“‘He who sows injustice.’”
Poisoned minds, poisoned land. He who sows injustice will reap sorrow.—Proverbs 22:8 25 FEBRUARY—When Thomas Friedman tells readers of the Zionist-aligned New York Times that Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the West Bank and Gaza—altogether its unhinged nationalist messianism—threatens to destroy Israel, you know the…
“Hope, ‘an act of resistance.’”
A ‘West Bank Alert.’ Hope is not in plentiful supply these days, not among those with their eyes open, those taking the time to pay attention to events in West Asia and elsewhere. Personally, I have long considered hope the…
“Extrajudicial killings as policy.”
Murder codified in ‘law.’ Video documentation raced like wildfire through the West Bank last Thursday, showing Israel security forces shooting two unarmed Palestinians in the city of Jenin. Muntaser Billah Abdallah, 26, and Yousef Asaasah, 37 were shot at close…
“Stick, stones, matches, gasoline.”
The technology of ethnic cleansing. What follows is an updated version of a report published two days ago at West Bank Alerts, a newsletter devoted to reporting on the ethnic cleansing of Occupied Palestine. These Alerts are based on information sent to me…
“Starvation siege.”
Olive trees and the covetousness of West Bank settlers. Texts have arrived from Palestinian friends with increasing frequency these past weeks, each one documenting an upsurge in the destruction of olive trees by Jewish settlers and the Zionist Occupation Forces…
“The ethnic-cleansing of Deir Alla.”
In memory of a community. 3 AUGUST—On 17 July The Floutist published “Zionist terrorism in the West Bank,” a report documenting settler attacks on the Bedouin gathering of Deir Alla—a community of seventeen families, including homes and outbuildings—11 kilometers southeast of Bethlehem…
“Zionist terrorism in the West Bank.”
From the village of Kisan. This post may be too long for those reading in email. To access the entire article, click on the headline above. 17 JULY—“I can see things are getting worse.” These are words sent yesterday via…
“‘What is this madness?’”
A letter from Gaza. 7 JULY—I received a note the other day that I think it is imperative my readers see for the shocking realities it describes. The email message arrived from Mazin Qumsiyeh. Some of you may recognize Mazin’s…
“Missiles overhead.”
As the West Bank watches the Zionists’ wars. 26 JUNE—Two weeks ago, on Tuesday, 10 June, videos arrived from the West Bank in quick succession, announced by an alarming series of pings. They were sent by Qadir al–Thaer, my friend…
“‘We cherish life.’”
From Palestine to Americans: A letter. 22 June—Cultures throughout West Asia have a tradition whereby a man may ascend to a revered position within his community due to his spirit of benevolence. Such a man assumes no political position or…
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