SRI LANKA: ‘This is too much to take. Why is the world not helping?’

Originally printed in The Guardian May 12, 2009 VIDEO BY THE ORGANIZATION WAR WITHOUT WITNESS:  Click here Yesterday a shell was reported to have hit a temporary hospital in the so-called no-fire zone in north-east Sri Lanka, killing 47 people. Vany Kumar, 25, works at the temporary medical facility in Mullaivaikal East primary school, which [...]

VIDEO: The Grocer

Posted By: Marla B. During the 2006 war nearly all businesses in the north of Israel closed. Many Israelis fled their homes here, heading south staying with friends, family and even occasionally strangers willing to take them in. In Kiryat Shmona, a town close to the Lebanese boarder, this man stayed behind and tended to [...]

VIDEO: Bint Jbeil, War’s Lasting Damage

Posted By: Marla B. Perched on a hilltop overlooking a lush valley on the other side of which is Isreal, Bint Jbeil was considered a ‘Hizbollah stronghold’ during the 2006 war. Two major battles took place there. The first began early in the morning on July 25, 2006 with heavy gun volleys between the Israeli [...]

VIDEO: Haifa Train Depot

Posted By: Marla B. Haifa’s train depot was the scene of the deadliest attack in Israel during the 2006 war with Hizbollah. On July 16, shortly after nine in the morning missiles rained down on the city. One directly struck the train depot killing eight workers inside. We visited the train depot in the hopes [...]

VIDEO: Mahdi’s Story, Lebanon

Posted By: Marla B. On a Thursday morning we left Tyre and traveled south to visit with more survivors and survey some of the other small towns. The first one we came to was Qana. Lebanese Christians believe this is where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water to wine. Qana also has a long, [...]