· January, 2006

Stories about Palestine from January, 2006

Palestine: Hamas Won!

A lot of reactions to Hamas winning elections in Palestine. Nas summaries some of these, then talks about after-shock. Shaden says, “that’s what Palestinians inside want, you either support them...

27 January 2006

Palestine: Countdown to crunch time

Laila el-Haddad (Blogger of Raising Yousuf) writes her third post in a series of five parts to Guardian Unlimited about elections in Gaza, Palestine. She updates on the situation saying:...

21 January 2006

Palestine: Fighting Talk of Elections

Laila el-Haddad (Palestinian blogger of Raising Yousuf) is reporting from Gaza on the approaching legislative Palestinian elections, in a series of posts for Guardian Unlimited, Laila described the situation in...

19 January 2006

Palestine: Zero Tolerance

Despite the Israeli government's claim of a “zero tolerance” policy against settler violence in Hebron, Human Rights Workers report that settlers have continued their violence against Palestinians with almost full...

17 January 2006

Palestine: The Fruits of Non Violence

Following today’s hearing in the Supreme Court Judge Ayala Prokachya issued a new temporary injunction forbidding all building whatsoever in the Matityahu East compound in the settlement Modi’in Illit. The...

13 January 2006

Palestine: Back from Hell

Imaan finally left Gaza and went back home – Stockholm. A must read post of her final journey, which she titles as ” The journey from hell…”

11 January 2006

Palestine: Slingshot Hip Hop

umkahli writes; SlingShot Hip Hop is a documentary film that focuses on the daily life of Palestinian rappers living in Gaza, the West Bank and inside Israel. It aims to...

9 January 2006