EARLY February. Kufr Qara. Two months until elections. It is a meeting between members of ODA-DAAM, the Organization for Democratic Action, and a group of workers. Women and men. Today the workers will make a decision as to whether they…
Article Author: Agbarieh-Zahalka, Asma
Wafa Tayara Goes to Work
INNER peace, strong character, carefully weighed words – these are the impressions one gets from Wafah Tayara, 32, from Kufr Qara. She is among the first Arab women to join the Workers’ Advice Center (WAC), opening the way to organized…
They Always Return
WE asked a group of Palestinian workers, “What do you know about Ali Abu Rob?” They were standing together at the Geha Junction, hoping an Israeli driver would stop and offer a job. We were looking for more information on…
Wrong Side of the Wall
NIGHT unfurls its starry veil over the olive groves of Um al-Fahm, an Israeli Arab city. Beneath the trees sleep 2000 laborers from the West Bank who do not have permits to work in Israel. Most hail from villages near…
Spreading the Stain: Anti-Zionism or Anti-Semitism
IN late July, responding to anti-Semitic incidents in France, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called on French Jews to immigrate. French president Jacques Chirac responded by informing Sharon he was persona non grata in Paris. Manifestations of anti-Semitism have indeed been on…