Displays of Flags and Symbols This technique showcases the flag or colors of a national, religious, social or political group, in a form of nonviolent protest that draws on the existence of deep emotions...
Example: In September 2011, the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh held a mock funeral for the Oslo Accords, as a way of expressing their opinion that Israel had made of the accords nothing more...
Residents of the Palestinian town At-Tuwani protest Israeli occupation and expansion by planting trees, in an effort to reclaim their land.
In June 2010, a flotilla set out from Turkey towards Palestine, in an attempt to break past the Israeli blockade and bring much-needed supplies to Gaza. Although they were violently intercepted by the Israeli...
In 2008, a small group of Israeli youth refused to enter their nation’s compulsory military service. Their goal was to protest the military occupation of the Palestinian territories and the human rights violations carried...
In April 2012, Palestinians gave a letter setting out their grievances to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Palestinians took part in a candlelight vigil after hearing of an agreement between Israel and Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike, on May 14, 2012. The deal that ended the Palestinian prisoners’ mass hunger strike...
In 2008-2009, Israeli high school students refused compulsory military service as a way to protest the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian territories and the human rights violations carried out against the Palestinian people...
by Ori Nir for PRISM Magazine (Sept/Oct 2010 issue) When Israel took over the West Bank in 1967, my family, like many Israelis, rushed to explore the liberated land of the Bible. In our old...
In BETHLEHEM BESIEGED Mitri Raheb, pastor of Christmas Church (a Palestinian Lutheran congregation), presents a powerful collection of compelling personal stories of desperation and hope in the midst of lethal conflict, bringing the Palestinian/Israeli...
