Category: Journals
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Photostory: The Old City of Nablus
by Bill Dienst MD, November 13th, Nablus, population 113 thousand, is the West Bank’s second largest city: second only to East Jerusalem. Founded during the time of the Romans, it is over 2000 years old. Here is a fruit market in the center of town. The heart of Nablus is Al Dowaar Square, also known…
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Negotiating Daily Life: Land Access and Checkpoint Encounters
by Steph, November 6th During this last week while I’ve been picking olives in the Nablus area with Palestinian families and occasionally encountering/confronting soldiers, I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of negotiation in daily life here in Palestine, and also about the role of internationals in that. I often find myself in situations…
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En Bil’in de nuevo (In Bil’in again)
A journal entry giving more detail about Friday’s demonstration in Bil’in. English version follows Spanish by Maria del Mar, 10 Noviembre Tengo 61 anos. Soy Espanola. Estuve tambien el ano pasado en Bil’in. Las Fuerzas de Ocupacion Israelies rompieron mi hombro en dos trozos y un tendon, durante la manifestacion pacifica, por nuestro lado, pero…
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The blood of the martyrs will fertilize the earth
by Schlomo Bloom, November 6th The finished mural, I wonder how long it will remain free of bullet holes? On and off for the past few weeks I have been working on a mural in Balata refugee camp. The mural is to commemorate the approximately 350 martyrs from Balata since the beginning of the second…
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Tel Rumeida Diary: The Israeli Idea of “Quiet”
by Mary, October 14th A young soldier told me that he didn’t care what anyone thought of him. He did not want peace, just quiet. He wanted quiet! And quiet he has, I suppose. He has no need to arrest anyone or shoot anyone. And that is the best a young conscript can hope for!…