Amira Hass

Overview

Amira Hass born Jerusalem June 28, 1956. Israeli journalist critical of Israeli occupation of West Bank, where she has lived. Member of Freedom Flotilla to Gaza, 2011; described Gaza as a “a huge prison. . . a huge concentration camp” (Duke, March 23, 2015); Palestinian condition is “Israeli apartheid.” (Haaretz, Dec. 9, 2013). Arrested by Israeli for Gaza residence. Awarded Golden Dove of Peace Prize, 2001; Kreisky Human Rights Award, 2002.

Quotations

“Throwing stones is the birthright and duty of anyone subject to foreign rule. Throwing stones is an action as well as a metaphor of resistance.” (Haaretz, Apr. 30, 2013)

“[M]y parents were leftists, not only Holocaust survivors, and. . . I learned from anyone about the right to resist oppression, I learned it from my parents.” (Democracy Now, Apr. 10, 2013; photo open book toronto.com)