Listen to the Mad Man of Qalandiya
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya, West Bank Hundreds of years have passed since the prophet Hosea spoke these words of reproval: “The days of punishment have come, The days of retribution have come; Let Israel […]
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Omar and the Checkpoint: Everyday a Nightmare
By Ramzy Baroud Omar is a 7-year-old boy from Gaza. His family managed to obtain the necessary permits that allowed him to cross the Erez checkpoint to Jerusalem, through the West Bank, in order to […]
This is No Oversight, This is a Policy
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya, West Bank A sick child is a sick child. A child discharged from hospital after surgery is in need of rest. But this trivial equation doesn’t work in a reality […]
The Story of the Individual is Testimony to the Story of the Public
By Tamar Fleishman We usually prefer to exit Palestine using Hizme checkpoint, where unlike other exit checkpoints, there are no long lines of cars, we aren’t detained and there is no need for identification or […]
Her Heart has Already Burned
Naming the settler’s hate crimes towards the Palestinians “Price Tag” is to be unfaithful to the truth. No other word other than terror could describe the outcome of the crime committed by settlers from Beit- […]
Of Hunters and Policemen
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya, the West Bank There were no electricity for five days and no water in Qalandiya refugee camp, said Mahmud. “Just as it was at your place”, he said. I thought […]
‘All the Way to Holland’: The Routine at Qalandiya Checkpoint
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya Checkpoint, West Bank “These are just routine inspections” said a soldier who was securing another soldier while she was training a dog, using vehicles owned by Palestinians. To them this […]
Burden of Pain
By Tamar Fleishman I know that the only thing a person who has just been released from hospital wants and need is to crawl into bed. But according to the logic of the occupation, a […]
‘It’s Your Father’ – Each Stretcher is a Tragedy
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya Each time it seems like we have reached the bottom of the pit, but reality proves there to be an even deeper one. Perhaps to those who do not stand […]
The Jenin Man with ‘Minor Injuries’
By Tamar Fleishman I don’t know his name. But I know the clear gaze of his eyes through which deep desperation was reflected, and the time that passed hasn’t dissolved or dulled the memory of […]
For My Faith: A Difficult Ramadan at Qalandiya
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya, Occupied West Bank On each one of the four Fridays of the Ramadan month, thousands of Palestinians throughout the West Bank left their homes at the break of dawn to […]
‘Creating a Feeling of Persecution’: An IDF Manual
By Tamar Fleishman “Creating a feeling of persecution” is the code name for the IDF’s activity intended to make the lives of the Palestinians a living hell, while using mental and physical terror that condemn […]
‘Keeping the Population in a State of Constant Uncertainty’
By Tamar Fleishman “Ten minutes of standing in the line leading to the soldiers’ post and three more minutes of standing in the inspection zone, were enough to grasp how they implement the declared objective […]
At this Laborers’ Checkpoint a Person is Just a Number
By Tamar Fleishman “Ana Wahad Wa Talatin…” – I am number thirty one – the man answered the question as to his identity, which came from inside of the post. At the checkpoint at the […]
In the Name of Oppression: Two Babies at Checkpoint
By Tamar Fleishman Two back-to-back procedures at the same time and at the same place. It was cold. The air was polluted. But the harmful and cruel regulations were more polluted. The victims: two babies. […]
Collective Punishment at Qalandiya
By Tamar Fleishman It was announced on the noon news flashes that security forces had caught a terrorist at Qalandiya checkpoint. It was said that the man had tried to pass eight pipe bombs in […]
Writing to Break the Pattern
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya, West Bank A week after taking a photo of Majed presenting the pendant hanging from his neck with the engraving of the face of his good friend Ali Kalifa, who […]
Qalandiya’s Days of Rage
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya, The West Bank The final two days of Israel’s so-called Pillar of Cloud operation were declared as days of rage. In front of the checkpoints, the prisons and the army […]
Speaking of Intifada: Munir and His Friends
By Tamar Fleishman – The West Bank Munir Naim Hamed can no longer be seen near the checkpoint or at his parents’ home at the refugee camp. Fifteen year old Munir hasn’t been back since […]
Imprisoning Munir, the ‘Leader’
By Tamar Fleishman It was on Friday afternoon that they caught Munir Nayim Hamed who is fifteen and a half years old. ‘Munir is the leader’ people said. Every evening, Munir would lead his friends […]
No Justice at Qalandiya
By Tamar Fleishman ‘This is what’s on the agenda now at Qalandiya’, a Palestinian man rightly said. For over two weeks the place has been burning. On the week of the 12th anniversary of the […]
The Qalandiya Routine the Media Will Not Report
By Tamar Fleishman A long and sad line of woman, children and babies was passing through the checkpoint at the end of a day of prison visitations. From one stretcher to another stretcher, from one […]
At This Checkpoint They Operate Only According to Orders
By Tamar Fleishman –The West Bank The camps stood opposite of each other during each one of the Ramadan Fridays. From dawn to afternoon- when the prayer at Al-Aqsa was being conducted, the Palestinians stood […]
Letter of Black on White: ‘Ulpana-War-Price Tag’
By Tamar Fleishman – The West Bank Not so many years ago, when my friend and I arrived at Beit Furik checkpoint, the assigned commander hastily made his way towards us and demanded that we […]
What Dani Dayan Says and Why It Is Interesting
By Richard Falk Dani Dayan’s article, ‘Israel’s Settlers Are Here to Stay,’ was published by the NY Times on July 26, 2012. Dayan is the chairman of the Yesha Council of Jewish Communities, and has […]
Palestine’s Investments Require Divestment
By Sam Bahour Nearly two decades ago, I had a dream. I thought the historic tragedy that befell the Palestinian people was about to end. As such, I refused to be an observer to the historic […]
Longing for Human Solidarity – For What?
By Richard Falk Being disinclined to look in mirrors, not only to avoid evidences of aging, but also because of an autobiographical deficit, I have recently started to question the vectors of my motivation. Not […]
West Bank: The Dog Routine
By Tamar Fleishman Testimony num. 1: • ‘Had it not been a security matter and a humanitarian one, we wouldn’t be doing it!’ said Gidi who was training a dog trainer who was training the […]
Not on the Other Side of the Wall
By Tamar Fleishman ‘Jerusalem Day’ was celebrated this year, marking forty five years of occupation. About a third of the city’s residents are excluded from the celebrations, speeches and promises that speak of: "(Jerusalem) forever and […]
‘Back-to-Back’ Procedure: Patients at Checkpoints
By Tamar Fleishman – The West Bank The detainment of a person that is being transferred by an ambulance to one of the six Palestinian hospitals in East Jerusalem, until the completion of the bureaucratic […]
