June 30, 2014 | 1 Comment

As Israeli families and nation are mourning the loss of their boys , teens, youth , whatever … lives. it is not a matter of lack of empathy or remorse. But somehow it is one moment Palestinians and Israelis share the same feelings of pain , sorrow , loss. Each to his own lost life.  It saddens me to watch the world, again , seeing the israeli lives as lives ,and continue to ignore that…
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June 30, 2014 | 4 Comments

Racing emotions in a systematic circle of occupied life

So the kidnapping game turned into a death match. I don’t know how to interpret my feelings. When I heard that the missing settlers were found dead. The word death is by itself a large name. A word is so powerful. Despite the will of all powers. It is the end game. (Full stop) I have to admit that it is hard to express complete honesty in this. What happened to me in those moments…
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June 29, 2014 | Leave a comment

Rare Footage of 1930s Life in Palestine–Plus Skunk Water Attack on Elderly Woman

Originally posted on Fig Trees and Vineyards:
Rare film footage of 1930s Palestinian life in Jerusalem from TonyGosling on Vimeo. Sadly, a woman who lived through the Nakba, has recently suffered the outrageous indignity of having her home sprayed with skunk water. The following was posted yesterday by Ma’an News… *** Israeli Forces Spray Bethlehem Homes with Putrid-Smelling Water Rubhiya Abd al-Rahman Darwish, 75, was taken to the hospital after Israeli forces fired Skunk water…

June 28, 2014 | Leave a comment

Reflection on …. : A story of a nation

Reflection on …. : A story of a nationJUNE 28, 2014 / NADIA HARHASH / EDITA story of a nation in two people .A Palestinian lossA cause thrashingAn ongoing DiasporaA continuous expatriationAn identity that remains …solid , humane , pureThough covered with burdens of miseries and mixtures of blended sorrows and difficultiesA story of a Palestinian lost cause , and a shattered dream of two souls .An attempt of collecting two souls in one story of…
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June 28, 2014 | 1 Comment

Reflection on …. : A story of a nation

A story of a nation in two people . A Palestinian loss A cause thrashing An ongoing Diaspora A continuous expatriation An identity that remains …solid , humane , pure Though covered with burdens of miseries and mixtures of blended sorrows and difficulties A story of a Palestinian lost cause , and a shattered dream of two souls . An attempt of collecting two souls in one story of a nation , Though taking place…
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