“A brave, poignant, and invaluable exposure to the daily suffering and dangers endured by the Palestinian people living under a cruel occupation that has lasted for 50 years with no end in sight. Richard Hardigan is no spectator of this ordeal, writing as one who …
Read MoreThe Other Side of the Wall
My new book, to be published in May, 2018. For details, see the book page.
Read MoreBrutality of Israeli Regime on Full Display in Video
The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) published a shocking new video on Sunday, July 30. ISM is an organization of activists, both international and Palestinian, devoted to standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people against the Israeli occupation. The video, filmed in Hebron in the West …
Read MoreThe Media is Misleading the Public on the Al-Aqsa Mosque Situation
On July 23, The New York Times, CNN and ABC News all employed the word “clashes” to describe the events that took place in Jerusalem and the West Bank over the past few days. The Oxford English Dictionary describes a clash as a violent confrontation. …
Read MoreThe Children of Nabi Saleh in Israeli Prisons: A Conversation with Bassem Tamimi
The demonstrations in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh began in December of 2009. The villagers have been protesting against the theft of a local spring by the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Halamish, but it has also been a battle against the Occupation …
Read MoreIsrael Once Again Reveals Its Disdain for Freedom of the Press
When Akran Natsheh, a reporter for the Al Quds satellite channel, arrived at his office in Hebron in the morning of Thursday, July 13, he found that several of the doors had been pried open. Shards of wood were everywhere, and papers were strewn about …
Read MoreIsraeli Killer Receives More Lenient Punishment Than Palestinian Stone Throwers
On Tuesday, February 21, the IDF soldier Elor Azaria received a prison sentence of 18 months for the killing of a Palestinian. The entire incident was captured on a video that was widely shared, but even that was not sufficient for him to be given …
Read MoreAnti-Semitism Awareness Act: Senate Bill Criminalizes Criticism of Israel
I attended the funeral of a man named Ahmed just a few days after I had arrived in Palestine. It took place in the El Ain refugee camp on the outskirts of Nablus. The day before, Ahmed had been praying in the camp mosque, and …
Read More“I Will Never Move Until I Die”: A Tale of One Man’s Resistance in Hebron
October 21, 2016, marked the first anniversary of the death of the Palestinian doctor Hashem al-Azzeh. The proximate cause of his demise is in dispute. Was it excessive tear gas inhalation, or was it the chest pains he had been feeling earlier on that day? …
Read MoreCommemorating the Shatila Massacre, 34 Years Ago Today
It began on September 16, 1982, thirty-four years ago today. The Phalange, an Israeli-backed militia, entered the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila and neighboring Sabra, engaging in an orgy of torturing and killing that lasted several days. It is estimated that 3000 people died in …
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