NORMA MUSIH, a young, soft-spoken teacher from Jaffa, does not look like a woman who would elicit telephone death threats.But she and the members of her group, Zochrot,which means "remembrance," and which was founded in 2002 by Israeli activists and scholars,have devoted themselves to commemorating, understanding and teaching about a subject that in Israel is plainly subversive: the Palestinian Nakba.
Kathleen and Bill Christison have been writing on the Middle East for several years and have co-authored a book, forthcoming in June from Pluto Press, on the Israeli occupation and its impact on Palestinians. Thirty years ago, they were analysts for the CIA.
Jeremy R. Hammond is the Editor of Foreign Policy Journal (www.foreignpolicyjournal.com ). He has also written for numerous other print and online publications around the world.
Mary Rizzo is an art restorer, translator and writer living in Italy. Editor and co-founder of Palestine Think Tank, co-founder of Tlaxcala translations collective. Her personal blog is Peacepalestine.