Skyfall (Gazan version) ~ by Ramy Salem

Nov 26, 2012 | Ramy Salem | Gaza I was spending my last few hours with friends in Oxford before heading back to Gaza. A friend mentioned the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall, which was the most important event that week. For those who are not cinema fans, Skyfall (2012) is the twenty-third in the […]

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“The Fall of the Oppressor” ~ A Poem by @DimaEleiwa

The Fall of the Oppressor They’re trying to mess with my head, psychologically. Telling me my wife is cheating on me. I know, he’s lying, the picture is clear. I know, he’s bluffing, yet the lie still pressures me. It reminds me of how weak and helpless I am here… But my faith is strong, […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Why Palestinians? ~ by @Karameleiwa

CNN iReport | by Karam Eleiwa,  14 years old | Nov 18, 2012 Why is it Palestinians who get killed. Murdered or injured all the time. Why is Palestine the only occupied land on earth in the current history? Asking such questions will not change anything! Asking these kind of questions will not make an […]

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Impressions of Gaza ~ by Noam Chomsky

Al Qassam Website | 06-11-2012,09:45 Noam Chomsky – Even a single night in jail is enough to give a taste of what it means to be under the total control of some external force. And it hardly takes more than a day in Gaza to begin to appreciate what it must be like to try […]

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A Must Read: “One Occupied Gazan Summer” ~ by @48Refugee

“One Occupied Gazan Summer” is a three-part personal narrative by Mariam I. (@Refugee48) who explores her thoughts and retraces her steps during her most recent visit to the Gaza Strip. SMPalestine | Oct 2012 | Miriam I. – @Refugee48 Part one of three In Gaza, everything stops at night, including the wind As summer ends and fall […]

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I’m A Cast Lead Survivor ~ by @ImNadz

Every day, Occupied Palestine weblog features an article of the new and very promising Beyond Compromise weblog where the youth from and outside Palestine are bringing you uncensored stories and share their experiences about occupation.  And… no compromise will be made about the rights.  A must follow. Today: Nader Monzer from Gaza aka @ImNadz June […]

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A Refugee Is What I Am ~ by @YasirTineh

June 20, 2012 By Yasir Tineh | Beyond Compromise Weblog Kuwait – A refugee is what I am, a person whose body resides far from where his heart and soul chose to live, heartless because as simple as the saying goes, home is where the heart is. It is hard for most people to understand […]

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We Will Not Be Denied ~ by @Abou_Charlie

June 20, 2012 By Adam Akkad | Beyond Compromise Weblog United States – Throughout my life, I have met many people who are interested and involved in the Israeli-Palestinian impasse. Many of them have very peculiar and unique stories as to why and how they have become interested. That is not the case for me. […]

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#Naksa | When the Tanks Came Rolling in ~ by Mazin Qumsiyeh

Mazin Qumsiyeh | The Palestine Chronicle | June 5, 2012 It seems like yesterday that we watched Israeli tanks rolling down the hills towards our sleepy town of Beit Sahour 45 years ago today. As a child it was the most frightening sight. The second stage of the Zionist expansion on the land of Palestine […]

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Letter to my Occupier ~ by @48Refugee

48Refugee weblog | May 18, 2012 To my occupier:I know you will read this because you read everything I write. You watch me closely hoping to decipher at least some of my words in any way that can hurt me.  Maybe you can figure out where my loyalties lie, where my sympathies are, what political […]

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Going to Palestine After a Lifetime of Longing

A Palestinian boy collects materials salvaged from the debris of a damaged smuggling tunnel after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip 3 February 2012. (Photo: REUTERS – Ibraheem Abu Mustafa) By: Doha Shams Published Friday, March 2, 2012 The road to Rafah is reminiscent of the […]

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My Grandfather Passed Away and I was Denied the Right to See Him – by Linah Alsaafin

Linah Alsaafin on Tue, 02/28/2012 – 15:29 Electronic Intifada I’ll never forget the hilarious conversation we had back in the summer of 2005. The extended family went to the beach that day. As the sun went down, my father ordered an argilah, and whenever he’d break to continue a conversation, I’d take the pipe and […]

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Mark Gonzales: Voice of a Global Indigenous Palestine

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Gonzales is the founder of the Human Writes project, an alliance of artists and community activists dedicated to supporting human rights through multi-media arts. Al Akhbar English | Amany Al-Sayyed |  February 10, 2012 I’m a poet, an educator, a lover of life and the […]

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How Congress is crushing Palestine

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Monday, January 30th, 2012| Gaza Mom | Laila El-Haddad A few weeks ago, I emailed an old friend in Gaza, a thirty something economist, to seek out his expertise. Years ago, when I was living in Gaza, he and I frequently exchanged thoughts on the […]

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Call me a Palestinian from Palestine

Posted on 26/01/2012   A Voice From Palestine | Jan 27, 2012 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 stand witness to […]

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