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A Psalm of Protest in Silwan
By Jeremy Siegman A few weeks ago, as the rain poured down on Jerusalem, a small group of Israelis and Palestinians gathered in a fluorescent-lit basement in Silwan, East Jerusalem. They were participating in the newest dialogue initiative of Combatants for Peace: working non-violently to counter Israel’s settlement policy in Silwan. On this cold evening, the Arab community leaders voiced their desperation: mayor Nir Barakat plans to demolish some 100 homes in the al-Bustan area in … Read entire article »
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“Sleepless in Gaza and Jerusalem”: YouTube Series on Palestinian Women
PINA TV Production and Radiant Circle Productions announce the March 1st opening of the premier episode of a 90-part series, “Sleepless in Gaza…and Jerusalem”, that will be launched on YouTube. It will be a video diary about four young Palestinian women, Muslim and Christian, two living in Gaza and two in Arab Jerusalem/West Bank. The series will follow Ashira Ramadan, a broadcast journalist based in Jerusalem; Ashira’s friend in Gaza, the documentary film maker Nagham Mohanna; Donna Maria Mattas, a 17 year-old student at the Holy Family school in Gaza who dreams of growing up to be a journalist, and Ala’ Khayo Mkari who works with Caritas in Jerusalem. The intention of this series is neither rant nor rhetoric. It is rather an opportunity for all of us, who do not live in Gaza, occupied … Read entire article »
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Court Orders Sealing of Settler House, Jerusalem Mayor Promises Home Demolitions
Israel’s State Prosecutor Moshe Lador ordered the sealing off of an illegal house built by Jewish settlers in an Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem. “In a letter sent to Barkat Sunday, Moshe Lador praised Barkat for saying that he would implement the long-standing court order to evacuate and seal off Beit Yonatan, a seven-story building in Silwan built without a permit five years ago by the right-wing group Ateret Cohanim.” Great news! Although I have trouble imagining … Read entire article »
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“You have a choice! Israeli Anti-Militarists Speak”
Four Israelis—Dorothy Naor, Sergeiy Sander and Eli Fabrikant, and Ofer Golani—talking about their personal histories, political views and activism in 132 short films.