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Caught 51 Times, 11 Years in Prison: How Raed Became Guilty for Being Palestinian

August 22, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman I sat with Raed in the shade of the wall. Though the wall is often referred to as the  “Separation Barrier”, it is, in actuality, the Israeli apartheid wall. Raed is married, […]

Stories from Qalandiya: Taxation without Representation

August 2, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman A few weeks ago, the shops in front of the Qalandiya refugee camp were raided by Israeli forces. Officials from the Jerusalem Municipality and representatives of the tax authorities had arrived without […]

Stories from Qalandiya: The Blue Baby in the Ambulance

July 7, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman As I was standing at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, an ambulance coming from the northern West Bank city of Tubas was waiting for another ambulance, which arrived from Jerusalem, carrying a 25-day-old […]

Stories from Qalandiya: Where All the Troubles of the World Converge

June 27, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman I was going home after spending a long time on the Palestinian side of the Israeli Qalandiya military checkpoint. I had filled my basket with fresh seasonal fruits after taking pictures near […]

Stories from Qalandiya: ‘I Only Follow Rules’

June 20, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman This is the story of a Palestinian father, who is not allowed to be with his ill son, sit by his bed, or hold his hand as he takes his last breath, […]

Stories from Qalandiya: A Miniature Jesus at a Military Checkpoint

June 14, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman What do you call it, when bureaucracy takes precedence over a person’s health and human life is not a priority anymore? I don’t know how to define a situation when a baby, […]

Qalandiya Stories: Being a Premature Baby in Palestine

June 1, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman For hours, Mustafa was stuck at the Israeli military checkpoint, waiting for the bureaucratic procedures to be finalized. Only a few steps and he will cross the checkpoint to continue on his […]

Qalandiya Stories: Abdallah’s Last Stand

May 31, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman The last time Israeli soldiers destroyed Abdallah’s fruit stand and only source of income was last August. Soon after the assault, Abdallah went home, in despair. But very soon, he got back […]

What I Saw in Beit Hanina, Shireen Abu Akleh’s Neighborhood (PHOTOS)

May 18, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman Qalandiya military checkpoint separates those who are granted rights from those who are denied them. Yet, on both sides, there are people who are not really different. Neither Israeli military checkpoints nor […]

‘Take Photos’: Orwellian Scenes at the Qalandiya Checkpoint (PHOTOS)

May 3, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman ‘Take photos!’, young Palestinian men urged me while they were being chased by Israeli soldiers. The youth were hoping to cross the Israeli checkpoint to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to pray […]

Facial Recognition and the Right to Worship in Qalandiya (PHOTOS)

April 26, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman Thousands of Palestinians, women, men and children, crowded at the Qalandiya checkpoint entrances on the third Friday of Ramadan, many of them hoping to gain access to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.   Armed […]

The Rosa Parks of Palestine: Here’s to the Human Spirit

April 19, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman Every Friday, the story repeats itself at Qalandiya military checkpoint: the same characters, the same rules, the same scenario, the same ruthless domination, and the same Orwellian lingo.  Only the small, personal, […]

‘She is One of Us’: Gladiator Games at the Qalandiya Checkpoint

April 12, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman The Israeli government recently claimed that they will be easing some restrictions of movement in order to allow Palestinians freedom to worship during the holy month of Ramadan. But when I visited […]

Israeli Soldiers Kill Young Palestinian near Jerusalem (VIDEO)

March 15, 2022

A young Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers Tuesday morning in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, and six others were wounded, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian […]

‘There is a Crack in Everything’: Why Does Israel Build Checkpoints

February 8, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman The Israeli military Qalandiya checkpoint was not designed randomly, but according to an ideology and with a purpose. It was meant to strengthen the occupier’s control over the oppressed, occupied Palestinian population.  […]

Palestinian Dies after Inhaling Israeli Tear Gas, UNRWA Calls for Investigation

January 28, 2022

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) called for an Israeli investigation following the passing of Fahmy Hamad, who died on Monday after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces, Quds […]

How Many Ambulances, How Many Stretchers: Stories from Qalandiya

January 3, 2022

By Tamar Fleishman How long does it take for Gaza patients to go back home from a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus? How many stretchers do they have to be dragged […]

No Country for Dead Palestinians: Six Encounters at the Qalandiya Checkpoint (PHOTOS)

December 20, 2021

By Tamar Fleishman While I was standing at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, six ambulances arrived in a single hour, one after the other. The first to arrive was the last to leave. It carried the […]

Qalandia: Israeli Forces Open Fire at Palestinian Vehicle, Detain Driver

October 14, 2021

Israeli forces opened fire on Wednesday night at a Palestinian-owned vehicle near the Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, before detaining its driver, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources told WAFA that […]

‘I Counted Seven Shots’: The Murder of Ibtisam Ka’abana

June 22, 2021

Many Palestinian men and women have been murdered here at the Qalandiya military checkpoint. The latest in the seemingly endless line of victims is Ibtisam Ka’abana, a young Palestinian woman who was killed by Israeli […]

WATCH: Palestinian Woman Killed by Israeli Soldiers near Jerusalem

June 12, 2021

Israeli occupation forces opened gunfire today at a Palestinian woman and killed her at Qalandia checkpoint, to the north of occupied Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The woman, identified as Ibtisam Khaled […]

How a Necklace Shut down an Israeli Military Checkpoint

June 8, 2021

A piece of Palestinian jewelry wreaked havoc at the Israeli military checkpoint of Qalandiya, located between Ramallah and Jerusalem.  The panic among the Israeli soldiers began when an 18-year old Palestinian woman arrived with her […]

Jerusalem Uprising Rages after Israeli Far-Right March (LIVE BLOG)

April 24, 2021

The Jerusalem uprising, as it has been dubbed (in Arabic intifada al-Quds), raged last night in occupied Jerusalem for the 11th night in a row in protest against Israeli police and settlers’ provocations and assaults […]

Palestinian Shot by Israeli Soldiers at Military Checkpoint

December 7, 2020

Israeli occupation forces opened fire and injured a Palestinian at Qalandiya military checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Eyewitnesses said the youth, who was not immediately identified, was injured and […]

WATCH: Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Injure Four Palestinians during Raid in Qalandiya

December 7, 2020

Israeli soldiers shot and injured four Palestinians during a raid this morning of Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem. Three of them are in critical condition and were immediately admitted to surgery at Ramallah hospital, […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Mute and Deaf Palestinian at Qalandiya Checkpoint (VIDEO)

August 17, 2020

Israeli forces today shot and injured a mute and deaf Palestinian man at Qalandiya checkpoint located between Jerusalem and Ramallah, according to witnesses and Israeli reports. Witnesses said Israeli security guards opened fire at an […]

All Points Alert: Killer State at Large

September 20, 2019

By Jeremy Salt The most important news coming out of occupied Palestine last week was not the blow delivered to Benyamin Netanyahu.  Netanyahu or Gantz, it will be business as usual, now that the elections […]

Amnesty Urges ‘International Justice’ after Killing of Palestinian Woman (VIDEO)

September 19, 2019

Amnesty International yesterday renewed its call for “international justice” for Palestinian victims of Israeli occupation forces after a woman was shot and killed at a checkpoint. In an incident filmed by bystanders, the woman – named as Alaa […]

Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Woman at Qalandiya Checkpoint (VIDEO)

September 18, 2019

Israeli forces shot a Palestinian woman at Qalandiya checkpoint, in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Israeli police said. Palestinian officials said she died of her injury, reports Reuters. The West Bank, among territories where […]

Israeli Authorities Hand Demolition Orders to Palestinian Refugees in Qalandiya

June 28, 2019

Israeli authorities have handed notices to several Palestinian families in the Qalandiya refugee camp in occupied Jerusalem. A number of Palestinian families on Thursday have been told their homes will be demolished under the pretext of […]

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