The Ghost City
of Ramallah

As the capital of the Palestinan Authority and the economic and cultural center for the Palestinian people, Ramallah has always been an important crossroads. Now, the city is empty, destroyed and silent except for the rumble of Israeli tanks. It has also become a forbidden zone for journalists.
In the past, each time the Israeli army moved into parts of Ramallah dozens of journalist would head toward the story and stay until the Israeli forces withdrew. This time, the invasion began on March 29 but by April 2, Ramallah was declared a closed military area — off limits to all foreigners — including journalists.

Should I Stay, or Should I Go Now?

Some news teams went back to their bases in Jerusalem, but others wanted to cover the story and do their job. So we dug in, knowing there was a chance we could be killed.

Journalists in this part of the world regularly face high levels of danger, but this time it was different. And we were all watching each other's backs.

At one point, an Israeli soldier shot at the NBC armored car without warning. It was nighttime and after the shots rang out, the crew switched on the lights inside the car and lifted their hands. Fifteen seconds later, he started shooting again.