Archive for the ‘Published articles’ Category

Ramallah posters article

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

UPDATE, August 14: Apparently, the August issue of NOX magazine finally published my article, so I'm publishing the full original text below, as well as changing the timestamp on this post to bump it up to the top. I have yet to see the finished version (with photos) since ...

More of my commentary on AH

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Another media commentary from me on American Hummus, this time on an Israeli government broadcast in which the spokesperson refers to the absolutist Saudi monarchy as "moderate". American Hummus is quite a new project and we need your help. If you have a Palestine, Middle East or media related website, please ...

Archive videos from Israel’s February invasion of Nablus

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Another From The Archive post to American Hummus by me. Have a look at the videos of Israel's invasion of Nablus -- it shows the Israeli government's idea of the word "ceasefire".

Ammerican Hummus archive

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

I've begun to post on the excellent American Hummus blog. There are quite a few old videos in the backlog still worth posting and commenting on, so I begun today. Have a look at today's clip about Jimmy Carter.

Médecins Sans Frontières aims to ‘help Palestinians survive mentally’

Friday, April 6th, 2007

Originally published in Palestine Times, April 5, 2007 (Health and Environment page). by Asa Winstanley “Our objective is to provide psychological and medical support to the victims of violence. To help people to survive – more psychologically than medically in Palestine – but to be able to survive and continue to ...

I make the front page with Blair leak story

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

This article originally appeared as the lead headline on the front page of Palestine Times, March 21. Tony Blair: 'East Jerusalem is occupied territory' by Asa Winstanley RAMALLAH – In a private letter to Morocco’s King Muhammad VI, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says his government “considers East Jerusalem to be occupied territory,” ...

Palestine Times Bil’in village feature

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

This news feature was published in Palestine Times on December 18, 2006. I now work for the paper as head copy editor. Since their website was not operational at the time, I'm publishing it here. Defiant villagers unified in face of violent occupation by Asa Winstanley BIL'IN, West Bank – The demonstration is ...

Assassinated in Ramallah

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

At about 8.30pm tonight, the Israeli army carried out another incursion here in Ramallah, assassinating Ayman Khateb, a member of the Palestinian intelligence. Initial reports in the Israeli media are claiming that he was also a member of the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigades, which is possible, but unconfirmed right now. He ...

Ethnic Cleansing in Slow-Motion

Monday, June 12th, 2006

On the 24th of May the Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Ramallah, my current home. In the middle of the day, undercover Israeli forces performed an "arrest operation" on a Palestinian militant in the centre of Ramallah. When their cover was blown, a large force of Israeli ...

Floating Activists

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

The last couple of weeks have been fairly eventful. I've had loads of email back from you all, so thanks for those. It's good to hear from home and from friends all over the world. Sorry if I have not got round to replying to you individually - I'm working ...

The Party Line: ‘Palestinians attack, Israelis respond’

Monday, April 17th, 2006

In an attempt to disguise the current Israeli military operations in Nablus as a response to the suicide bombing in Tel-Aviv, the Israeli media are either directly lying that the military entered Nablus "in response to the terror attack" (Jerusalem Post) or strongly implying the same by saying the army ...

Trauma Once Removed

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

The ISM training was yesterday and today. We had about eight new recruits, so it was a pretty good weekend session. At the end of today, we were planning how to spread ourselves around the regions that ISM covers and it was a really good vibe. We have some good ...