Disabled Palestinian war photographer turns camera on culture

When Palestinian Osama Silwadi was crippled by gunfire it ended his career as a war correspondent, but the now wheelchair-bound photographer has found a new calling documenting his people's heritage. After two decades covering the violence of the first and second uprisings against the Israeli occupation (in 1987-1994 and 2000-2005), Silwadi's life took a dramatic turn in 2006 when he was hit by a stray bullet fired by Palestinian gunmen.

25th Anniversary of the First Intifada

Twenty-five years ago this weekend, a large-scale popular uprising by Palestinians began against Israel's then 20-year-old military occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. On this 25th anniversary, the IMEU offers the following fact sheet on the First Intifada.

Casualty Comparison

During the First Intifada, or uprising, against Israeli occupation, Israeli soldiers use brutal force to repress the mostly unarmed popular rebellion. Then-Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin implements the infamous "broken bones" policy, ordering security forces to break the limbs of rock throwing Palestinians and other demonstrators.

West Bank Cost of Living Protests: Start of a New Intifada?

We discuss the high cost of living in occupied West Bank and the wave of popular demonstrations that have followed, with activists, analysts, and one former PA minister. (photo: Anne Paq/ActiveStills)

The Mitchell Report

The full report produced by an American fact-finding committee, appointed following the Middle East Peace Summit at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt to look into the causes of the outbreak of violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories that began in mid-2000.

What happened after the negotiations at Camp David in 2000?

How did the latest major round of Palestinian-Israeli violence begin?

The last major round of fighting has been called the "second Intifada" or "al-Aqsa Intifada," and was sparked by Ariel Sharon's visit to the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City (including the al-Aqsa Mosque) on Sept. 28, 2000. Sharon, then campaigning to become prime minister, was accompanied by a thousand armed security personnel.

What is an “intifada?”