Humiliation: The hammer crushing Palestinian society
While the exercise of military control over an occupied country may be expected to inflict inevitable pain and trauma on the citizens of that country, the history of Israeli policy has far exceeded any “pragmatic” needs of an occupier to dominate and subdue a local population.
Dr. Samah Jabr:Letter to Mental Health Professionals in Gaza
A moving keynote by Dr. Samah Jabr on the psychological impact of life under occupation, and how collective care can become an act of resistance.
Solidarity in Action: Healing our Injured Humanity Through Global Activism
To the courageous protesters, I offer these words of praise and encouragement:
Know that the people of Palestine look to you, read your banners, and hear your chants!
Professional Solidarity with Palestine: an imperative formental health
Palestinian mental health professionals will continue critical dialogue of the occupation until its hegemony is exposed and deconstructed.
Gaza, the Betrayed
Gaza is less than 100 kilometres from Jerusalem. It is deliberately placed out of reach, separated by three visible borders. The Israeli border is the main obstacle, but there are two others, each affirming the authority of one of the two conflicting Palestinian factions: Ramallah’s Palestinian Authority and Gaza’s own government
What Palestinians experience goes beyond the PTSD label
Elderly people in Palestine remember, with a sense of irony, the charitable parcels of clothing they received when they became refugees in 1948, as well-intentioned Westerners sent neckties, short trousers and berets to dress a population that had previously worn traditional Palestinian outfits.
