Monthly Archives: September 2006

(from my e-mail) Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is a Lecturer in Language Education at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In September 1997, Nurit’s daughter Smadar was killed by a Palestinian suicide bomber. She and her family are members of the Palestinian and … Continue reading →

Sat, 2006-09-30 13:00 Salime Yassine (AFP) The Daily Star | (hat tip) NABATIYEH: From a hospital bed, 14-year-old Hassan tells how half his foot was blasted away by one of the million bomblets that Israel rained down on South Lebanon … Continue reading →

(from my e-mail) Birthright Unplugged’s Communique September 29, 2006 Dear Birthright Unplugged Friends, We are writing with feelings of both accomplishment and sorrow. We’ve recently finished another successful season of Unplugged and Re-Plugged trips, with record numbers and more variety … Continue reading →

(from my e-mail) Dear friends, This was an interview aired today by NPR in the US as a result of a complaint that several persons made on the original coverage by NPR on this issue. http://www.theworld.org/?q=taxonomy_by_date/1/20060929 Listen, in particular to … Continue reading →

LRB | Vol. 28 No. 18 dated 21 September 2006 | Gabriel Piterberg Gabriel Piterberg On the road to Qiryat Shemona in northern Israel, on Sunday, 13 August, just before the ceasefire is declared, my mobile phone buzzes incessantly: my … Continue reading →