עין עם בן-שיחו. שמעון פרס נפגש עם יאסר ערפאת. לידו ישב גנרל, שנשלח על-ידי הצבא כדי לפקח עליו. שלא ידבר, חלילה, על פיתרון, על תזוזה מדינית, על תהליך השלום. שרון והרמטכ”ל הירשו לו לדבר רק על הפסקת-האש. הם יודעים, כמובן, ששום הפסקת-אש לא תחזיק מעמד אם […]
The Bastards Have Changed the Rules
He looked like a mummy: face frozen, body averted, no eye contact with the other person. ShimonPeres meeting Yasser Arafat. Next to him sat the general who was sent to oversee him, so that hewould not talk, God forbid, about solutions, political progress, a peace process. Sharon andthe Chief-of-Staff allowed him to talk only about […]
היום שבו התפוצץ הבלון של ברק
אילו היה סטודנט מגיש לפרופסור שלמה בן-עמי את העבודה שהתפרסמה בשמו במוסף “הארץ” (14.9.01), היה מחזיר אותה בתוספת ההערה: “ציון 50. חורים גדולים בטיעון. סתירות פנימיות רבות. אין קשר בין העובדות והמסקנות. אין תימוכין למסקנה המרכזית. נסה עוד פעם!” יש לקרוא את המאמר (הבנוי כראיון) יותר מפעם, ובקפדנות, כדי לגלות את חולשותיו. אך מכיוון שהוא […]
Twin Towers
After the smoke has cleared, the dust has settled down and the initial fury blown over,humankind will wake up and realize a new fact: there is no safe place on earth. A handful of suicide-bombers has brought the United States to a standstill, caused thePresident to hide in a bunker under a far-away mountain, dealt […]