Tom Hurndall Update from Joe and Lora

The following account was written by Lora Gordon and Joe Smith, two ISM volunteers and Tom'scolleagues. Please note that there is naturally overwhelming emotion expressed both by Loraand Joe and also by Tom's brother, Billy, who is quoted in the account below. Billy's quote, " he[Tom] is being treated by the same bastards that shot […]

Tom Hurndall Update from Joe and Lora

The following account was written by Lora Gordon and Joe Smith, two ISM volunteers and Tom'scolleagues. Please note that there is naturally overwhelming emotion expressed both by Loraand Joe and also by Tom's brother, Billy, who is quoted in the account below. Billy's quote, " he[Tom] is being treated by the same bastards that shot […]

The Night After

Some more thought about the war (5) Some more thought about the war: The next war . It is now fashionable to talk about "the day after". Let's talk about the night after. After the end of hostilities in Iraq, the world will be faced with two decisive facts: First, the immense superiority of American […]

A Road Map to Nowhere

Or: Much Ado About Nothing This could have been an important document, I F – I F all the parties really wanted to achieve a fair compromise. I F Sharon and Co. were really prepared to give back the occupied territories and dismantle thesettlements. I F the Americans were willing to exert serious pressure on […]

A Crooked Mirror

More on the war (4): A Crooked Mirror More on the war: Read the Bible . George Bush, we are told, is a deeply religious person, and so is his yeoman, Tony Blair. It is a pity that they do not read the Bible more. One of the most beautiful Hebrew sentences can be found […]

Under siege

I went out of my house today, for the first time in four days. The Israelisallowed us to buy food but we can only be on the streets for two hours. The city is destroyed. Cars on the side of the road crushed flat likepizza. Tanks rolled over them. Trees lay broken and dead, shops […]

The wall in Qualqiliya

The map shows the dramatic case of Qalqiliya, which will become a huge prison the wall will encompass Qualqiliya completely, leaving one opening guarded by two checkpoints. the city, once a flourishing centre of commerce, will suffocate and die. The wall around Qualqiliya, phase 1 All in all, the wall is expected to have a […]

Demonstration against the wall in Qalqilyia

photo gallery "First of all – the wall must fall!"shouted the peace activists at a demonstration against the Apartheid Wallthat was called jointly by the public organization of Qalqilya and Gush Shalom. The Israeli peace activists demonstrated on the Israeli side with posters that said"The wall – a ghetto for Israelis, a prison for Palestinians"and […]

Gush Shalom Activists Deliver Flour to West Bank Villages

A delegation of 21 Gush Shalom activists succeeded today (Saturday) to deliver 15 tons offlour to two Palestinian villages in the Nablus area. The flour was donated by private donors(at 75 NIS per sack) in Israel and abroad. The occupation army tried to prevent the delivery and stopped the activists at the Tapuakhcheckpoint south of […]