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Khalil Nakhleh – Our Palestinian Future in Israel: How Long Can We Be Dehumanised in a Racist State?

By Guest Post • Jan 16th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Culture and Heritage, Israel, Palestine, Religion, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Uprooted Palestinians' Testimonies, War, Zionism

Every month or so I drive for three hours from Ramallah to my native village in Upper Galilee to hike in the olive orchards engulfing my village and to reminisce about my childhood. My village, which was perched alone on that hill under the cold drift from Mount Hermon, as I remember it, now is [...]



Reham Alhelsi – Despite all odds, Palestinians carry on with living in the Heart of Hebron

By Reham Alhelsi • Dec 7th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Children's Corner, Culture and Heritage, Features, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Religion, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Zionism

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Hebron, or Al-Khalil, lies 30 km south of Jerusalem and is the second largest Palestinian city with a population of 163,000 Palestinians. Hebron is one of the commercial centres of the Occupied Palestinian Territories and several industries emerged in Hebron and continue to find their home there. Like the rest of Palestine, [...]