occupation
Gaza: Death is more common than sleep
The war on Gaza continues into its seventeenth night. I find myself longing for the day when I don’t feel I have an obligation to tell this story anymore. Life seems to have been put on hold; at work, at home, as I eat, as I write, I feel like I am just waiting for [...]
A Harrowing View of Death in Gaza: Updated
http://embed.break.com/NjQwODg4UPDATE: The video that was posted here was not as we thought. The comments section clarifies what it was, a 2005 rocket misfiring accident in which Israel was not involved. We mistakenly thought it was recent footage — a result of exhaustion, news overload, and sadness for those being killed now. KABOBfest apologizes if the [...]
Viagra Makes Advances Against Taliban
CIA officials have begun distributing Viagra pills to Afghani warlords in exchange for information and cooperation. The rationale here is to make the warlord ingest 2-3 pills at once, and 1 hour later subject him to questioning, every time he tells a lie, his nose will grow longer. No, really, whether it’s the pleasure of [...]
palestine, daily life, family, history: The unseen occupation
Human rights groups documenting Israeli abuses towards Palestinians (within the Green Line and without) frequently complain that Palestinians have become so used to their rights being compromised and trampled that they feel no need to report them. Since I have come to live in the West Bank, I can attest to the truthfulness of those [...]
Smoke ‘em out…
A few weeks ago, the Israeli government decided to ‘cut off’ funding for illegal outposts in the West Bank. It seemed like relatively good news and I even considered posting about it at the risk of giving the Zionist regime undue credit. For those who don’t know, outposts are settlements built without the Israeli government’s approval and [...]
Closure.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFNoHNXzD8] The slow strangulation of people does not end with the recent loosening of the borders. 42 trucks were let in, and then the border was again closed. This suffering is ongoing. A few months ago we were writing about the generators in Gaza hospitals running out of electricity, and now again. It will be [...]
Why Didn’t You Wear a Seatbelt
So the wall causes this farmer in Bil’in (whom I incidentally got to know while I was there) to get his tractor tangled up and have a serious accident, ending up in serious condition. What are we supposed to say? He should’ve been more careful? Why did he take his kids on his tractor for [...]
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