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“Poisoning ‘the Holy Land.’”

“Poisoning ‘the Holy Land.’”

April 16, 2025 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

I met Adnan al–Abayyat last November in Kisan, his rural village in the Bethlehem Governorate. Kisan is 11 km southeast of the city of Bethlehem—as the indigenous hooded crow flies. It is a rather longer distance—27.5 km—on the dangerous and…

“Targeting refugee camps.”

“Targeting refugee camps.”

March 18, 2025 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

Zionist terror spreads. Please visit the original article to listen to the audio and video clips. Home demolitions surged in the northern West Bank governorates of Tulkarm and Jenin during the first week of March. On 6 March, the United…

“The I.O.F. ‘weaponizes’ UNRWA.”

“The I.O.F. ‘weaponizes’ UNRWA.”

February 21, 2025 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

Another day in al–Arroub. This report first appeared in West Bank Alerts. 21 FEBRUARY—On Tuesday of last week, 11 February, a text arrived at 5:53 a.m. (American Central Time), along with a video showing an I.O.F. raid in progress in the…

“The banality of violence.”

“The banality of violence.”

January 27, 2025 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

Daily life in a refugee camp. This piece appears simultaneously in West Bank Alerts. Please visit the original article to view the videos. Israel’s attacks on West Bank refugee camps intensified in the immediate aftermath of the Gaza ceasefire. As reported last Thursday…

“Art Theft.”

“Art Theft.”

December 10, 2024 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

Stealing the future of Palestine. RAMALLAH, 6 DECEMBER—I met Saed in Aida refugee camp in the first week in November when he gave me a tour of the crowded community in which he grew up. A young man still in…

A village under fire.

A village under fire.

November 26, 2024 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

Israel escalates on the West Bank. Hebron, 26 NOVEMBER—The village of al–Mughayyir, 60 km north from here, was under continual occupation by the Israeli army for three days, beginning last Friday. The I.O.F. launched its raid at midnight, according to Amin…

“‘Alhamdulillah.’”

“‘Alhamdulillah.’”

September 21, 2024 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

Resilience in the West Bank. The morning was already unbearably warm when I walked out of the Jaffa Gate. Pulling my suitcase behind me, I descended a long flight of steps to the road below to catch a bus for…

“‘Our soul is here.’”

“‘Our soul is here.’”

August 30, 2024 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

The Judaization of Jerusalem. A taxi dropped me off on a busy street outside of the Jaffa Gate near the old city of Jerusalem. It was already dark. I had just flown into Ben–Gurion Airport to begin work on “Palestinian…

"'All due respect.'"

“‘All due respect.'”

August 17, 2024 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

News from the West Bank. It gives me great pleasure to inform you that I deposited the final donations for the al–Mughayyir kindergarten playground into an account with Nonviolence International. It will go directly to our partners in the West…

"Al–Mughayyir begins to build its playground."

“Al–Mughayyir begins to build its playground.”

August 5, 2024 · by Cara Marianna · in Articles, The Floutist

Please help us cross the funding finish line. The al–Mughayyir kindergarten fundraiser has raised just over $6,000, I am pleased to report. It is enough to begin breaking ground. This afternoon I deposited the money raised so far into an…

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