Tag Archives: Occupied Jerusalem
The ‘Black Sunday’ of Palestine: Oyoun Qarra Massacre, 20.05.1990
Abdil Rahim, Ziyad, Zayid, Sleiman, Omar, Zaky and Yousif carried their small lunch bags with a few bread loaves, a tomato and a sardine can, and said goodbye to their families in the early hours of Sunday 20.05.1990. It was … Continue reading
A Letter to Mother Palestine and her Daughters
Dear Mother Palestine, On Mother’s day, as the Hannoun wakes up, and as the almond tree blossoms and you wear your green and red dress, we celebrate you. On this day, we celebrate the land, our heritage and our home, … Continue reading
Jerusalem; A Cry for Support, A Cry for Justice
As the news spread, everyone went out to the streets. Students left their classrooms and rushed to the streets. Employees left their offices and rushed to the streets. Workers and farmers stopped working and rushed to the streets. Everyone left … Continue reading
Jaba’, the Tears of Palestine and Zionist Racism
On Thursday, 16.02.2010, Palestine woke up to a terrible tragedy. 5 children between the ages of 5 and 6 (Marwa ‘Amirah, Milad Salameh, Lamis Hamdan, Abdallah Al-Hindi, Zeid Jawabreh), and one of their teachers (‘Ula Al-Julani), were killed in a … Continue reading
Call me a Palestinian from Palestine
Don’t call me homeless, because I have a home thousands of years old. I have a home in Jrash which you demolished, erased from your map. I have a home whose stones still stand as witness to your crimes, still … Continue reading
Returning to Jerusalem
Izzat Aziz Maswadeh was among the thousands of Palestinians who on Nakba commemoration day, 15.05.2011, continued the collective march of return to Palestine and to Palestinian homes and villages. Izzat was one of the thousands of Palestinian refugees who continued … Continue reading
Remember Beita …. Remember Awarta
Remember Beita? Beita; the beautiful, steadfast Palestinian village? Beita; the warm houses, the green fields and the olive trees? Beita; the villagers working their lands, the children playing in the streets? Beita; the smell of Taboun bread, the singing of … Continue reading
On Land Day, Listen to the Land
On Land Day, listen to the olive tree. Listen to the olive tree tell you of a people steadfast in their land, steadfast since the beginning of time, steadfast till the end of time. Listen to the olive tree tell … Continue reading
Steadfast in Occupied Jerusalem
On the early hours of Friday, 11.02.2011, Husam Hussein Hasan Ar-Rweidi, a 24 year old Palestinian from the eastern part of occupied Jerusalem, was on his way to work when he and a friend were attacked by a group of … Continue reading
Notes from the Olive Harvest
“We lived in a paradise”. My grandmother used to say about Jrash; her village to the west of occupied Jerusalem, her home and only home. “We had lots and lots of trees, countless trees, so many trees that stretched as … Continue reading




