Live from Palestine

by Stohlman, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780896086951
• ISBN10: 089608695X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: South End Pr

Summary

Foreigners are flocking to Palestine, but not for Holy Land pilgrimages or beach vacations. This book tells two stories that have become intertwined in the Middle East: the Palestinians who, tired of waiting for U.N. peacekeepers, have called upon the world's activists for protection, and the people who are putting their lives on the line answering that call. Together these Americans, Palestinians, Israelis, and Europeans are making a non-violent, grassroots attempt to challenge the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. The core of this collection lies in the riveting eye-witness accounts of life under the Occupation. From the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to refugee camps under siege, these accounts give incontrovertible evidence of the terror generated by the Israeli army. Giving context to these stories is an interview with the founder of the Palestinian-led International Solidarity Movement, which brings "internationals" to Israel and the Occupied Territories, and essays by other human rights activists such as prominent Palestinians Hanan Ashrawi and Edward Said. While Bush's "war on terrorism" continues to be hampered by the unresolved Palestinian quest for statehood, almost 100,000 activists converged upon Washington in April, 2002 to demonstrate against militarism and for global economic justice, with a particular focus on Palestine. In the only book capturing the new international movement to end the Occupation, these harrowing and poignant stories create a portrait of diverse people making unprecedented efforts for peace. Nancy Stohlman is co-organizer of the Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace. Her journals from Palestine have appeared in Counterpunch and Common Dreams. Laurieann Aladin is a writer and member of both the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and Amnesty International. She lectures throughout the country.

Table of Contents

Maps	6	(3)
Preface: Solidarity Movements	9	(2)
Noam Chomsky
Foreword: Those Who Give Us Hope	11	(3)
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi
A Brief History of Palestine and Israel	14	(5)
Edward Mast, Linda Bevis and Palestine Information Project
Dignity Under Occupation
Live from Palestine: The Diaries Project	19	(4)
Arjan El Fassed
The Bridge	23	(3)
Nabila Assaf
A Day in Palestinian Hell	26	(5)
Abdel Fattah Abu-Srour
Ravaged Childhood	31	(5)
Journal Excerpts from Medecins Sans Frontieres, Paris
Presented and Translated by Fawzia Reda and Karen Glasgow
Where the Streets Had a Name	36	(3)
Hanan Elmasu
Nablus: "Do you hear me?"	39	(2)
Amer Abdelhadi
Back to Occupation, Back to "Normal"	41	(4)
Islah Jad
Open Our Schools, We Want to Learn	45	(4)
Ghadeer Shaka'a
Catalyst for Change
The Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance Movement	49	(4)
Abdul Jawad Saleh
A New Current in Palestine	53	(4)
Edward W. Said
On Violence and the Intifada	57	(5)
Ali Abunimah
International Solidarity	62	(5)
Ghassan Andoni, Renad Qubbaj, George N. Rishmawi, and Thom Saffold,
The Uprising for Freedom is an International Struggle	67	(10)
Interview with Huwaida Arraf and Adam Shapiro
Through Our Eyes
Free Palestine!	77	(2)
International Solidarity Movement
International Direct Action	79	(7)
The Spanish Revolution to the Palestinian Intifada
Mark Schneider
From "Stepping Off the Sidewalk"	86	(8)
Edward Mast
Muhammad's Killer	94	(2)
Neta Golan
Invasion of Ramallah	96	(7)
Adam Shapiro
Marching to Beit Jala	103	(6)
Maia Ramnath
Sixteen Days in the West Bank	109	(16)
Nancy Stohlman
Pregnancy	125	(8)
Paul Larudee
"Juthith" Means Corpse	133	(4)
Brian Wood
Searching for the Truth in Jenin	137	(5)
Kathy Kelly
Tales of Terror in Palestine	142	(8)
Reliving the Events of April 2002
Ida Audeh
Inside the Church of the Nativity	150	(7)
Kristen Schurr
Harvesting Olives in Yasuf	157	(7)
John Petrovato
Increased Targeting of International Solidarity Movement	164	(5)
Michael Shaik
Rachel's Reports	169	(7)
Rachel Corrie
Next Year at Mas'ha	176	(5)
Starhawk
Solidarity Movements
The Role of Internationals in the Palestinian Struggle	181	(6)
Interview with Ghassan Andoni
Movement Building	187	(5)
Organizing International Solidarity With Palestine
Jordan Flaherty
Divestment Needed Now	192	(3)
Laurieann Aladin
Bearing Witness in the Promised Land	195	(6)
Rob Lipton
Image and Reality	201	(4)
The Role of the United States in the Middle East
Hanan Mikhail-Ashrawi
Acknowledgments	205	(2)
About the Contributors	207	(6)
Resource Guide	213	(4)
Index	217