Nonviolent resistance in the Holy Land
In a region riddled with violence and an urge to settle the score as opposed to forgive and make peace, there are still many people and groups who advocate for nonviolence.
Amid conflict, churches place faith in divestment
Some say that church organizations that invest their holdings in companies that do business with Israel are contributing to what they see as the degradation of the Palestinian people.
Where is the Palestinian revolution?
Protests in the West Bank and Gaza haven’t taken off like similar protests in the rest of the Arab World. A report examining the reasons why.
Noisy, nonviolent protests continue in East Jerusalem
In the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, protesters gathered on March 11 to demonstrate against Jewish settlement in the largely Palestinian area.
A land divided: March 16, 2011
The road we took into Hebron was for Israelis only; the Palestinians drove on another above. It was to be a day all about barriers and separations, a day that showed us what those concepts really look like on the ground.
Palestinian youth gather in nonviolent protest
The “March 15 Youth” rallied peacefully in Ramallah on Tuesday, chanting, singing and calling on their leadership to unite. A dozen young Palestinians were also on hunger strike.
Palestinians protest in Ramallah’s Manara Square
More than two thousand youths assemble in Manara Square, Ramallah, chanting slogans calling for end of division among Palestinian political parties of Gaza and the West Bank. Scuffles broke out between the youth organizers and members of the Fatah party.
