انتفاضة / Intifada (2023)
Kamera: Nikon F3 (1989)
Linse: Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f1.4 (1970)
Film: Cinestill BWXX (Kodak 5222) @ ISO 200
Kjemi: Xtol (stock / 8 min. @ 21°C)
Riad Awwad: Palestinian Revolution (1987) [2022 re-issue]
Just one week after the outbreak of the First Intifada in 1987, Riad Awwad brought his sisters Hanan, Alia and Nariman together in their living room and began recording The Intifada album on equipment he had made himself. One of the songs was co-written with their friend, the acclaimed Palestinian writer and poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008). Riad printed 3000 copies of the cassettes which he began distributing in the Old City of Jerusalem and across the West Bank. The Israeli Army immediately confiscated all the copies they could find, the vast majority of which remain in the military archives to this day. Riad was arrested, interrogated and detained for several months. Straight after his release, he formed a band, Palestinian Union, and put out a new album. He then founded a school, offering kids in the West Bank an alternative musical education, teaching them how to create their own electronic equipment. In 2005, Riad was tragically killed in a car accident. His legacy lives on through his family, his timeless music and his powerful story, which continues to inspire to this day.
Over several years, Mo’min Swaitat has amassed an archive of rare tapes and vinyl from Palestine and beyond. Many of these were acquired from a former record label in his hometown of Jenin, in the north of the West Bank. Majazz Project is a research project and record label borne out of the archive, focused around sampling, remixing and reissuing vintage Palestinian and Arabic cassettes and LPs, shedding new light on the richness and diversity of Arabic cultural heritage.
- The numbers as per 20 January 2024 -
Killed:
- Gaza: 24,927+ killed - including 10,000+ children, 7,000+ women, 678 elderly, 326 paramedics and medical staff, 135 UN staff (*not updated since 9 January 2024)
[* These are official numbers from the Gaza Health Ministry but in an obviously obfuscating attempt, Wikipedia now also includes numbers from two other sources; 1) Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor - Killed: 28,951 civilians + 2,546 resistance fighters and 2) Israeli government - Killed: 10,000+ civilians (as of 6 Dec. 2023) + 9,000 resistance fighters (as of 14 Jan. 2024)]
- Israel: 1,410 killed - including 810 civilians (*number now includes 695 Israeli civilians and 29 who were hostages), 529 IDF soldiers, 61 police officers and 10 Shin Bet operatives
- Hamas fighters killed inside Israel (Oct. 7): 1,000+ (+200 captured - where are they held?)
- West Bank: 368 killed
- Lebanon: 196 killed
- Journalists: 115 killed (*not updated since 9 Jan. 2024)
- Syria: 85 killed (*not updated since 9 Jan. 2024)
Wounded:
- Gaza: 62,388+ - 70% women and children
- Israel: 8,787+ (*not updated since 1 January 2024) [mostly IDF in Gaza] )
- West Bank: 4,000+
Hostages:
- Taken: 253 (*has previously been reported in an increasing manner as 239, 245, 248 and 250 on 1 January 2024) - including more than 133 IDF soldiers, 120+ civilians (32 children), of whom 52 are foreign or dual-nationals)
- Killed I: 60 (by Israeli bombing)
- Killed II: 37 («subsequently killed»; i.e. by IDF ground troops)
- Released hostages: 109
- Rescued hostages: 1
- Remaining hostages: 46 - Do the math
- Remaining hostages (Israeli claim): 108 living hostages and 28 dead bodies
- Recovered hostages (Dead bodies): 11
Missing:
- Gaza: 7,000+ - 70% women and children (in the rubble) [*number previously reported as 7,780+ / Not updated since before 1 January 2024]
- Israel: 2 - 1 Israeli, 1 foreign (*not updated since 9 Jan. 2024)
Displaced / Refugees:
- Palestinians: 1,900,000
- Israelis: 500,000
- Lebanese: 76,000 [*not updated since 9 Jan. 2024]
Houses in Gaza destroyed by Israeli bombing:
- 10 October 2023: 1,000 houses
- 19 October 2023: 98,000 houses
- 22 October 2023: 42% of all houses
- * No longer reported on Wikipedia.
Number of Israeli settlers in occupied Palestine since 1967:
- 1972: 10,531
- 1983: 99,795
- 1993: 269,200
- 2004: 423,913
- 2007: 467,478
- 2010: 512,769
- 2018: 645,800
- 2020: 671,700
- 2022: 733,000
- Sources: Wikipedia - Articles 'Israel-Hamas War' & 'Israel-Hamas war hostage crisis & ‘Israeli settlement’ & 'Killing of journalists in the Israel–Hamas war'.
انتفاضة / Intifada (2023)
Kamera: Nikon F3 (1989)
Linse: Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f1.4 (1970)
Film: Cinestill BWXX (Kodak 5222) @ ISO 200
Kjemi: Xtol (stock / 8 min. @ 21°C)
Riad Awwad: Palestinian Revolution (1987) [2022 re-issue]
Just one week after the outbreak of the First Intifada in 1987, Riad Awwad brought his sisters Hanan, Alia and Nariman together in their living room and began recording The Intifada album on equipment he had made himself. One of the songs was co-written with their friend, the acclaimed Palestinian writer and poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008). Riad printed 3000 copies of the cassettes which he began distributing in the Old City of Jerusalem and across the West Bank. The Israeli Army immediately confiscated all the copies they could find, the vast majority of which remain in the military archives to this day. Riad was arrested, interrogated and detained for several months. Straight after his release, he formed a band, Palestinian Union, and put out a new album. He then founded a school, offering kids in the West Bank an alternative musical education, teaching them how to create their own electronic equipment. In 2005, Riad was tragically killed in a car accident. His legacy lives on through his family, his timeless music and his powerful story, which continues to inspire to this day.
Over several years, Mo’min Swaitat has amassed an archive of rare tapes and vinyl from Palestine and beyond. Many of these were acquired from a former record label in his hometown of Jenin, in the north of the West Bank. Majazz Project is a research project and record label borne out of the archive, focused around sampling, remixing and reissuing vintage Palestinian and Arabic cassettes and LPs, shedding new light on the richness and diversity of Arabic cultural heritage.
- The numbers as per 20 January 2024 -
Killed:
- Gaza: 24,927+ killed - including 10,000+ children, 7,000+ women, 678 elderly, 326 paramedics and medical staff, 135 UN staff (*not updated since 9 January 2024)
[* These are official numbers from the Gaza Health Ministry but in an obviously obfuscating attempt, Wikipedia now also includes numbers from two other sources; 1) Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor - Killed: 28,951 civilians + 2,546 resistance fighters and 2) Israeli government - Killed: 10,000+ civilians (as of 6 Dec. 2023) + 9,000 resistance fighters (as of 14 Jan. 2024)]
- Israel: 1,410 killed - including 810 civilians (*number now includes 695 Israeli civilians and 29 who were hostages), 529 IDF soldiers, 61 police officers and 10 Shin Bet operatives
- Hamas fighters killed inside Israel (Oct. 7): 1,000+ (+200 captured - where are they held?)
- West Bank: 368 killed
- Lebanon: 196 killed
- Journalists: 115 killed (*not updated since 9 Jan. 2024)
- Syria: 85 killed (*not updated since 9 Jan. 2024)
Wounded:
- Gaza: 62,388+ - 70% women and children
- Israel: 8,787+ (*not updated since 1 January 2024) [mostly IDF in Gaza] )
- West Bank: 4,000+
Hostages:
- Taken: 253 (*has previously been reported in an increasing manner as 239, 245, 248 and 250 on 1 January 2024) - including more than 133 IDF soldiers, 120+ civilians (32 children), of whom 52 are foreign or dual-nationals)
- Killed I: 60 (by Israeli bombing)
- Killed II: 37 («subsequently killed»; i.e. by IDF ground troops)
- Released hostages: 109
- Rescued hostages: 1
- Remaining hostages: 46 - Do the math
- Remaining hostages (Israeli claim): 108 living hostages and 28 dead bodies
- Recovered hostages (Dead bodies): 11
Missing:
- Gaza: 7,000+ - 70% women and children (in the rubble) [*number previously reported as 7,780+ / Not updated since before 1 January 2024]
- Israel: 2 - 1 Israeli, 1 foreign (*not updated since 9 Jan. 2024)
Displaced / Refugees:
- Palestinians: 1,900,000
- Israelis: 500,000
- Lebanese: 76,000 [*not updated since 9 Jan. 2024]
Houses in Gaza destroyed by Israeli bombing:
- 10 October 2023: 1,000 houses
- 19 October 2023: 98,000 houses
- 22 October 2023: 42% of all houses
- * No longer reported on Wikipedia.
Number of Israeli settlers in occupied Palestine since 1967:
- 1972: 10,531
- 1983: 99,795
- 1993: 269,200
- 2004: 423,913
- 2007: 467,478
- 2010: 512,769
- 2018: 645,800
- 2020: 671,700
- 2022: 733,000
- Sources: Wikipedia - Articles 'Israel-Hamas War' & 'Israel-Hamas war hostage crisis & ‘Israeli settlement’ & 'Killing of journalists in the Israel–Hamas war'.