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Palestinian school students stand in a destroyed classroom in the damaged Sobhi Abu Karsh Basic school in a destroyed quarter of the Shujayea neighborood, Gaza city, September 15, 2014. The school year has started with a three-week delay, due to the latest Israeli offensive during which 29 schools have been totally destroyed, and around 190 damaged. The first weeks are dedicated to recreational activities to help children to overcome the trauma due the the seven-week Israeli military offensive. 2,131 Palestinians were killed, including 501 children, and an estimated 18,000 housing units have been either destroyed or severely damaged, leaving more than 108,000 people homeless.
PHOTOS: Amid rubble and trauma, Gaza goes back to school
With displaced families still living in some schools, and despite severe damage to classrooms, Gaza’s children return to school after a summer of Israeli bombardment. Photos by: Anne Paq and Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org Text by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler Despite damaged classrooms and destroyed schools, Gaza’s school year began this week after delays due to the recent…
By Activestills September 18, 2014
Jewish Voice for Peace supporters in Washington D.C. January 19, 2013 (Photo: Joshua B. Michaels)
Making the case for Israel Apartheid Week
For two student activists in Washington D.C., Israel Apartheid Week – and using the term ‘apartheid’ – is an opportunity to alter perceptions and the discourse surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Whereas ‘occupation’ defines Israel/Palestine as a military struggle with ambiguous moral implications, ‘apartheid’ describes a civil rights struggle with a clear moral imperative. By Joshua B. Michaels and…
By +972 Magazine March 28, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in Jerusalem (YouTube screenshot)
Obama’s speech: The view from the crowd
The crowd in Jerusalem Thursday was a stark reminder that many Israelis simply do not live and breathe politics, the conflict, or other issues that are breathing down Obama’s neck. But the real question was posed by one youngster who on the bus ride back to Tel Aviv kept shaking his head, saying, “I wonder…
By Dahlia Scheindlin March 21, 2013
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