Intifada enters 5th year Intifada: year one

Inching toward Doomsday 31 May - 6 June 2001
Palestinian hopes that the arrival of a new US envoy would augur a more neutral American stance were swiftly disabused, writes Graham Usher from Ramallah

The mutations of Mitchell 24 - 30 May 2001
The PLO initially called the Mitchell report a "sensible and coherent foundation for resolving the current crisis." But no longer, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem

F-16s against old rifles 24 - 30 May 2001
In a brazen display of power, the Sharon government used F-16 fighter-bombers, the second deadliest weapon at its disposal after its sizeable nuclear arsenal, against the Palestinians. Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron

The catastrophe continues 17 - 23 May 2001
On Tuesday Palestinians everywhere came together to remember their dispossession and affirm their identity, writes Graham Usher from Ramallah

Isolating Sharon 10 - 16 May 2001
The Mitchell report was less than most Palestinians wanted and more than Ariel Sharon bargained for. But what can be done with it, asks Graham Usher from Jerusalem

Resolute in Gaza 10 - 16 May 2001
Intensified Israeli attacks have turned Gaza into a wasteland and the lives of its people into hell. Gazans, however, are not ready to abandon the Intifada, reports Michael Jansen

The skeleton in Israel's closet 3 - 9 May 2001
Israeli police mowed down 13 Palestinian citizens of the "Jewish state" early last October. A lot of dirty linen is emerging from the inquiry, writes Jonathan Cook

Sharon reverts to his Beirut tactics 3 - 9 May 2001
Israel kept up its tight siege of Palestinian areas and extrajudicial killing of Palestinian activists, Khaled Amayreh reports from the occupied West Bank

Beyond rhetoric? 3 - 9 May 2001
Iran throws its doors open to the Intifada summit. Azadeh Moaveni observes the guests vying for the limelight in Tehran

Returning to the cause 26 April - 2 May 2001
The Intifada remains an anti-colonial revolt -- and Um Tuba proves it. Graham Usher reports

Packing a stronger punch 26 April - 2 May 2001
Yasser Arafat sends his regrets, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah shows up early, and security is very, very tight. Azadeh Moaveni previews the Intifada conference in Tehran

Go, destroy and leave 26 April - 2 May 2001
The Palestinian uprising enters its eighth month with no signs of waning, despite increasing Israeli brutality. Khaled Amayreh reports from the occupied West Bank

The road taken 26 April - 2 May 2001
This week Yasser Arafat was supposed to go to Damascus. Instead, he may go to Washington. He will not go to both, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

Pounding the fault lines 19 - 25 April 2001
David Hirst, in Beirut, examines the fault lines that run through the last militarily active frontier between the Arabs and Israel

'First freedom, then the future' 19 - 25 April 2001
Easter this year saw Bethlehem and its neighbouring Palestinian villages at war and pondering the means and cost of resistance. Graham Usher reports

Playing favourites 19 - 25 April 2001
As Egypt enters the debate on international intervention, top Western diplomats tiptoe around the issue of peace-keeping forces in Palestine. Dina Ezzat finds lopsided logic among intervention advocates

Cease-fire or surrender? 12 - 18 April 2001
Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority are all seeking an honourable exit from the fighting in the occupied territories. Israel is seeking victory. Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem

Beyond the red line 12 - 18 April 2001
Israel escalated its attacks on Palestinians, entering Khan Younis camp in Gaza and leaving a trail of death and destruction

Arafat's bitter options 5 - 11 April 2001
In Amman last week, the Arabs set out to achieve reconcilliation, support the Palestinian Intifada and bolster the Arab League. Dina Ezzat, who was in the Jordanian capital for the summit, appraises the results

Vale of tears 5 - 11 April 2001
Tear or poison gas? Jonathan Cook, in the West Bank, investigates evidence of a new war crime

Hungry for change 5 - 11 April 2001
More than 50 Egyptians went on a hunger strike this week to protest Israel's tight siege of Gaza and the West Bank, reports Khaled Dawoud

Everyday acts of resistance 29 March - 4 April 2001
The purpose of Israel's siege of the occupied territories is not to harm the Palestinians but to flush out the "terrorists," says Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. It is actually making every Palestinian part of the resistance. Graham Usher reports from Jenin, the West Bank

Answering Sharon 29 March - 4 April 2001
As Arab leaders gathered in Amman for a summit called expressly to support the Palestinian intifada, the intifada raged on -- in the ugliest, most violent forms, reports Graham Usher from Jerusalem

Sharon gets his way -- mostly 22 - 28 March 2001
It wasn't all as smooth as it appeared, but Ariel Sharon got to Washington, and got what he wanted. Graham Usher reports on the rite of passage for the new Israeli leader and the new US president

Relaxation, Sharon style 22 - 28 March 2001
Khaled Amayreh, in the West Bank, reports on what a "relaxed" siege of the occupied Palestinian territories looks like

Trenches, arrows and Goldstein 15 - 21 March 2001
As Israel's new prime minister, Ariel Sharon, began his term the Israeli army has turned Palestinian towns and villages into concentration camps. Khaled Amayreh reports from occupied Jerusalem

The politics of the last atrocity 8 - 14 March 2001
The Sharon era opened in a wash of Palestinian and Israeli blood. All the signs are that this is how it will continue, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

Losing paradise 1 - 7 March 2001
Gaza is where the Intifada is being fought at its fiercest and the Palestinians are at their most vulnerable. Graham Usher reports from Khan Yunis

"Laughing?! They were dying" 1 - 7 March 2001
Photos of the Intifada show children at play -- and hopeful. Nur Elmessiri looks at the photos and listens to stories from Gaza

Killing frenzy 22 - 28 February 2001
Israel's deliberate policy of assassinating leading Palestinian activists can lead only to an escalation of revenge attacks, Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron

REPORT 'This is only the beginning' 22 - 28 February 2001

Murderous credentials 15 - 21 February 2001
Ehud Barak presented his credentials to his eventual coalition partner Ariel Sharon by escalating attacks against Palestinians and publicly admitting to Israel's policy of assassinating Palestinian activists. Khaled Amayreh reports from the occupied West Bank

'The past before us' 15 - 21 February 2001
Ariel Sharon has yet to take up the reins of state. But, courtesy of Ehud Barak, his presence is certainly being felt, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem

Ending the game of citizenship 8 - 14 February 2001
The Palestinian minority massively abstained from Israel's prime ministerial election on Tuesday. But it would be wrong to see the boycott simply as a criticism of Ehud Barak. Graham Usher writes from Haifa and the Galilee.

Laying the ground for Sharon 1 - 7 February 2001
The Israeli army continues its killing of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank despite the understandings reached in Taba to put an end to the Israeli violence, Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron

From bad to worse 1 - 7 February 2001
Enormous effort is being exerted to boost Ehud Barak's electoral chances, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem, but to no effect

The enemy within 25 - 31 January 2001
In the last two weeks, the Palestinian uprising has become less a struggle against the Israeli occupation than a struggle to purge Palestinian society "from within." It is an ominous development, writes Graham Usher in Ramallah

Running out of steam 25 - 31 January 2001
Israel's decision to suspend negotiations with the Palestinians is likely to further dampen Ehud Barak's electoral chances, reports Khaled Dawoud from Taba

No waiving the right of return 25 - 31 January 2001
Palestinian refugees are reasserting the right to return to their towns and villages in what is now Israel, despite concerted efforts to deny them their inalienable rights, reports Khaled Amayreh from Hebron

Normalisation or solidarity? 25 - 31 January 2001
Is a visit to Jerusalem a show of solidarity with the Al-Aqsa Intifada? Or is the timing worse than ever? Nadia Abou El-Magd reviews the controversy

Re-defiling reality 18 - 24 January 2001
Israel's repeated closures in Gaza are justified as temporary expedients to thwart Palestinian "terrorism." They are nevertheless creating a new and permanent reality, as Graham Usher discovered in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip

Sweet tooth for slaughter 18 - 24 January 2001
Following a brief respite, tension and bloodshed engulfed much of the West Bank and Gaza Strip this week. Khaled Amayreh, in Hebron, reports

To the bitter end 18 - 24 January 2001
Palestinian activists across the political spectrum believe the Intifada should continue as an alternative to the tottering peace negotiations. Sherine Bahaa interviews three leading Palestinian figures

Mulid observed but no pilgrims 18 - 24 January 2001
The outpouring of anti-Israeli sentiment among Egyptians following the eruption of the Palestinian Intifada has scuttled this week's celebrations of the mulid of a 19th century Jewish holy man. Nadia Abou El-Magd visited the site of the cancelled festivities

No, yes, but... 11 - 17 January 2001
Most Palestinians have said "No" to US proposals. But has their leader? Graham Usher writes from Jerusalem

The masters' deadly message 11 - 17 January 2001
As the Israeli army continued its unabated killing of Palestinian civilians, two women were martyred bringing the death toll to almost 400 since the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron

Unmaking Sharon 11 - 17 January 2001
In Israel's prime ministerial election campaign Ariel Sharon speaks of peace and Ehud Barak warns of war, but both are lying. Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem

Pondering aid and support 11 - 17 January 2001
As the Intifada and negotiations continue in different directions, Arab countries needed to throw their weight behind both. Dina Ezzat reports

A contentious birthday celebration 11 - 17 January 2001
Israeli atrocities against the Palestinians, since the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, have triggered an outpouring of anti-Israeli sentiment among Egyptians. The mulid of a 19th century Jewish holy man has suffered as a result. Nadia Abou El-Magd reports on the controversy

Talking peace, readying for war 4 - 10 January 2001
The last days of Clinton's presidency were expected to bring an Israeli-Palestinian agreement. Ehud Barak, however, seems to have other plans

Killing as campaign strategy 4 - 10 January 2001
While Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak made a last ditch effort to win the support of right-wing extremists, Israeli settlers are acting as though they have carte blanche to attack and kill Palestinian civilians. Khaled Amayreh writes from Hebron

Between right and realisation 4 - 10 January 2001
There is the right of return and the dream of return. Graham Usher discovers both in the Balata "camp of revolution" near Nablus

Ending the fiction 28 Dec. 2000 - 3 Jan. 2001
For Israel and the Palestinians, 2000 will be remembered as the year when war as diplomacy finally became diplomacy as war -- whether in the occupied territories or south Lebanon. Graham Usher in Jerusalem looks back and ahead

Killing Christmas 28 Dec. 2000 - 3 Jan. 2001
Christmas in Bethlehem this year was supposed to be the highpoint of the millennium celebrations. Instead, it represents a people suffering under the curse of siege, violence and occupation. Graham Usher reports from Bethlehem

Grief overshadows holiday season 28 Dec. 2000 - 3 Jan. 2001
As the Al-Aqsa Intifada enters its third month, the Israeli occupation army is maintaining its bloody grip on the virtually unprotected Palestinians who are bracing themselves for the run-up to the Israeli election, Khaled Amayreh reports from the West Bank

Mission impossible? 21 - 27 December 2000
As Palestinians and Israelis resume talks with the Americans in Washington there are few, if any, signs of hope

Palestinian red lines 21 - 27 December 2000
Palestinian Authority officials are pessimistic that anything new will come out of the talks with Israel in Washington, reports Khaled Amayreh from Hebron

The war of the roads 21 - 27 December 2000
The Palestinian uprising has evolved from mass protests to guerrilla-like ambushes on settlers and the roads they travel on. It is not difficult to see why, reports Graham Usher from Kfar Ad-Dik in the West Bank

Held hostage 14 - 20 December 2000
Nur Elmessiri beholds familiar-wondrous creatures in Osama Silwadi's photographs of the current Intifada

The other casualty 7 -13 December 2000
The first Intifada in 1987 brought Palestinian nationalists and the Israeli peace movement into contact. The Al-Aqsa Intifada has simultaneously driven them apart and brought them closer. Graham Usher talks to activists from both sides

Walking in Gaza 30 Nov. - 6 Dec. 2000
It's not easy to walk in Gaza. It has become an act of national resistance. Graham Usher takes a stroll along the strip

No stopping the Intifada 30 Nov. - 6 Dec. 2000
Israeli claims to be concerned about the death toll among Palestinian civilians are belied by its continued use of indiscriminate lethal force. From the West Bank Khaled Amayreh reports on the Palestinians' steadfast determination to resist the occupation

War in Gaza 23 - 29 November 2000
One aspect of the Middle East conflict was unveiled in Gaza on Monday. And it is not an intifada -- it's war. Graham Usher reports from Gaza

No holds barred 23 - 29 November 2000
As far as Israeli soldiers are concerned, it's now war in the occupied territories. For Palestinian civilians, that means being on the receiving end of unrestrained brutality. Khaled Amayreh witnesses the escalation of violence from occupied Jerusalem

Covering the Intifada 23 - 29 November 2000
Is coverage of the Al-Aqsa uprising in the British press shifting towards a greater understanding of the Palestinian position? Omayma Abdel-Latif talks to some key players

The cost of weakness 16 - 22 November 2000
Israel threatens more draconian measures against Palestinians as Jewish settlers enjoy near impunity for acts of brutality, reports Khaled Amayreh from occupied Jerusalem

Poles apart 16 - 22 November 2000
Israel believes a long military siege will end violence in the occupied territories. The Palestinians think otherwise, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

Crushing the Intifada -- phase two 16 - 22 November 2000
The Palestinian village of Beit Sahour has long been the battleground for the first stage of an Israeli plan to end the Palestinian Intifada. Graham Usher was on hand to see the start of the second

Warped perspective 16 - 22 November 2000
Viewing the Middle East crisis from the United States is indeed a very difficult and frustrating experience, writes Roger Owen

Whither Yasser Arafat? 9 -15 November 2000
Yasser Arafat neither started the uprising nor has he tried to stop it. But what does he want from it? Graham Usher reports from Ramallah

Genocide in slow motion 9 -15 November 2000
With a combination of callousness, vindictiveness, and arrogance of power, the Israeli army continued to use excessive and lethal force against unarmed Palestinian protesters, seeking to end the occupation of their land. Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron

Hebron under siege 9 -15 November 2000
For the fifth consecutive week, a hermetic curfew is being imposed on more than 35,000 Palestinian civilians living in Hebron's old town

More than moral support? 9 -15 November 2000
As in the Arab summit, the Intifada will top the agenda of the OIC leaders meeting in Doha on Sunday. And as in the Arab summit, writes Rasha Saad, no radical decisions are expected

David and Goliath continued to face off in the land of Palestine. Al-Ahram Weekly's choice for photo of the year (photo: AP)

The Intifada this time 2 - 8 November 2000
One month after the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Graham Usher analyses its results and how the revolt reflects Palestinian anger and frustration over the failure of the peace process

'Those times are over' 2 - 8 November 2000
Leader or mastermind? Marwan Barghouti talks to Sherine Bahaa

Snipers, gunships and now death squads 2 - 8 November 2000
As the Al-Aqsa Intifada enters its second month, the Israeli government is threatening to launch "a dirtier war" against Palestinians, Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron

'Our blood is sacred too' 2 - 8 November 2000
With the eruption of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, a peace settlement, say human rights activists and intellectuals, is a long way off. Rasha Saad listened to their analyses and suggestions

Blaming the victim 2 - 8 November 2000
As Palestinians continued to be killed in the occupied territories, the US revealed the awful truth behind its claim to be an "honest broker" when the House passed a resolution condemning the Palestinian leadership. Thomas Gourgissian reports from Washington

It's war -- virtually 2 - 8 November 2000
Arab leaders said that war with Israel was unlikely, but cyber activists on both sides have decided otherwise. Omayma Abdel-Latif reports on the virtual casualties

Arab journalists join the fray 2 - 8 November 2000
The Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the occupied territories dominated the ninth conference of the Federation of Arab Journalists in Amman, attended by Shaden Shehab

States of emergency 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
At the Arab summit in Cairo the leaders awaited a "responsible response" from the Israeli government. They didn't get one. Graham Usher reports from Cairo and East Jerusalem

Tempered anger at the summit 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
Arab leaders, meeting in Cairo this week, were obliged to weigh considerations of political realism against a level of popular Arab anger against Israel, unprecedented since the 'guns fell silent' after the October war in 1973. Khaled Dawoud reports

Composing the consensus 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
Negotiating the communiqué of the Arab summit tested intra-Arab relations as much as it did the Arab position on Israel. Dina Ezzat peeks behind-the-scene

Producing the body (count) 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
Neither fathers protecting their children nor farmers harvesting their olive crop were safe from the deliberate wrath of Israeli soldiers -- or civilians -- as they continued to kill Palestinians for the fourth week in a row. Khaled Amayreh reports from occupied Jerusalem

Soldiers on the roof 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
It is not only dangerous for Palestinians to live in front of the Israeli army. Try living beneath it. Graham Usher reports from a Palestinian maternity hospital in Hebron

Variations on a theme 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
The Cairo summit concluded with a resolution that basically revamped the one issued after the 1996 summit held in the same capital -- with some slight, if significant differences. Sherine Bahaa draws out the historical contrasts and parallels

Horror in your sitting room 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
The brutal murder of 12-year old Mohamed Al-Dorra triggered a massive wave of support for the Palestinian struggle across the Arab world. In Egypt, Amira Howeidy, joined a nation glued to the screen

The electronic Intifada 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
Tired of biased news coverage? Want to sign an online petition in support of the Palestinians' right of return? Pascale Ghazaleh logs on

Bursts of passion 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
Tarek Atia takes a look at the latest, and largest, attempt to put anger into song

Solidarity days 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
Dissappointment at the decisions of the Arab summit and anger at the news of continued Israeli brutality in Palestine dominated popular sentiment. Fatemah Farag reports

'A valid fear' 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
As demonstrators throughout the Arab world chant anti-American slogans and smash the store-fronts of American fast-food chains, experts in the US are reading the writing on the wall. Thomas Gorguissian reports from Washington

The earth speaks Arabic 26 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2000
Amina Elbendary attends an evening of poetry in support of the Intifada at the National Theatre

Moving backwards 19 - 25 October 2000
Israeli skepticism, Palestinian opposition: Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem on responses to the Sharm Al-Sheikh Summit

Hurried half-measures 19 - 25 October 2000
The deal brokered at the Sharm Al-Sheikh summit fell short of Arab aspirations and was simply an attempt, with questionable success, to scale down Israeli violence against Palestinians. Nevine Khalil, in Sharm Al-Sheikh, writes

Palestinian flag over the Nile 19 - 25 October 2000
As university students engage in fierce battles to go out on the streets, school children make a game of burning Israeli flags, mothers admonish their kids against buying American fast-food, and theatre actors interrupt their performances to lecture on the Palestinian cause, Fatemah Farag observes the dawning of a new political climate in Egypt, and the region

Normalisation group fractures 19 - 25 October 2000
As some advocates of normalising relations with Israel become disillusioned, Nadia Abou El-Magd wonders whether the Cairo Peace Society will survive the Al-Aqsa uprising

National unity under stress 19 - 25 October 2000
The Palestinian Intifada was marked by a new national unity between the Palestinian factions -- until Israel started to bomb Palestinian cities. Graham Usher reports from Gaza

'Resistance will always unite us' 19 - 25 October 2000
For Hamas's Khaled Misha'al, who spoke to Sherine Bahaa by telephone from Damascus, the Al-Aqsa Intifada and the popular support for it throughout the Arab world reaffirm the power of popular resistance

Point of no return 19 - 25 October 2000
Hours after the Sharm Al-Sheikh summit concluded with verbal commitments to end violence, Mustafa Al-Barghouti told Sherine Bahaa the outcome fell short of Palestinian aspirations

By the people, for the people 19 - 25 October 2000
What is the PA's role in the new Intifada? Abdel-Jawwad Saleh reads the signs

Selective outrage 19 - 25 October 2000
Khaled Amayreh, in the West Bank, wonders why Palestinian lives are supposed to be so much cheaper than Israelis'. And, what were the two soldiers up to in the heart of Ramallah?

'A familiar ring' 19 - 25 October 2000
The US-based Black Radical Congress sees history repeat itself in Palestine. Israel must recognise that it cannot be simultaneously ethno-religiously-based and democratic, charges Gamal Nkrumah

'Ask Clinton why' 19 - 25 October 2000
As bloody Palestinian-Israeli confrontations reverberate throughout the US, American Arabs and Jews exchange rally for rally, reports Thomas Gorguissian from Washington

Echoes of Intifada 12 - 18 October 2000
Israeli brutality against Palestinians has triggered unprecedented wrath on Egyptian streets, university campuses and in professional syndicates. Fatemah Farag reports on a national outburst

Kristallnacht revisited 19-25 October 2000
Extremist settlers showed themselves more than happy to assist the Israeli army in its brutal repression of the Palestinian uprising. Khaled Amayreh bears witness to repeated rampages in the West Bank

An appeal for protection 19-25 October 2000
Re: Urgent appeal for the protection of the Palestinian national minority in Israel

Uprising wipes off Green Line 19-25 October 2000
In the occupied territories, the Palestinian resistance has brought massive military repression. In Israel, it has unleashed violent strain of ethnic Jewish nationalism. Graham Usher reports from Umm Al-Fahm

A new agenda 19-25 October 2000
HOUSANDS of Palestinians -- led by prominent figures Haydar Abdel-Shafi, Mustafa Al-Barghouti, Rawyeh Al-Shawa and Edward Said -- signed a petition on Tuesday calling upon the Palestinian leadership to "liberate itself from all restrictions imposed by the interim agreements which prevent the building of the Palestinian state, to immediately start building the state's institutions on the ground, and not to return to the same framework of bilateral negotiations with Israel which reached a deadlock in Camp David.

Shame on you, Mrs Albright 19-25 October 2000
In her interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" (Sunday 8 October 2000), US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright epitomised the willful blindness, moral emptiness, human insensitivity, political cynicism, and strategic ignorance that have characterised the US's handling of the Arab-Israeli "peace process" and the Palestinian question in particular. When asked about the US's abstention on UN Security Council Resolution 1233 deploring the [anonymous] "provocation carried out at Al-Haram Al-Sharif in Jerusalem on 28 September 2000" and condemning [also anonymous] "acts of violence, especially the excessive use of force against Palestinians," Albright immediately waxed apologetic.

Patience at an end 19-25 October 2000
Public demonstrations ripped through nearly all Syrian cities over the past week in support of the new Palestinian uprising, reports Mahmoud Abdel-Wahab from Damascus.

Hizbullah on the move 19-25 October 2000
Hizbullah's capture of three Israeli soldiers dealt a humiliating blow to the region's strongest army. Yet, it also raised fears that conflict would escalate in the region, Dalal Saoud reports from Beirut

Israel's dilemma 19-25 October 2000
Israel has got a taste of its own medicine after Hizbullah captured three of its soldiers in a stunning operation, writes David Hirst from Beirut

Jordan's fury 19-25 October 2000
Emotions are running high in Jordan in support of the new Palestinian uprising. Lola Keilani reports from Amman

Blaming the victims 19-25 October 2000
After short-lived American empathy with Palestinian victims of recent Israeli violence, US officials and columnists are now blaming the Palestinians for the escalation of tensions. Thomas Gorguissian reports from Washington

A global Intifada? 19-25 October 2000
Many Americans and Europeans are locking step to condemn the latest volley of Israeli atrocities in Palestine, reports Dominic Coldwell from London.

One million Moroccans march 12 - 18 October 2000
One million Moroccans marched through the kingdom's capital on Sunday to express solidarity with Palestinians and condemn "Zionist aggression" in the Israeli-occupied territories.

For they shall inherit the earth 5 - 11 October 2000
Out of the flames of Israel's war on a largely unarmed population, a new Palestinian intifada is rising -- and not just in the occupied territories. Khaled Amayreh witnesses the carnage and the resistance

'Why?' 5 - 11 October 2000
The series of pictures showing the brutal murder of 12-year-old Palestinian boy Mohamed Jamal Al-Dorri last Saturday shook the world with their depiction of the gruesome reality of violence in the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers ignored the pleas of Mohamed's father, Jamal, to stop shooting, while the terrified boy hid behind his father.

Urgent Appeal 5 - 11 October 2000
Urgent Appeal to Support East Jerusalem Hospitals, East Jerusalem Hospitals

'Samer is dead' 5 - 11 October 2000
Like all children his age Samer Tabanga, 12, loved to watch airplanes fly in the sky