Category: Journals

  • Reduced to a number – robbing Palestinians of their humanity

    25th September 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Palestinians in the closed military zone in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) are reduced to a mere number. Imagine ‘loosing’ your identity to a foreign occupying army not only taking your land, but attempting to take your personality, your identity, your whole existence; reducing…

  • First day in Al-Khalil

    First day in Al-Khalil

    6th September 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Today was my first full day as an ISM’er in Al-Khalil (Hebron). A regular part of our work is to monitor Israeli checkpoints beside schools in the mornings since the teachers ask for an international presence. Often there can be problems with…

  • Control and ID-check of Palestinians

    Control and ID-check of Palestinians

    23th August 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine As a Palestinian you have to have your ID on you at all times, otherwise you may get detained or arrested. In Palestine they have 3 different kinds of ID. The green ID is for people who live in the West Bank.…