PREPARING FOR IMMINENT ATTACK IN JENIN [JENIN] Over 40 international activists have placed themselves in life threateningsituations to halt Israeli war crimes being carried out right now in Jenin. Currently there are three situations: 1. Internationally acclaimed author Starhawk and over a dozen other activists are trying to stop the demolition of several homes near … Read more
The Daily Life of Kawther Salam I visited Mr. Uri Avnery at home in Tel Aviv.It was a short meeting but a successful one.Mr. Avnery helped me to travel. The moment I arrived his house, I remembered my house in Hebron.The same slogans I hanged in my apartment, he hanged in his house.Two flags, Palestinian … Read more
Report from Qalqilia, West Bank, Palestine The Israeli army has been occupying this town of 40,000 for over fourmonths continuously. During that time, there has been a closure of thecity and a 24-hour curfew (imprisonment in the home). The closure meansthat there is only one entrance to the city, with a checkpoint that iscontrolled by … Read more
The Daily life of Kawther Salam Dear Kawther, Friday morning I was with a group of people who had breakfast with RickPolhamus, and he told us about you.Really I admire what you are doing. I am a professor of history at WrightState University in Dayton, Ohio (I teach U.S. history, particularly U.S.women’s history). What can … Read more
The Daily Life of Kawther Salam The small pieces of the human bodies under the destroyed houses made by Mr.Sharon and his Air-Force unit, 500 kilogram U.S missile, made me cry. The blood of matter family, and the small pieces of their bodies was mixedwith small pieces of bread and eggs!! The family ” a … Read more
The Daily Life of Kawther Salam Regarding World reactions, ” Hi, a little something against death threats. Just keep smiling ” . Postcard with nice words and a box of Chocolate, made me laugh and a pithappy for a while… It’s kind of you.I’ll be happy and strong to be with you.I wish that I … Read more
The ISM recently sent a delegation (of 9 US citizens) to Qalqilya. Whereas we haven’t had apresence in Qalqilya before, neither has the international media, so Israeli government andmilitary atrocities have gone virtually unreported. The activists (contact information atthe end) will be able to provide you and media outlets with updated and eyewitness accountsfrom Qalqilya. … Read more
The Daily Life of Kawther Salam I shout and yell at both of the Generals Tzadaka and Gila’ad’sspokespersons.I informed them about my decision to access through the Jordan river bridgeas a challenge of them!! I said, ” you have two options, to let me access or to make arrest on me, youcan’t continue playing this … Read more
Friends, The first is a piece (writen by an ISM activist) about the village ofDir Ibzya, west of Ramallah, where the ISM worked with a children’ssummer camp. Following are letters from the children of Dir Ibziyato the children of the world. Please help us distribute theseletters far and wide. Away from the gunfire… This week … Read more
Today was the day that the cleanup of ‘ground zero’ at the Jeninrefugee camp was finally to begin after over three months of falsestarts. UNRWA had been in extensive negotiations with the Israeli army toremove the debris as well as the unexploded ordinances that still litterthe site. The cleanup project will take three months and … Read more