Comments on: Israel: Construction Workers From Gaza http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tamara http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1601608 tamara Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:05:43 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1601608 Interesting coincidence... woman in male disguise crossing borders with Palestinian workers: "Suad Amiry’s new book, Murad, Murad [...] is the story of her eighteen-hour journey in 2007 with Murad, an “illegal” Palestinian worker and his friends, as they attempt to cross the “border” into Israel and find work. Starting off at midnight from the village of Mazra el Noubani, in the Ramallah-area, a group of workers, accompanied by Suad in male disguise and Mohammed, Murad’s brother who is a colleague of Suad, set off in a rackety bus on a journey that resembled a maze,..." Here's the link: http://www.jerusalemquarterly.org/ViewArticle.aspx?id=310 Interesting coincidence…
woman in male disguise crossing borders with Palestinian workers:

“Suad Amiry’s new book, Murad, Murad [...] is the story of her eighteen-hour journey in 2007 with Murad, an “illegal” Palestinian worker and his friends, as they attempt to cross the “border” into Israel and find work. Starting off at midnight from the village of Mazra el Noubani, in the Ramallah-area, a group of workers, accompanied by Suad in male disguise and Mohammed, Murad’s brother who is a colleague of Suad, set off in a rackety bus on a journey that resembled a maze,…”

Here’s the link:

http://www.jerusalemquarterly.org/ViewArticle.aspx?id=310

]]> By: The Israeli Invasion of Gaza: Rolling Updates (14 January) | Enduring America http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1546608 The Israeli Invasion of Gaza: Rolling Updates (14 January) | Enduring America Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:35:22 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1546608 [...] a.m.  Global Voices has just posted the heart-felt but disturbing reflections of a Tel Aviv construction w... who worked alongside six Gazans for 18 months in 1996-97. Despite the passage of time, it is well [...] [...] a.m.  Global Voices has just posted the heart-felt but disturbing reflections of a Tel Aviv construction w… who worked alongside six Gazans for 18 months in 1996-97. Despite the passage of time, it is well [...]

]]> By: “They can either be eliminated, or we can learn to live together with them” | Lisa Goldman http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1546606 “They can either be eliminated, or we can learn to live together with them” | Lisa Goldman Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:04:22 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1546606 [...] Veronika, who also blogs for Global Voices, has translated a blog post by a Russian-Israeli who immigrated in the mid-1990s. Like so many immigrants from the [...] [...] Veronika, who also blogs for Global Voices, has translated a blog post by a Russian-Israeli who immigrated in the mid-1990s. Like so many immigrants from the [...]

]]> By: Readers Edition » Israel: Bauarbeiter aus Gaza http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1546577 Readers Edition » Israel: Bauarbeiter aus Gaza Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:12:05 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1546577 [...] Beitrag erschien zuerst auf Global Voices. Die Übersetzung erfolgte durch Katrin Zinoun, Teil des “Project Lingua“. Die [...] [...] Beitrag erschien zuerst auf Global Voices. Die Übersetzung erfolgte durch Katrin Zinoun, Teil des “Project Lingua“. Die [...]

]]> By: ella http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1546292 ella Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:28:43 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1546292 And we think we have it rough...what a life. Thanks for the post. And we think we have it rough…what a life. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: zzz05 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1546254 zzz05 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:22:21 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1546254 the palestinians are descended from those arabs who moved closer to the jewish settlements because they had the vision of a better, middle class life for them and their descendants in a western style economy. the effect of the israeli/palestinian split is to break what would have been the dominant political-economic force in the area into two factions with a death grip on each other's throat. which is exactly what the other arab nations intended. the palestinians are descended from those arabs who moved closer to the jewish settlements because they had the vision of a better, middle class life for them and their descendants in a western style economy. the effect of the israeli/palestinian split is to break what would have been the dominant political-economic force in the area into two factions with a death grip on each other’s throat. which is exactly what the other arab nations intended.

]]> By: za3tar http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1546248 za3tar Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:59:27 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1546248 Wow, very interesting insight into the lives of daily workers from Gaza. Thanks for the translation. Wow, very interesting insight into the lives of daily workers from Gaza. Thanks for the translation.

]]> By: halewi http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1546190 halewi Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:24:39 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1546190 Wonderful post and excellent translation. Fantastic--keep up the good work. -h Wonderful post and excellent translation. Fantastic–keep up the good work. -h

]]> By: Ayesha http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1546180 Ayesha Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:22:00 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1546180 Veronica, thank you for translating this; it's a very interesting post. Veronica, thank you for translating this; it’s a very interesting post.

]]> By: Jan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/12/israel-construction-workers-from-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-1546022 Jan Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:55:21 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=55164#comment-1546022 Greetings from Australia. What a fabulous insight, big thanks Leonid, thanks Veronica for collecting and distributing. Greetings from Australia. What a fabulous insight, big thanks Leonid, thanks Veronica for collecting and distributing.

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