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2.07.09 The Power of Presence
Western societies are so focused on action, on doing things, on an end product and having something to show for our work that we can sometimes overlook the importance of just being. The significance of being, of the power of...
1.07.09 A dead piglet on the steps of the mosque
A dead piglet dumped on the steps of a mosque has caused outrage in a Palestinian village – the latest in a series of incidents in the area. Residents of Nabi Elias were humiliated by the desecration and some feared the...
1.07.09 A family dinner
The Jayyousi and Tulkarem teams were privileged to partake in a night of food and conversation at Abdul Karim and Khulod's residence just outside of Tulkarem. Abdul Karim has been an important contact for the Jayyous team by...
30.06.09 Burning fields
There has been much in the media about settler activists burning farmers' land. Last week, Zakaria, field worker for Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR), took us to see the ground, black with ashes: the result of one such attack near...
30.06.09 Visit to the Palestinian Prisoners' Society in Hebron
This week the Hebron team met with Amjad, head of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society responsible for the Hebron area. Founded in 1993 by prisoners from inside Israeli prisons the organisation is concerned with Palestinian and...
30.06.09 Umm Salamone demonstration changes
It appears that the imprisonment of several of the members of the organising committee of the weekly demonstrations against the wall in Umm Salamone in May has had some "positive" effects. All but one are now released from...
30.06.09 The earth he inherited
On our return from one of our many walks through Yanoun, we are invited to sit down for a while. The last hill is a trial, so we gratefully accept. Soon we have a glass of shay meramiye, the wonderful tea with sugar and sage, in...
30.06.09 Dancing with the Bedouins
For days we had been looking forward to this visit. Um Amar invited us to have a traditional Palestinian meal in her house. Um Amar is the Bedouin lady who always has a smile on her lips. She and her family live in Jayyous which...
30.06.09 The Silwan-Al Bustan struggle continues
The pain and suffering inflicted on the community living in the Al Bustan area of Silwan must be one of the most shameful and cruel actions of the Jerusalem municipality which appears totally devoid of human compassion and in...
30.06.09 Target practice in refugee camp near Tulkarem
In the week of school exams, one young boy was not able to complete his. Hassan Kusido, aged 15, was one of three teenagers at Nur Shams refugee camp, Tulkarem, who on Sunday morning 24 May was badly injured by Israeli soldiers...
