#ramallah

[gael-garcia]

The Palestinian (1977)

[sayruq]

[catdotjpeg]

Incredible. Palestinians gathered today in Nelson Mandela Square, Ramallah, in the West Bank, playing the South African anthem to pay tribute to South Africa for taking apartheid Israel to the ICJ over its violations of the Genocide Convention. It is us, as Africans, who say thank you to Palestine for being an inspiration for a just and humane world, and for being our constant ally in the struggle for liberation. This heartfelt and beautiful gesture from Palestinians comes at great personal risk, with the Israeli Occupation Forces committing constant atrocities against Palestinians in the West Bank. We salute Palestinians and stand by their side to demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israeli apartheid, settler colonialism and occupation. The bond between Africa and Palestine is unbreakable. It is our shared humanity — our heartfelt solidarity — that will bring an end to hateful violence. Palestine will be free!

-- African Artists Against Apartheid, photos by Alaa Daraghme, 10 Jan 2024

As the International Court of Justice prepares to consider whether Israel is committing genocidal acts in its war on Gaza, Palestinians in Ramallah have gathered for a rally celebrating South Africa, the country that first submitted the case against Israel and a nation with longstanding ties to the Palestinian cause. “This rally is actually under the banner of ‘Thank you South Africa'” Al Jazeera correspondent Hoda Abdel-Hamid reported near a crowd gathered around a statue of Nelson Mandela in Ramallah. South African flags could be seen waving in the background. “This rally started with words from the mayor of Ramallah, who said South Africa represented a ‘beacon of hope’ for the Palestinians, reminding them that deep-rooted relations between South Africa and the Palestinians go back to the days of Nelson Mandela.”

-- "Palestinians celebrate South Africa in Ramallah rally" by Linah Alsaafin and Brian Osgood, 10 Jan 2024 16:30 GMT

[oncanvas]

Unnatural Landscape series by Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani, 2020

“I did a series of small works, a project called “Unnatural Landscape.” [...] It started as a project about the landscape and the wall, and how this construction, this ugly concrete, [...] tries to cut, separate, and destroy the scene. What kind of effects does this wall have on the landscape, especially from a distance? I can see, when close to the wall, what kind of damage and social side-effects the wall has between the farmer and his land, the family and their relatives, between a city and a village. But also, from a distant view, for the one who wants to hike only, the landscape has a different meaning. We live in a high area here in Ramallah; when you look toward the sea, you can see different layers of mountains, but there is no empty landscape without settlement, without the wall.” – Khaled Hourani in an interview with Lela Vujanić

[i-am-aprl]

Photos from the late 1800s - early 1900s

Palestinian women grinding coffee beans 1905.⁣

Bedouin woman in Jerusalem circa 1898-1914.⁣

Palestinian family of Ramallah, circa 1900-1910.⁣

Shepherds in Palestine 1912.⁣

Church of the Holy Sepulchre festival, Palestine, 1890.

Coffee house in Palestine, circa 1900.⁣

Friday prayer, al-Aqsa, Jerusalem, 1920.

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[guerillas-of-history]

Palestinian fighters run for cover during fighting with israeli forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah, at least three Palestinians and Italian photographer Raffaele Ciriello have been killed in the latest incursion, March 13, 2002.

(Photo credit/Unknown)

[ritish16]

Happy Ramanavami - Rama, Hanuman. 😇🙏

[eretzyisrael]

jewishlifenow

Earlier this year Spain recognized a Palestinian state and said it would move its diplomatic mission to Ramallah. Now that the plan is real, Spanish diplomats posted in Israel are refusing to relocate — citing safety, security, and daily-life concerns. A bold political statement turns messy when it meets reality on the ground.