Rachel's Tomb

An Israeli sniper aims a silenced Ruger 10/22 rifle from a tower in the separation wall in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during clashes with Palestinian youth, March 11, 2014. (Photo by Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)
‘Israeli army increasing use of live fire at West Bank protests’
Despite being illegal as a crowd control weapon, eyewitness accounts and a new report by B’Tselem document the Israeli military’s increased use of 0.22 caliber live bullets against Palestinians at West Bank protests and clashes. Photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler and Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Text by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler Two years ago this week, 15-year-old Palestinian…
By Activestills January 19, 2015
A voice calling in the wilderness: A journey to the ‘Castle of the Jews’
Five hundred words and three photos from one place. This time: a church in the middle of a minefield, water you can walk on, an international border with no soldiers and a legal limbo that wouldn’t make sense anywhere else. What is the strangest place in the world? Depends how you define “strange.” In English, one…
By Yuval Ben-Ami May 29, 2014
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Islam Tubasi during his funeral at Jenin refugee camp near the West Bank City of Jenin, September 17, 2013. Tubasi was killed and five others injured in clashes early September 17 between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Jenin refugee camp after they raided the camp and broke into the home of Tubasi to arrest him.
From a Jenin funeral to settlement construction: A week in photos – September 11-18
This week: A pattern of Israeli arrest raids resulting in the death of Palestinians continues, as do housing problems in Tel Aviv, resistance against the separation wall, and settlement construction in occupied Palestinian territory.            
By Activestills September 19, 2013
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Palestinian protesters attempt to pass through a checkpoint in Bethlehem, June 22, 2013, (Photo: Haim Schwarczenberg)
Staring into the eyes of the occupation
After taking part in a protest action challenging the checkpoint and permit regime in Bethlehem, one activist finds herself in a home where the reality of the occupation comes to life in a way that ‘breaks your heart while punching you in the stomach as you stare at it.’ By Leehee Rothschild We went to…
By +972 Magazine June 23, 2013
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