The Occupation is Not Yet Over
Background: Har Homa (in Hebrew) and Jabal Abu Ghaneim (in Arabic) – a tree-covered mountain between Jerusalem and Bethlehem and the site of angry protest, as Israeli settlers sought to build homes on it.
Activism 1997
Jabal Abu Ghaneim (Har Homa)
The three major peace movements have been paying regular visits to the mountain, with signs like “the bulldozers are destroying the peace”
Children Still Alive and Abdullah
I know this is going to be “another Har Homa story”, but that’s where the action is these days
Sharing Jerusalem
The Israeli and Palestinian women of the Jerusalem Link ran a major national campaign on both sides in 1997, advocating the “sharing” of Jerusalem as the capital of both states
But Ali Did Die
The left in Israel is coalescing against the government’s policies, making its voice heard on behalf of peace
A Sad Memorial for Ali
You may recall the story of 7 year-old Ali Jawarish, killed when he was caught in the crossfire of Israeli soldiers as he was out buying pencils for school