As missiles, drones, rockets, ballistics, and counter-ballistics collide in the skies above us, we stand united against this war of aggression. Like all those living in the region or observing it with any attention, members of the Green Olive Collective know that bombing is not the way democracy, stability, justice, or collective freedom are built. […]
– by Oren Ziv – 1/1/2025 This article was first published in +972 and we are grateful to share it here with permission. Oren is an activist , community advocate, and joint found of the political photography collective Activestills. Here he interviews two Israeli teenage conscientious objectors as they were about to enter military prison for their decision […]
– by Fred Schlomka – 6/11/2024 After some time abroad, Green Olive Collective’s Fred Schlomka reflects on Israel/Palestine, and the the political fragmentation and dissonances he encounters in this time of ongoing catastrophe and reckoning. It’s a challenging journey. Arriving back in Israel/Palestine after some time abroad is always a shift of gears. My route […]
– by Sharon Zhang – 19/9/2024 This article by Sharon Zhang was originally published by Truthout and republished here in accordance with licensing regulation. It discusses the recent killing of solidarity activist Aysenur Eygi by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank and the Biden administration’s refusal to conduct an independent investigation into the death of it’s […]
– by Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini – 9/9/2024 This article was first published in +972 and we are grateful to share it here with the permission of the author. Hamdan is an activist and community advocate from Masafer Yatta in Area C of the occupied West Bank. Here he discusses the joy of the residents of Zanuta after returning […]
– by Chris Walker – 22/8/2024 This article by Chris Walker was originally published by Truthout and republished here in accordance with licensing regulation. It discusses the demand of the Uncommitted Movement to include a Palestinian speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and the betrayal many feel the the demand was not met as weapons […]
– by Anna Lippman – 5/8/2024 This article was first published in Rabble and we are grateful to share it here with the permission of the author. In this article Anna Lippman shares her eyewitness account of life in Palestine’s West Bank as residents face increasing harassment from illegal Israeli settlers. The breaking news alert chimes on my […]
– by Anna Lippman – 29/7/2024 This article was first published in Mondoweiss and we are grateful to share it here with the permission of the author. Anna Lippman recently attended the Burin Kite Festival, a multi-day festival of Palestinian culture, livelihood, and resilience in the face of military occupation. Members of the Green olive Collective were […]
– by Awdah Hathaleen – 22/7/2024 This article was first published in +972 and we are grateful to share it here with the permission of the author. Awdah is an activist and community advocate from the village of Um al-Khair in Area C of the occupied West Bank. Here he discusses the long term effects of the unprecedented […]
– from Democracy Now! – 11/7/2024 This article was originally published on Democracy Now! and is shared here in accordance with Creative Commons licensure. It is a transcript of a live interview with German lawmaker Sevim Dağdelen in advance of a three-day NATO summit in Washington, D.C. that President Biden is hosting with heads of government from NATO member […]
– by Martin Wein – 4/7/2024 June 13, 2024 was a “historic day” for the freedom of speech in the Holy Land. In Israel, Channel 13 received a new, presumably regime-loyal CEO, likely ending any critical TV coverage. This piece of news was important enough to be debated in a Haaretz editorial the week after. However, on the same […]
– by Martin Wein – 23/6/2024 This is not 1938. It’s 2024. Since 1938, historical events have been called the 1938 equivalent, specifically in Israel. The year 1938 is usually a reference to the Munich Agreement, in which Western powers tried to “appease” Hitler and allowed for the breakup of Czechoslovakia, leading up to WWII. It is […]
