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Articles that refer tangentially to the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem.
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What is normal about normalization?
The anti-normalization movement plays into the hands of the state of Israel’s policy of separation. By refusing to engage and even on some level cooperate with Israelis, Palestinian anti-normalizers accept this policy. Anti-normalization is one of the hottest topics in the Palestinian community, although very few people can define exactly what it should mean. It…
By
Aziz Abu Sarah
December 26, 2011
Fact sheet: Israel’s tightening control over Jerusalem
Sergio Yahni at the Alternative Information Center compiled and I edited and added to this fact sheet about Jerusalem. It’s a great resource for journalists or anyone with a general interest in the political situation of Jerusalem, which embodies the history of Israel/Palestine as well as what is happening now in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.…
By
Mya Guarnieri Jaradat
December 7, 2011
WATCH: Olive harvest brings settler violence in West Bank
On the outskirts of the northern West Bank village of Qasra, a 19-year-old resident recently told me that settlers are not going to stop attacking Palestinians, simply because they don’t have too. According to the man, settlers live in a world of no consequence as if removed from the normal social contract of Western societies.…
By
Joseph Dana
October 21, 2011
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Normalcy, hope and the Israeli tent protesters
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fZSkONYOyA[/youtube] Hope, one of the most powerful and fickle of human emotions, was a philosophical obsession of Baruch Spinoza, the 17th century Jewish philosopher. Spinoza paid a high social price in dedicating his life to the creation of philosophic system which valued rationalism above all else, especially hope and fear. The Israeli tent protests, which have rocked…
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Joseph Dana
September 1, 2011
Racism, settlements and Glenn Beck: One pic that says it all
Joseph Dana twitted this pic from the Glenn Beck rally, which tells most of what you need to know about the current moment here. The second man on the right is Supermarket mogul Rami Levi, who recently started separating Arab and Jewish workers at one of his stores. to his right is Nir Barkat, the…
By
Noam Sheizaf
August 24, 2011
Supreme Court ruling turns village into open-air prison
The Supreme Court gave the state a green light to continue walling in a village split between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, blocking the villagers on all four sides The Supreme Court turned down yesterday a petition against the construction of the separation wall between the village of Walajeh, so close to Jerusalem it can…
By
Dimi Reider
August 24, 2011
Activist group opposes cultural events in City of David
While I am not a member of the Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Movement, I have been active with them and decided to post their appeal as I think it is an important cause and call to action By Silan Dallal and Ella Elbaz-Nir Under the misleading title “Israeli Culture at Heritage Sites” a series of musical…
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Mairav Zonszein
August 23, 2011
Why did so few Palestinians march for statehood on Friday?
Palestinian belief in the two-state solution is dropping rapidly, and Israelis who aren’t yet willing to come out should be warned: It is now, or never. In an effort to save the two states solution, thousands of Israelis and Palestinians marched from Jaffa gate to the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in…
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Aziz Abu Sarah
July 18, 2011
A Palestinian East Jerusalemite’s view of the joint march
By Jalal Abukhater The writer, a resident of East Jerusalem, does not favor a two-state solution, but the joint demonstration did leave him hopeful that Palestinians and Israelis can work together for a better future. Less than a week ago, I started reading on Twitter that there will be a large demonstration organized by Israeli…
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July 16, 2011
Photo Essay: March for Palestinian independence
The demonstration today in Jerusalem in support of Palestinian independence was attended by anywhere from 2000 to 4500 people (according to a Facebook post), who marched from the Old City’s Jaffa Gate to Sheikh Jarrah. I was there and organizers announced 3,000 attendees at the end, but Channel 2’s evening news reported “over 1000.” I…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
July 15, 2011
Israelis, Palestinians to march in joint call for Palestinian statehood
By Eitan Grossman ‘Only Free Men Can Negotiate’ – Nelson Mandela This Friday (July 15, 2011), thousands of Palestinians and Israelis will march together in Jerusalem to express their support for international recognition of the unilateral declaration of Palestinian independence. Thousands of Palestinians and Israelis will take part in a historic march organized by…
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July 14, 2011
IDF officers to hide their identity for fear of arrests abroad
In an attempt to protect themselves from prosecution abroad, IDF officers will hide their identity The IDF is increasingly worried about the possibility of being prosecuted abroad for war crimes: Maariv published an article this morning (Hebrew), saying senior officers will have their identities hidden, noting specifically this was not due to ‘field security’ reasons,…
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Yossi Gurvitz
July 5, 2011
Most important Jewish anti-occupation group needs your support
Facing mounting legal costs, Anarchists against the Wall have issued an urgent plea for donations. This is why I think we should support them Anarchists Against The Wall is, at least in my opinion, the most important progressive political group to operate in Israel in the last decade. It’s hard to note in a short…
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Noam Sheizaf
June 26, 2011
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