Maaruf Atur, 68, is an agricultural worker from the village of Rameh in Galilee. For 32 years he worked in one kibbutz. This long period came to an abrupt end in November 2000 when the kibbutz dismissed him, along with…
Article Author: Adiv, Assaf
Two Workers Speak
Munir Kawar (64 years old) and Ibrahim Zachalka (60) are Arab construction workers from Kufr Qara in Wadi Ara. Their stories convey what many Arab men of their generation living in Israel have undergone. In the first years of the…
Gaza Cannot Survive Sharon-style” Disengagement”
ON June 8, 2004, Ehud Olmert, Israel’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, announced his intention to close the Erez Industrial Zone, located on the Gaza Strip’s northern border with Israel. Once touted as a model of co-existence, Erez includes factories…