Tag Archives: West Bank

Marilyn Katz :
Sipping lattes on the edge of a Volcano

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

What do Palestinians, human rights workers, progressive Israelis, and Israeli settlers have to say about daily life in an occupied land? By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | April 29, 2014 Part two of two. The international news coverage … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz : West Bank Diaries

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Shuttered Palestinian shops along Shashuda Street in Hebron, West Bank. Photo by Marilyn Katz.The separation is total:West Bank Diaries More than anything it appears that these fences are cages, locking people in, restricting their movement, and ultimately making them prisoners … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz : Israel Needs a New Narrative

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Israeli soldiers guard Palestinians protesting the relocation of an Israeli road gate in Beit Iksa in the occupied West Bank, on March 22, 2012. Photo by Ahmad Gharabli / AFP / Getty Images.Israel needs a new narrative Casting Jews as … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Light Unto the Nations

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Israeli “Agronomic (sic) flashlight grip (T-GRIP).” (Get ’em while they’re hot. Image from IsraelMilitary.comLight unto the nations By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2011 What is it? It doesn’t seem to be a bird. Definitely not … Continue reading →

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Bob Simmons : A Medical Mission to Palestine (Documentary Video)

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A Medical Mission to Palestine – Part 1 from Telebob on Vimeo. Good works done by good people:A Medical Mission to PalestineBy Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog / December 3, 2009 See Parts 2-4 of A Medical Mission to … Continue reading →

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Occupied Palestine: How the West Was Lost (Photo Essay by Bob Simmons)

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Damascus Gate, Jerusalem. The West Bank or Judea has always tried to solve things with walls… but somehow they always fail. Photo by Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog. Occupied Palestine:How the West Was Lost (A photo essay) Words and … Continue reading →

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South African Human Rights Activists Shocked By Palestinian Refugee Camp

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant Hani Al-Kabi who was killed in an Israeli army raid in the Balata refugee camp, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Nablus, Friday, April 18, 2008. Photo … Continue reading →

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