IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
On July 16, while I was in eastern Gaza City taking photos of the many buildings recently destroyed by Israeli forces, a man approached me and asked if I wanted to enter his home to take photos of the inside. I accepted his offer and as he showed me around, I learned his name is Khamis Mraish and that his brother, Dr. Riad Mraish, ran a clinic from the home.
on July 19, 2014
Volunteers worked to extinguish fires left behind by Israeli warplanes that shelled the Hashem family home, one of at least seven Palestinian houses bombarded today in Gaza City.
on July 16, 2014
Six civilians were killed when Israel bombed the Al-Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City on Saturday, July 12. These photos, which include a father who just lost his son, were taken about 15 minutes after the strike.
on July 14, 2014
As the death toll due to Israel's military assault on Gaza continues to climb, three disabled patients and a nurse were among those killed yesterday when a special needs facility was struck. These photos show some of the destruction left behind.
on July 13, 2014
Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza has left over 100 dead and about 700 injured so far. These photos capture an example of the resulting destruction and a family's search of the remains of their home in attempt to collect whatever valuables they find salvageable.
on July 11, 2014
Saadia Hourani was forced to go 13 years without seeing her husband due to Israel’s draconian web of restrictions on family visits for Palestinian prisoners.
on June 25, 2014
Last week, at their biennial general assembly in Detroit, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted to divest from three US companies (Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola Solutions) that profit from Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands.
on June 25, 2014
Holy Saturday or Sabt El Nour in Arabic, Saturday of Light, sometimes known in English as Holy Fire Saturday, is one of the most beautiful Easter traditions in Jerusalem and cities and towns around it such as Bethlehem.
on April 22, 2014
The people of Iqrit were among approximately 750,000 Palestinians who were ethnically cleansed from their homes during Israel’s 1948 creation in order for a Jewish majority state to be created in more than three quarters of historic Palestine.
on April 22, 2014