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The article explores the Palestinian struggle over the sanctuary at the al-Aqsa Mosque in 2015. Palestinians are considering the struggle as another fight against a colonial occupation, injustices and violations of human rights. Israel is criticized for imposing separate visiting times for Muslims and Jews and expanding secretive excavation work underneath the mosque.

The author talks about the attacks by Palestinian Jerusalemites against Jewish Israelis without considering the current and historical political contexts. Topics covered include the clashes provoked by the kidnapping of Mohammed Abu Khdeir from East Jerusalem, the deployment of border police at the disposal of Jerusalem police and security forces and the presence of freedom fighters in Jerusalem who are willing to die in resistance to the occupation.

The article discusses the international solidarity with the Palestinians which helps lessen the psychological pain and alienation caused by Israel's dehumanization. Topics covered include the impact of initiatives which help Palestinians attain freedom and sustain their struggle, the failure of demonstrations to change the political reality and the need to solidarity activists to adopt innovative tools to achieve a long term movement that can act as a unified entity.

The article examines the use of bulldozers for violence in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. In a span of less than three weeks, two Palestinians used bulldozers in rampages against cars and people in Jerusalem. Bulldozers also represent the hundreds of Palestinian villages levelled and thousands of homes demolished in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem by Israel.

The article examines the reason behind the protests held by Palestinians during the peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland in 2007 which aimed to resolve the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza, by a wide range of Palestinian political and social groups, are an indication of the concern that the conference is laying the ground for an outcome that the Palestinian people cannot and will not accept.

The article presents information on how the Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon has affected the resistance movements to Israeli occupation. Israel used disproportionate fire power in response to the recent Palestinian and Lebanese resistance operations against Israeli occupation forces. It represented a turning point in the Arab population's relation to Israel. After the two failed resistance operations, the Arab regimes and media were left talking about peace.

According to the author, understanding of the political dynamics of peacemaking in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was enhanced when she participated in an international peace gathering organized by the Global Peace Initiative of Women, Religious and Spiritual Leaders. Under the auspices of international women activists, she was invited to Oslo for a meeting with a group of Palestinian and Israeli women, previously unknown to her, who share an interest in ending the conflict. The first meeting was at Oslo's Nobel Peace Institute. Attending were nine Palestinians, 20 Israelis — including four Knesset members — and about 40 internationals. Many of these were Jewish, as were many of the conference staff. As is usual in international meetings, the Israeli left had a massive representation.

Focuses on the response of the international community toward the border conflict between Israel and Palestine. Intervention of the U.S. government on the situation; Prevention of the Palestinian from coming home; Importance on the restoration of humanity.

Describes conditions on the streets of Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, amidst the escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Impact of the intensified Israeli security operations on life in the area; Risks from the current intifada.

Presents a perspective by a Palestinian woman on Israeli checkpoints, considered as a sign of Israeli suppression. Author's daily experiences going through checkpoints; Recollection of a difference of checkpoints in the United States; Opinion on the 'Israeli/American' war against the indigenous people of Palestine.