Last week, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) followed as two Palestinian homes were demolished in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City: one located on Via Dolorosa, between the Stations of the Cross and the Dome of the Rock, and one in the central Arab Souk. Here are some photos and reflections. more >>

A panting child arrives at our door, trying to explain what has happened. Because of the language barrier, I struggle to understand how to respond. After gathering that jist of the story, I understand the settlers have done something to the sheep. So we grab our cameras and head out the door. While walking, I continue to get the details of what has happened. more >>

Jaffa. The word itself conjures up images of warmth, comfort, beautiful sandy beaches and miles of blue-green sea and the smell of oranges mingled with the misty sea breeze. These are the sights and smells I always look forward to whenever I visit Jaffa, the beautiful city by the Mediterranean. more >>

The Handala Center Exhibit is open from 1pm-9pm everyday until Thursday 14 May. Film screenings start at 7pm every night. more >>

Al Quds University in Abu Dis, Palestine, hosted the first Green Building conference in the West Bank this week.  It wasn’t just students who showed up—there were suits, too. Forty-nine people attended, and the audience held a fair share of regional environment ministers, deans, and reporters.  I was the invited keynoter. more >>

He stands on a small sandy hilltop wearing a bright yellow t-shirt, cigarette in hand. He is calling out to the soldiers on the other side of the fence "Do not shoot, do not shoot. There are children and internationals here, do not shoot." Thin white wisps of tear gas linger in the gentle breeze, a moment of calm in the confrontation. more >>

He is a small child, yet he is confined to home arrest, not allowed to leave home with his parents, even for doctor visits. more >>

Peace alliance between Palestinian farmers and organic vegetables lovers more >>

The devastation left by the Israeli war on beseiged Gaza means youngsters now make a living by sifting through piles of rubble. Children as young as five collect metal and plastic to sell to scrap dealers. So poor are the families they come from that they miss school in order to provide minimal support for their brothers and sisters. Missing school for even a day before the recent massacres was considered a shame, not going at all is in danger of becoming a norm due to desperation. more >>

Ahmad Saud Basal is an eleven-year-old boy from Tuffah, a village in the middle of Gaza. He lives in a two room house along with five brothers and sisters, his parents and a grandmother. Times are tough, much harder than before. The 2 year-long siege of Gaza has been devastating, and its effects will continue to take a toll. Education; health care; transportation; the economy: every aspect of a normal society lies in ruins, the result of a campaign of collective punishment carried out in disregard not only of international human rights law but also the underlying values of every major religion. more >>

The continuing shortage of cooking gas due to Israel's border closures, along with the destruction of at least seven major poultry farms during the recent military siege, has made an important food item scarce and unaffordable for most of the Strip's 1.5 million residents. more >>

Members of ISM in Rafah who worked with Rachel Corrie held a kite-flying ceremony on Monday in commemoration of her death, which tragically occured six years ago from yesterday. more >>