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A collection of articles & reports documenting different life experiences. What we all share in common is a passion for life and and a true belief that we can never give up on our dreams. I feel so honored to have my own writings next to the other people who are featured here because they are my inspiration.
Freedom Is Now
by Anne
It's definitely been a process to get to where I am now but even through the incredible highs and incredible lows it's been worth it. because I have never felt as free and limitless as I do now. i feel surrounded by love, peace & never ending hope. I love life.
Hi! I'm Alexandra Booth and I'm 8½ years old. I'm doing The Peace Cycle from Amman through the West Bank and into Jerusalem. I wanted to do this to see what the people are like because my mum has told me lots about it and that everyone there is so nice and she's always so happy when she talks about them.
Lauren Booth is a journalist & Peace activist. We didn't know each other until we met on The Peace Cycle and over the last couple of weeks she has been a source of inspiration to me. She is an incredible woman and mother filled with so much love & passion.
When I was born in East Dulwich hospital, the doctors told my parents I would never walk, and probably wouldn’t talk. After proving them wrong, and eighteen wasted years of education, I decided to go and see the world.
It's Time To Fly!
by Lisa
When I started my journey many years ago I asked it every minute of every day consumed by emotion and uncontrollable thoughts… Am I living my life right? Am I doing the right thing? Why can't I get what I want? It's not fair. Now I just exist in the moment with every part of me because I understand.
Weekly reports on the situation in Bil'in from Iyad Burnat, head of the Popular Commitee and co-founder of Friends of Freedom and Justice.
Here you will find writings from individuals who have inspired me in some way and who have something they would like to share but who are not regular contributors to my site.
Anne and Lisa let nothing stand in their way. They are on a journey into the unknown “they will never quit…they will push on with love in their hearts” that’s what they tell each other, a bond that will last throughout the journey wherever it may take them.
Dozens of people were injured by gas bombs on the fourth Friday in Ramadan
September 3, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
This demonstration was held on the Fourth Friday in Ramadan, The popular committee for resisting the wall and settlements in bilin organized the demonstration, which began after the Friday prayer. They were supported by villagers and number of international supporters.
Scarves and laughs in Tehran
September 2, 2010
by Lauren Booth
My first day in Iran and I feel shy and awkward. The scarf on my head seems constantly on the verge of slipping down my neck. What will happen if it does? I have no idea. But I am going to find out.
An open letter to Israel
August 22, 2010
by Lauren Booth
This morning I set out to write a piece about the looting of the aid Flotilla to Gaza, by your soldiers. As you may have read, an Israel Defence Forces officer has been remanded by a military court, suspected of stealing laptop computers from passengers.
Week 70 – Thoughts on Equality
August 15, 2010
by Jody McIntyre
Ni’lin really is a surreal place. When I first arrived in the small West Bank village that I would spend the next week in, I didn’t expect to see an orthodox Jewish settler getting his car fixed... I stared at him in complete disbelief, and he smiled and waved back.
Week 69 – Happy Birthday Haifa
August 9, 2010
by Jody McIntyre
The fact that we managed to smuggle a Palestinian girl from Ramallah through an Israeli check-point proves an important point; the Wall that they have built around the West Bank is not for security, and never has been.
Dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation and stun grenades in Bil'ins weekly demonstration, two injured
July 30, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
Today 30 July 2010 the people of Bil'in were joined by several groups of internationals, including a group of rappers from Britain and the US. A large part of the demonstrators managed to approach the soldiers who had already entered the gate.
Week 68 – Home
July 26, 2010
by Jody McIntyre
I had a feeling that the Mossad were about to pull something on me. It all seemed too easy, but when I finally got through all the “security checks” in Tel Aviv, I was told that my wheelchair had been left in Rome.
Dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation in Bil'ins weekly protest
July 23, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
Dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation in Bil'ins weekly protest , former vice president of the European Parliament detained by the army and one Israeli protester arrested Today the people of Bil'in were joined by about 100 international supporters, among them an Italian group including Lousia Morgantini, the former vice president of the European Parliament.
Ahmad Burnat Needs Your Support to Get Out of Prison
July 19, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
Ahmad Burnat Needs Your Support to Get Out of Prison At 1:30 in the morning on July 19th armed Israeli soldiers drove into our village, Bil'in, under the cover of the pitch black night, and raided the house of my friend and well known activist Wajeeh Burnat, who was featured in the documentary Bil'in Habibti.
The Ego still rules...
July 14, 2010
by Anne Carr
Since I have a bit of time before moving in to a new place I’ve decided to come to Sweden to see my family...I haven’t been here since last year and thought it was time to return. I got here just a couple of days ago and It’s kind of like coming back home has given me the space where I see the truth, the truth in everything and not only seeing things through rose-tinted glasses.
Week [19]67 – Remembering Palestine
July 7, 2010
by Jody McIntyre
This week, I travelled through Paris, Lyon and Geneve on my way to Frankfurt in Germany, to meet Hamde, who I lived with for most of my time in Bil’in, Palestine. Six months was a long time, so now he’s more than a brother.
One person injured with a rubber bullet at the demonstration in Bil'in today.
August 27, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
Dozens of people were injured by gas bombs. This demonstration was held on the third Friday in Ramadan was the 9th anniversary of the assassination Abu Ali Mustafa, the former secretary general of the PFLP (Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine).
Arrest of International and Israeli activists at Bilin Weekly Demo
August 20, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
Arrest of International and Israeli activists, journalist wounded and dozens of cases of injuries from teargas inhalation. Despite the intense heat and high temperature, on the second Friday in Ramadan, a sizable march organized by the Popular Committee commenced from the center of the village right after the Friday prayers.
Dozens of People Suffer from Tear gas, Sound bombs and Rubber Coated Steel Bullets on the First Friday of Ramadan
August 13, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
The Bil'in Popular Committee Against the Wall yet again led the weekly civilian demonstration against the apartheid wall, after local Palestinians prayed Jummah on the first Friday of Ramadan.
Dozens suffer from teargas inhalation
August 6, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
Organized by the popular committee against the wall, in Bil'in, a massive march against the construction of the apartheid wall, occupation and settlements began after Friday prayers from the center of the village.
A new life
July 28, 2010
by Anne Carr
I’m at this incredible stage where it feels like a new life is starting... In a way I have been feeling like I need to find myself again. I feel like I’m seeing a whole new part of myself and the only way I can experience this is to change the path I’ve been on just slightly, more like realigning myself and shifting myself into a new direction...
Three 14-year-olds Arrested Near the Wall in Bil'in Village
July 23, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
At 12pm on Monday August 2nd, three children who had been walking near the wall in Bil'in village where arrested by Israeli soldiers. The three 14-year-old friends Moatasem Ali Mansor, Majde Burnat, and Mohamad Abu Rahmah often take walks near the wall.
Night Raid in Bilin
July 19, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
Tonight, Bil'in was subjected to yet another Israeli Occupation Forces terror raid at 1.30 am when an unusually heavy number of IOF soldiers entered the outskirts of the village to arrest a local youth; 17 year old Ahmad Abed Al-Fatah Burnat - which unfortunately was effected.
Dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation in Bil'ins weekly demonstration against the wall
July 16, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
Today the people of Bil'in were joined by about 100 internationals. People were carrying posters to honor Fayyes Tanin, a Palestinian leader of the grassroot's movement who passed away 6 weeks ago.
Bil'in Weekly Demo
July 9, 2010
by Iyad Burnat
To coincide with the sixth anniversary of the International Court of Justice’s ruling that the Apartheid-Annexation Wall was illegal and must be torn down and reparations paid to the affected Palestinians , Bil’in’s Popular Committee Against the Wall organised a massive protest against the ongoing construction of the Wall and the Israeli “settler” colonies sheltering behind it.
Loving Life
July 5, 2010
by Anne Carr
Words cannot describe the feeling I have within me; everything about my entire existence feels brand new...I’m undergoing a complete renewal on all levels of my life. It really is so important to always be aware when things in our lives are no longer useful so that we can clear the path for new things...this is exactly what I’m going through now.