Who notices when a Palestinian construction worker falls to his death?
Abed al-Harush is the 22nd construction worker killed in a work accident this year. That’s a number you won’t hear in the mainstream Israeli press.
Category Archives: Voices
Israel’s hydro-apartheid keeps West Bank thirsty
Water shortages are not new for Palestinians. Whether in the occupied Gaza Strip or the West Bank including East Jerusalem, the supply of water flowing into Palestinian homes is strictly capped or obstructed by Israel.
My Gaza hospital was destroyed. Why has the world stayed silent?
Dr Basman Alashi, director of El Wafa Hospital in Gaza - "two years ago, my hospital was destroyed. It was the only dedicated rehabilitation hospital in Gaza, a modern centre of care with 80 beds,…
For SodaStream chief, frustration with Netanyahu’s ‘politics of hate’ bubbles over
The carbonated drinks maker used to employ 500 Palestinians at its factory in a West Bank settlement. Relocated to the Negev, it now employs none. This has nothing to do with BDS, charges CEO Daniel…
Teen’s murder is a reminder that we are all settlers
Just as we must mourn Hallel Yaffa Ariel as a human being and a slain child, we must also mourn her as a settler — because all Israelis are responsible for her presence in the…
Heinous Killing on Both Sides of the Israeli-Palestinian Divide
Tears have poured in Kiryat Arba, Sa’ir and elsewhere. The motives are different, but the results are identical and horrendous.
Breast cancer is bad enough – imagine enduring it in Gaza
Twenty-five years ago, during the first intifada, I was working as a volunteer surgeon with Medical Aid for Palestinians in al-Ahli hospital in Gaza when the Madrid peace conference led…
In Gaza, nothing is just an accident
When a candle caused a fire that killed three young children at a house in Gaza, it seemed like the kind of horrible misfortune that could happen anywhere writes Hamza Abu Eltarabesh But candles in Beach…
What It’s Really Like Being Arab in the ‘Liberal’ City of Tel Aviv read more: http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.721126
The savage beating of a 19-year-old Bedouin man by police officers on Sunday made me recall my own ordeal at the hands of the police, over 20 years ago. Amer Dacca May 24, 2016 12:24…
Better future for Israel demands adherence to international law
I yearn for a day when Israel will appoint an ambassador to the UN who will use the international arena to advance Israel’s interests by promoting human rights. ‘WE AT Yesh Din believe that the…
Israel Must Recognize Its Responsibility for the Nakba, the Palestinian Tragedy
For true reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, Israel must recognize what it has done to the Palestinian people over the last 68 years. Saeb Erekat May 15, 2016 10:41 AM Palestinian negotiator Erekat issues plea…
Where does the buck stop in the South Hebron Hills?
Jonathan Coulter, Bromley, UK, February 2016 Introduction I visited the South Hebron Hills in the first week of February, 2016. The acute conflict in this area developed after 1967, and more specifically after…
Netanyahu condemns Trump’s anti-Muslim policy, despite already practicing it
The comments of the far-right candidate for the Republican Party Presidential nomination, Donald Trump, claiming he would ban all Muslims from entering the United States has been met with widespread condemnation, even from surprising sources…
Why The Israeli Ambassador To The US Cannot Shirk The Blame For The Current Violence
Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the US, is a man in denial. This is typical of so many of those who devote themselves to spreading Israel’s propaganda. He made a speech yesterday (17th October)…
The Palestinian face of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
The British public may be forgiven for assuming that all of the approx. 4 million refugees fleeing violence in Syria were Syrian, however there is also a sizeable Palestinian element to the refugee crisis. We,…