Roadblocks and checkpoints in West Bank – Occupied Palestine
By Haitham Sabbah • Dec 5th, 2008 • Category: Maps, Newswire, Palestine(Click to enlarge)
Posts Tagged ‘Checkpoints’
Twilight Zone / Dead on Arrival
By Guest Post • Sep 19th, 2008 • Category: Human Rights, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, ZionismWRITTEN BY Gideon Levy
Nothing helped. Not the pleas, not the cries of the woman in labor, not the father's explanations in excellent Hebrew, nor the blood that flowed in the car. The commander of the checkpoint, a fine Israeli who had completed an officers' course, heard the cries, saw the women writhing in pain in the [...]
Reham Alhelsi – Saying "I didn’t know" is no excuse anymore
By Reham Alhelsi • Jun 9th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Israel, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, War, ZionismA couple of days ago I read an article by Haitham Sabbah entitled Murder at Huwara Checkpoint. It talks about the killing of a 15 year old Palestinian boy by the Israeli soldiers at the Huwara Checkpoint. What drew my attention to the article was the accompanying photo. It was a painting of a Palestinian [...]
Reham Alhelsi – What about the children of Palestine?
By Reham Alhelsi • May 16th, 2008 • Category: Children's Corner, Features, Human Rights, Israel, Nakba and Right of Return, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, ZionismWhile the children of Palestine face the atrocities of the Israeli military occupation, the children of Israel celebrate the on-going ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.
Two days ago I was visiting a friend of mine and as we walked down the old city, we more than once came across Hebrew-speaking tourists, a language I would [...]
