Sorting by

×
ePalestine.ps - Sam Bahour

News & opinions from a Palestinian-American
living & working in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestine

Support Solar Project in Gaza Displacement Camp

In the aftermath of October 7th and the ensuing genocidal campaign by Israel, the Jabalya Refugee Camp was leveled, including R and M’s home. Here is a photo of their home after it was destroyed in April 2024.

Ungrounding by Eyal Weizman

Ungrounding establishes that architectural and territorial analysis is key to understanding the relationship between coloniser and colonised – and how Israel’s actions after 7 October escalated into violence so extreme and so far-reaching as to, Weizman argues, meet the definition of genocide.

Unshielded Childhood (B’Tselem)

Lethal, unbridled violence employed by the Israeli regime’s armed forces, including the military and settler militias, has led to an unprecedented increase in the killing of Palestinians, and particularly the killing of children and teenagers by Israeli forces.

“The essence of childhood has been destroyed” (Human Rights Council)

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel examines violations and crimes against and affecting Palestinian children, including serious physical and psychological harm by the Israeli security forces since 7 October 2023 resulting in the death of at least 20,179 and injury of 44,143 children.

Importing Occupation

Importing Occupation is a four-year investigation by Global Echo Litigation Center into how agricultural products originating in illegal Israeli settlements enter European markets, declaring
preferential tax status reserved for Israeli goods and bearing “Product of Israel” labels and invalid organic and plant health certifications, undermining EU and UK laws.

Erasing Anything Palestinian – Amnesty International

This report lays bare the scale and severity of the ethnic cleansing campaign targeting these communities, carried out in a context of apartheid and unlawful occupation and against the backdrop of an ongoing genocide in the occupied Gaza Strip.

PODCAST: How Israeli classrooms indoctrinate Jewish supremacy

Education scholar Nurit Peled-Elhanan unpacks the ways children learn to view domination as necessary and Palestinians as ‘a problem to be solved.’

The Disorder Podcast with Sam Bahour on Gaza

To discuss from a Palestinian perspective the fallout of October 7th, two years of the Gaza War, and the suffering of the Palestinians from occupation, displacement, cantonization, and bombardments, Jason is joined by Sam Bahour, a Palestinian-American entrepreneur based in Ramallah.

Louis Theroux: The Settlers (2025)

Fourteen years after his first visit and 2011 film The Ultra Zionists, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the West Bank.

The Perimeter

Breaking the Silence
New Testimony Collection
Soldiers’ testimonies from the Gaza Buffer Zone 2023-2024

The Silent Overhaul: Changing the nature of Israeli control in the West Bank

The current government’s policies and actions are an apex towards realizing a strategy designed to fulfill a political vision of applying full Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank while establishing a reality of Jewish supremacy and relegating the Palestinians living in the territory to the smallest possible geographical area.

Saudi Arabia: Thank you, but no thank you!

As Saudi Arabia attempts to assume the unilateral leadership role in the Arab World, it has welcomed the Palestinian issue as a component in the negotiations because it is looking for a save-face measure in front of the Arab and Muslim worlds to normalize with Israel, which seems to be one of the conditions the Biden Administration has placed on Saudi Arabia to be able to reach a historic U.S.- Saudi Arabia deal.

LATEST NEWS

“Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel” book by Max Blumenthal [Recommended]

In Goliath, New York Times bestselling author Max Blumenthal takes us on a journey through the badlands and high roads of Israel-Palestine, painting a startling portrait of Israeli society under the siege of increasingly authoritarian politics as the occupation of the Palestinians deepens…Through his far-ranging travels, Blumenthal illuminates the present by uncovering the ghosts of the past — the histories of Palestinian neighborhoods and villages now gone and forgotten; how that history has set the stage for the current crisis of Israeli society; and how the Holocaust has been turned into justification for occupation. A brave and unflinching account of the real facts on the ground, Goliath is an unprecedented and compelling work of journalism. (Publisher’s description)

[ePalestine] Al Jazeera World: The Pain Inside

"The Pain Inside" dwarfs in comparison to the pain caused... Al Jazeera World The Pain Inside After military service, many young Israelis travel abroad to distance themselves from distressing experiences. 21 Aug 2013 09:24...

“5 Broken Cameras” documentary is a first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in

The first-ever Palestinian film to be nominated for best Documentary Feature by A.M.P.A.S®, the critically-acclaimed 5 BROKEN CAMERAS is a deeply personal, first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village surrounded by Israeli settlements. Shot by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, Gibreel, the film was co-directed by Burnat and Guy Davidi, an Israeli filmmaker.

Haaretz: Smoke and trash (By Amira Hass)

Dear friends,  Reminds me of a past issue that I helped our mayor at the time write about: Settlers and Trash, by MAYOR WALID HAMAD (November 06, 2002). The issues just keep getting recycled... Add the politics of trash to the matrix of occupation, Sam ---...

A Peek inside Kerry’s “Peace” Efforts or Propaganda?

A Peek inside Kerry’s “Peace” Efforts or Propaganda? By Sam Bahour The first proclaimed leak from Secretary John Kerry’s efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as it is so often called, were published last week in the reputable London-based daily Arabic...

[ePalestine] Israel’s version of Economic “Piece”

Haaretz Israeli cell companies paying West Bank settlement for use of private Palestinian land Beit El collects thousands of shekels a month for keeping communications equipment on land outside its jurisdiction; Civil Administration has issued demolition orders...

Le Monde: The wandering Europeans

READ ONLINE AT: http://bit.ly/the-wandering-europeans Le Monde diplomatique - English edition The wandering Europeans Exclusive 4 June, by Sam Bahour Next to U.S. support for Israel, the main reason why the military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip continues...

Mondoweiss: Why Palestine is different

READ ONLINE AT:  http://bit.ly/why-palestine-different May 25, 2013 Why Palestine is different Sam Bahour Secretary of State John Kerry is making an all-out effort to restart peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Many well-intentioned, highly...

May 15, 1948

During this tragic period of remembrance, just a reminder that NEVER AGAIN means something, TODAY! TEDxRamallah - Sam Bahour سام بحّور - Refugees Waiting http://bit.ly/RefugeesWaiting How can 2000 yrs ago be remembered, but 65 yrs ago forgotten? It can't, Sam...

Reports on Palestine

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.

Actions you can take

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.

Share This Page