Eye witnesses:
Ecumenical Accompanier's reports
11.06.09 Routine Resistance
You meet people here in Palestine who ask: what's happened to the Palestinian resistance movement? In her book on nonviolent resistance to the occupation, Palestinian Quaker Jean Zaru argues that this is a movement that is, if...
11.06.09 Settlements must go
"The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace. It is time for these settlements to stop."
11.06.09 A village remembered
The date of Abu Khader's birth is uncertain. When we first met him we were told by his grandchildren that he was 130 years old. His son Adnan believes that he may be nearly 100 years old. He is a fine-looking man who can manage...
11.06.09 An intimate conversation with Samira of Yanoun village
I was determined after that first brief encounter to meet and talk with her and was able to do so late one afternoon about three weeks ago. We had, as is customary, sweet tea in glasses on the terrace outside the house. The...
11.06.09 The Cordoba School: A symbol of hope
Perhaps the most important responsibility for me during my time as an EA (Ecumenical Accompanier) in the Hebron placement, has been my role in accompanying the pupils of the Cordoba* school to and from the school. I had...
10.06.09 Addameer demands an end to administrative detention
A HUMAN rights organisation has launched a campaign to ban a notorious form of incarceration practised by Israel. And supporters are urged to "adopt a prisoner," providing moral support whilst lobbying for his or her release....
10.06.09 Beatings and imprisonment of minors
On June 4th we visited the Zou'l family in Husan village. The following is testimony from Mahmound and Omar about their recent experiences of beatings and imprisonment by the IDF.
10.06.09 A morning at Qalandiya
Just after 6 am she arrived. Her hair neatly plaited and a radiant smile on her face. I had seen her many times previously at Qalandyia, the main checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem, and she clearly recognised me always...
10.06.09 Fair trade encourages Palestinian farmers to remain on their land
PALESTINIAN farmers are using their creativity to prevent yet more of their land being taken away for illegal settlements – and they are hoping that their supporters in the UK, Devon fairtraders, will support them in their...
10.06.09 Father Musallam has returned to Bir Zeit after 14 years in Gaza
For the 14 years prior to May 2009, Father Manuel Musallam served as the sole Catholic Priest for Gaza, where he had a congregation of some 250 people. However, Fr. Musallam was much more than a leader for Catholics of Gaza but...
