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Casual Conversations and Habitual Hospitality
Behind the stories I have tried to tell over the past few weeks are an amazing people. Amazing, because I think most of us in our comfortable lives would scream with frustration or weep with fury if we had to … Continue reading
Voices for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation
Every Friday, between 1.00 and 2.00pm, there is a demonstration at a busy junction in West Jerusalem. There are no stone-throwing teenagers here, no teargas, and not a Palestinian flag to be seen. Here are just a dozen or fifteen women … Continue reading
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Witnessing to Truth
On 12 June, three young Israeli settlers disappeared between Hebron and Bethlehem. According to the Israeli authorities they have been kidnapped by Hamas, but as far as I know no evidence has been made publicly available in support of either … Continue reading
Justice in the Israeli Military Courts
I have no photo of Hamsa, You cannot take a photo of someone who has been in gaol for a year and who is about to appear in an Israeli military court within a military base into which visitors are … Continue reading
Living in the Seam Zone – part 2
Al Khalayleh – a village surrounded There are two main differences between Al Khalayleh and An Nabi Samwil: no-one of any Jewish historical importance appears to be buried in Al Khalayleh; and most of its 700 or so inhabitants have … Continue reading
Living in the Seam Zone – part 1
An Nabi Samwil – life under siege in a shrinking village As I have mentioned before, the Separation Barrier, built from 2002 onwards to separate Israel from the occupied Palestinian territories, does not follow the Green Line. It is built … Continue reading
Early Morning at Qalandiya
One of our regular tasks as EAs in Al Ram is “checkpoint duty” at the nearby Qalandiya checkpoint. Qalandiya checkpoint stands between the two Palestinian cities of Ramallah and East Jerusalem. It is on the Separation Barrier, which is at this … Continue reading
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