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Text and photo: Zoltan Tiroler, Sweden

Occupation intrudes on all aspects of life - even marriage.
A short story of a marriage with obstacles at the DCO checkpoint in Qalqilya, an occupied town on the West Bank, Palestine.

Marriage under Occupation

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A decorated car arrives to bring the bride out from Qalqilya. It has to wait at the checkpoint, like all others, for two hours in the intense summer heat.

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Filming is improvised under the scrutiny of the Israeli army

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The car is refused entry to Qalqilya and turns back.

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The bride walks through the checkpoint to the waiting car.

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The families gather at the checkpoint. Not my idea of an ideal marriage!