5 Broken Cameras

A Palestinian uses a slingshot to throw rocks at Israeli forces in Shuafat refugee camp. Clashes erupted after the body of a Palestinian teenager was found in a Jerusalem forest. (photo: Activestills.org)

Why this isn’t a ‘new’ intifada

What we’re seeing today is not a new intifada, but an ever-more sophisticated version of the one Palestinians have been fighting all along. In a pre-interview with a television news producer yesterday, I found myself stammering over a familiar question: as a Palestinian, do you have any hope for the future? Steeped in the day-to-day of…

By Samer Badawi July 3, 2014

Israeli policemen advance as Bedouin youth throw stones during a protest against the Israeli government's Prawer Plan, near the town of Hura, Israel, on November 30, 2013 near the town of Hura, Israel. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

A week in photos: Days of rage

This week: Anti-Prawer Plan protests from south to north, tear gas weapons on a Bethlehem Christmas tree, a Druze refusenik, a fake fur fashion show, a water break during clashes, an Emmy-winner against the wall, Ethiopians arrested, Al-Araqib endures demolition, Afghan asylum seekers in Europe, and the ongoing humiliations of occupation. Photos: Activestills.org …

By Activestills December 5, 2013

Israeli border policemen arrest AP photographer, Majdi Mohammed, during a protest against the Israel occupation in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, December 2, 2011. (Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

Two broken cameras: Destroying the evidence

IDF soldiers confiscate cameras from a Palestinian photojournalist – and turn them over to a settler. They come back broken. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz One morning last September, Nadel Shafiq Taher Shatiya heard the loudspeakers of the mosque in his Nablus-area village announce that settlers were approaching the village’s land. Shatiya, a…

By +972 Magazine November 10, 2013

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Bassem Abu Rahme Was Killed by a Tear Gas Canister in Bil'in in 2009

Escaping justice: Who killed Bassem Abu Rahme?

The IDF insists on not indicting the security officer who killed Bassem Abu Rahme during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Bil’in, despite being provided with enough details to find him. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz In April 2009, during the weekly demonstration in the West Bank village of Bil’in, a uniformed…

By +972 Magazine September 12, 2013

Emad Burnet (left) and Guy Davidi answering questions about '5 Broken Cameras' at the Film Forum in New York City (credit: Lisa Goldman)

‘5 Broken Cameras’ director: There is no room for guilt – only taking responsibility

NEW YORK — Before Guy Davidi co-directed and produced 5 Broken Cameras, he was involved in Indymedia and an experienced filmmaker. He was also associated with Anarchists Against the Wall, Israeli anti-occupation activists. This is how he came to know the West Bank village of Bil’in, home of the film’s co-director, Emad Burnat. “I lived…

By Lisa Goldman February 24, 2013

Film on occupation’s court system wins big at Sundance

Just a few hours ago, director Ra’anan Alexandrowicz was inducted into Israel’s cinematic Hall of Fame. His film The Law In These Parts won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize in Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Earlier this year, Alexandrowicz picked up the award for best documentary at the Jerusalem Film Festival. The film…

By Ori J. Lenkinski January 28, 2012