Palestine 2011: Winds of Revolution Break Isolation | Al Akhbar English

Director Juliano Mer Khamis was murdered last April in Jenin camp. (Photo: Al-Akhbar) Rasha Hilwi | Wednesday, January 4, 2012 | Al Akhbar Despite decades of occupation, the cultural scene in Palestine has never been totally isolated from what happens around it. This was particularly the case this year, as its interaction with its regional […]

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Questionable Death Of French Artist In Ramallah – incl video

Less than five months have passed since the assassination of the famous Arab-Israeli artist, stage actor, filmmaker and political activist Juliano Mer Khamis, 52, who was shot dead in his car on Monday April 4 2011 by masked gunmen in the West Bank city of Jenin, which is under control of the Palestinian Authority. Now, […]

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Israeli forces surround Jenin Freedom Theatre for second time in a month; abduct three

Thursday August 25, 2011 07:21 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News A squadron of Israeli armored vehicles and soldiers entered Jenin refugee camp at around 2 am on Tuesday morning, surrounded the Jenin Freedom Theatre, beat the security guard before abducting him and two others. Damage to furniture in Naghnaghiye home by Israeli troops (image […]

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Jenin’s Third Intifada under Attack

Palestine Chronicle | Aug 21, 2011 A performance at the Freedom Theater. (thefreedomtheatre.org) By Richard Lightbown ‘The location of the Freedom Theatre […is] in the middle of the most attacked and poorest refugee camp in Palestine, the refugee camp of Jenin. We are talking about almost three thousand children under the age of 15 suffering […]

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The Freedom Theatre | Open Letter to the Israeli Security Apparatus

From: `The Freedom Theatre` Date sent: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:51:12 -0700 (PDT) Open Letter to the Israeli Security Apparatus 11 August 2011 This is an open letter from representatives of the international volunteers and staff members, the friends, supporters and foundation of The Freedom Theatre in Jenin to the Israeli security apparatus including the […]

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Freedom Theater Actor Still Imprisoned by IDF

Tikun Olam-תיקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place | Aug 8, 2011 An update on the fate of Jenin Freedom Theater actor, 20 year-old Rami Hwayel, abducted by the IDF several days ago.  Hwayel had been set to play the role of Pozzo in a Theater production of Waiting for Godot, before he was […]

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IDF Arrests Jenin Freedom Theater Actor, Audience Now Awaits Godot…and Pozo

Aug 7, 2011 | Tikun Olam-תיקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place The Jenin Freedom Theater, whose founder Juliano Mer-Khamis was murdered several months ago, is about to perform Waiting for Godot under famed Israeli director and human rights activist, Udi Aloni.  But after arrest of the production’s leading actor, it will now be […]

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Israeli Army Arrests Two at Jenin Freedom Theater

PNN – Palestine News Network – 27.07.11 – 13:13 Jenin- PNN – At approximately 3:30 AM this morning, Israeli soldiers attacked the Jenin Freedom Theater in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and arrested two of its employees. PNN Archives According to a report from the Alternative Information Center, the night guard was awakened […]

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Creative Resistance in Palestine’s Juliano Mer Khamis

By Dolores Cox New York Published May 18, 2011 3:44 PM The life of a beloved freedom fighter, Juliano Mer Khamis, was ended by five bullets on April 4. He was assassinated as he was leaving the Jenin Freedom Theatre, which he co-founded with his mother, Arna Mer Khamis. Juliano Mer Khamis was a fearless […]

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Thirty days: A farewell to Juliano Mer-Khamis

Friday, May 6 2011| Dimi Reider | +972 Magazine Today marks the shloshim (30 days) from the funeral of Juliano Mer-Khamis. Below are some reflections written on the day of the funeral itself. ‪ Juliano Mer Khamis’s presence was unmistakable, yet he was extraordinarily difficult to place. The son of a Jewish Israeli mother and […]

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Lamis Andoni: To Juliano and Vittorio with love

25 April 2011 — Israeli Occupation Archive By Lamis Andoni, Al Jazeera – 24 Apr 2011 http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/04/201142185333796458.html The deaths of the two activists reveal a small but hugely destructive deformity in Palestinian society Lamis Andoni Juliano Mer-Khamis and Vittorio Arrigoni were humanists who believed in the struggle of the Palestinian people. They braved the Israeli […]

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Arrigoni, Mer-Khamis to receive Jerusalem honors

April 24, 2011 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas announced Sunday that he would present murdered Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni and slain Freedom Theater Director Juliano Mer-Kamis with the Jerusalem Medal of Honor. Family members of both men would be presented with the medals when Arrigoni’s mother visits Palestine, Abbas said. As mourners gathered in […]

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Tearful April Mornings

By Hatim Kanaaneh ‘April is the cruelest month.’ — T. S. Eliot. In rural Palestine we belittle men who cry. Only women let their tears flow freely. It is considered less than manly. Real men are stoic and conceal their pain, physical as well as emotional. At least in public, I try to conform to […]

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Who is Targeting and Killing Palestinian Supporters?

Nahida Izzat | Salem-News.com  | April 18, 2011 An hate group that stands against peace activists called for Vik Arrigoni’s murder. Vittorio and Juliano (LONDON) – The zionist criminal Lee Kaplan  – founder of “Stop the ISM” website, who has for long campaigned for the murder of peace activist and supporters of Palestine- celebrates the […]

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Juliano Mer-Khamis obituary

Palestinian-Israeli actor, activist and theatre director with a global reputation Rachel Shabi |guardian.co.uk, Monday 11 April 2011 19.02 BST Juliano Mer-Khamis at the Freedom theatre in the Jenin refugee camp. Its productions have resonated around the world. Photograph: Saif Dahlah/AFP/Getty Images The Palestinian-Israeli actor Juliano Mer-Khamis, who has been shot dead at the age of 52, […]

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