Salam Abu Sharar

Nov 20, 2023 | outlookindia.com | All Stakeholders |Gunjan Joshi |Salam Abu Sharar

In the fragmented reality of Palestine, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip stand isolated, their connection severed. From my home in Ramallah, which is only 37 miles from Gaza, the gap feels huge due to Israeli restrictions that make short distances insurmountable. My friend Huda Amer, a fellow journalist, and I endure this reality, with our connection limited to infrequent, intermittent phone calls amid the ongoing bombardment.

Nov 14, 2023 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Salam Abu Sharar

Israel's war on Gaza has left pregnant women, mothers and children in horrific and heartbreaking conditions, as C-sections are being performed without anaesthesia, premature babies are dying without oxygen, and newborns are left without parents. There's a common Palestinian phrase that goes "For each baby, there's a shoulder to find rest."However, as Israel intensifies its collective punishment against Gaza, this saying finds itself shattered amidst the ravages of war.

Oct 30, 2023 | frontline.thehindu.com | Iftikhar Gilani |Talmiz Ahmad |Salam Abu Sharar |Cynthia Stephen

Hanan Daoud Mikhael Ashrawi, perhaps the most visible face of Palestine after the late Yasser Arafat, was the official spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). A Palestinian Christian, she represented Jerusalem in the Palestinian Legislative Council in 1996 and was re-elected in 2006. In 2020, Ashrawi resigned in protest against the Palestinian Authority’s decision to renew security coordination with Israel.

Oct 30, 2023 | frontline.thehindu.com | Talmiz Ahmad |Iftikhar Gilani |Salam Abu Sharar |Cynthia Stephen

Nearly three weeks into the war, our senses are benumbed by statistics constantly updated in media reports: 1,405 Israelis killed in the first attacks, 364 of them security personnel; about 1,500 Hamas fighters of the 2,500 who had infiltrated Israel from Gaza killed; about 200 Israelis held hostage by Hamas; over 6,000 Palestinians, 2,500 of them children, killed in Israeli bombardments in Gaza,.

Oct 28, 2023 | frontline.thehindu.com | Salam Abu Sharar |Anand Mishra |Vaishna Roy

In the war-torn Gaza Strip, parents have taken to inscribing children’s arms with their names, a poignant act aimed at ensuring that the children can be identified should they fall victim to the continuing Israeli air strikes. And it is not just children who are being marked for identification. Amid fears of being interred in unmarked graves, adults too are ensuring that they carry some form of identification on their person.