George Matayev, a hairdresser, said, “If there is a cease-fire now, we will get to the point where we will have to leave [Israel], let alone Sderot.” Ilan Sinai, a mechanic, said he was sorry for the soldiers who were dying, and even for the Palestinian civilians on the other side. But he added, “This [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 6, 2009
Inhumane Weapons Reported Being Used Against Palestinians
According to doctors in Gaza, the Israeli army is using DIME weapons, which are an exotic type of bomb or missile that technically isn’t invented yet, in their military push in Gaza. October of 2006 was when the first reports came in that Israel was using a new type of weapon against the Palestinians. According to Doug [...]
January 6, 2009
The Unique Voice of Suheir Hammad
Suheir Hammad is a Palestinian-American poet, author, and political activist. She was born in Amman, Jordan to Palestinian refugee parents and immigrated with her family to Brooklyn when she was five. • NY Magazine interview with Suheir. • EI interview. • Poems by Suheir (here too). • Her home page. (videos embedded)
January 3, 2009
Racing the Storm
When I worked in the electronics department at Sears, the full-commission employees would ask that I give them my sales since I got paid a base. Sometimes I forgot. This big Puerto Rican guy from Colorado, who also got paid a base salary, was named Mark. He said he came to Oregon on his Harley [...]
