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Why Israel jailed me for 'talking too much'

Jamal Juma, The Christian Science Monitor

Mar 10, 2010

The renewed Middle East peace process appears to be little more than a charade. Israel has taken this opportunity to crack down on Palestinians who advocate nonviolent protests against the Israeli West Bank segregation barrier and charged them based on questionable or false evidence. I know: I was arrested for talking too much. All we Palestinians want is a life free from racial discrimination.

Norwegian Doctor Mads Gilbert volunteered in a hospital in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead; he continues to speak about Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the international community's neglect towards the suffering of the Palestinians.

Palestine's impossible dream
The Guardian

Palestinian-American poet Suheir Hammad
Al Jazeera

Psychological trauma of Gaza children
IRIN

Biden condemns Israel over homes plan
Rory McCarthy, The Guardian (Mar 10, 2010)

Peaceful protest in Israel can lead to arrest
Mazin Qumsiyeh, The New Haven Register (Mar 10, 2010)

Middle East women ahead but not home
Sanjay Suri, Inter Press Service (Mar 10, 2010)

Corrie family finally puts Israel in dock over daughter's death
Jonathan Cook, The National (Mar 10, 2010)

First praise, then a rebuke: Biden's Israel visit turns sour
Donald Macintyre, The Independent (Mar 10, 2010)

Ten-year-old boy abducted by Israeli soldiers from his bed
Nora Barrows-Friedman, Electronic Intifada (Mar 9, 2010)

Haniyeh to appoint female minister
Ma'an News (Mar 9, 2010)

"Palestinian cinema is a cause": an interview with Hany Abu-Assad
Sabah Haider, The Electronic Intifada (Mar 9, 2010)

Israelis and Palestinians agree to US-led talks
The Independent (Mar 9, 2010)

Israeli Left emerges from coma amid atrocities
Mel Frykberg, Inter Press Service (Mar 9, 2010)

Israel given one year to tell truth about settlers
Jonathan Cook, The National (Mar 9, 2010)

Identity Found: On West Side via West Bank
Felicia R. Lee, The New York Times (Feb 10, 2010)

I am Yusuf and this is my brother: A Palestinian story about Palestinians
Rory McCarthy, The Guardian (Jan 12, 2010)

In photos: Christmas in Bethlehem
IMEU (Dec 25, 2009)

Gazan rappers battle in rare competition
Ma'an News (Dec 22, 2009)

Eyeless in Gaza
Rachel Cooke, The Guardian (Nov 21, 2009)

West Bank Brewery celebrates success
Nour Odeh, Al Jazeera (Oct 21, 2009)

The Muppets take Ramallah
Samantha M. Shapiro, The New York Times (Oct 2, 2009)

Breakdancing lifts spirits in Gaza
Ayman Mohyeldin, Al Jazeera (Sep 10, 2009)

In Gaza, eating under siege
Maggie Smith, The Atlantic (Aug 19, 2009)

The talents of dancer and choreographer Ata Khatab
Hana Awwad, This Week in Palestine (Aug 17, 2009)

Thousands of Gaza children try for kite-flying record on Beit Lahiya beach
Ma'an News (Aug 10, 2009)

Young Palestinian-American musician's world travels work their way into his first CD
Raymond M. Lane, The Washington Post (Aug 4, 2009)

Gaza artist, survivor finds power in paint
Eman Mohammed, The Electronic Intifada (Aug 3, 2009)

Families celebrate academic excellence amidst the siege
Rami Almeghari, The Electronic Intifada (Jul 27, 2009)