I am still perpetually on the verge of crying or crying most of the time. Throughout my travels in Palestine, I have learned from the wisdom of children.
Read More »ISM Podcast episode 13 – Jordan Valley Solidarity
This episode of the International Solidarity Movement Podcast was recorded last year, long before the current Israeli genocidal attack against Gaza began. Since te interview took place the situation in the Jordan Valley has got much worse. Jordan Valley Solidarity ...
Read More »More White Roses
Tears come easily. Today I watched and listened to a hundred Jewish Israelis outside the U.S. embassy affirm that “grief has no borders,” as they collectively mourned those murdered in Gaza.
Read More »Jenin: The Other Gaza
17 December 2023 | International Solidarity Movement | Jenin On Wednesday, December 13, I received a message from a fellow actress of the Freedom Theatre informing me that the occupation forces had arrested without charge Mustafa Sheta, theatre director and ...
Read More »Candles in the Dark
It is nearing Christmas time in Bethlehem. And there is room at the inn this time. A family from Gaza had to go to a far away hospital for their child’s illness. Then October 7th occurred, and then the genocide.
Read More »Dissonance in Jerusalem
As we left the forcibly silent Muslim quarter, we were bombarded by celebration, carelessness, and isolation just a few blocks over in a Jewish Neighborhood.
Read More »ISM Podcast Episode 12: The General Union of Palestinian Women
ISM Podcast 12: The General Union of Palestinian Women TRANSCRIPT: Hey, welcome to the International Solidarity Movement podcast. يلا اهلاً وسهلاً بكم في حلقة حركة التضامن الدولية، فلسطين [This transcript has been edited for clarity] Welcome to the ISM podcast. ...
Read More »Masafer Yatta: Shi’b Al Butm villagers determined to stay on their land
16 November 2023 | International Solidarity Movement | Masafer Yatta Shi’b Al Butm is a village on the side of one of the South Hebron Hills. It is home to 18 Palestinian families with an illegal Israeli settlement close by, ...
Read More »White Roses
When I came to Palestine, I brought with me a compass. And when I open it, covering up what would point me north to find my way is white rose petals. The White Rose Society was a group of people ...
Read More »Waiting for the sunrise in Susiya: messages from Masafer Yatta
This is a story based on texts exchanged over recent days with an international activist part of a group staying in Masafer Yatta, in occupied Palestine. They arrived recently in Susiya and they are staying in a homestead which is ...
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