Eye witnesses:
Ecumenical Accompanier's reports
6.04.09 Settlers occupy house in the Old City of Jerusalem
In the early morning of April 2nd 2009 at approximately 1:30 AM Israeli settlers moved into the home of Nasar Jaber in the Old City. The settlers occupy (ownership unclear) a home immediately adjacent to the home that they have...
26.03.09 Hebron is not like other cities!
When I stand on the middle of the stairs, I have a full overview of the entrance to the Cordoba School. Just below me is the Beit Hadassah settlement with the street in front, which only Israelis are allowed to use. Sometimes...
26.03.09 The taking of Palestinian land in Jayyous
Abu Azzam is our landlord here in Jayyous and our friend. He stayed in this house when bringing up his family and now lives in a newer house with a fine outlook over the Jayyous farmlands below the village. If you need something...
23.03.09 Living literally under occupation
Hebron was the first city settlers moved to after the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967 and is today the only city in the Occupied West Bank (except East Jerusalem) where Jewish settlers live in the heart of the city....
2.03.09 Checkpoint watch at Bethlehem checkpoint 300
I came to my placement in Bethlehem almost two weeks ago. My three teammates and I are doing our very best to find our roles as accompaniers, and understand how to prioritise among all of the tasks that we want to or are expected...
2.03.09 Continued non-violent struggle in Sheikh Jarrah
Ever since the forceful eviction of Um and Abu Kamel from their home in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in November 2008, after which Abu Kamel tragically passed away, Um Kamel has become a symbol of the...
2.03.09 The ongoing fight for Al-Bustan, Silwan
Since 1967 when the Jerusalem municipality approved a plan to designate Al-Bustan neighbourhood, adjacent to Silwan, a "green land" and demolish 88 homes in the area, residents have been fighting for their right to keep their...
26.02.09 Israeli High Court approves demolition of West Bank village: Khirbet Tana
"Tana is now in the situation Yanoun was in 2002, EAPPI should send a permanent team to Tana during this time," says a resident of Khirbet Tana.
26.02.09 The Politics of Maps
Jerusalem is obviously a very old place and the roads have been here a long time. These ancient and historic roads are named for where they have led to, and from, for thousands of years. Jaffa Road takes you west to the sea coast...
26.02.09 South Gate Closed
About 75 % of the farmland of Jayyous (ca. 8 800 dunums; 1 dunum = 1 000m²) is on the West side of the separation barrier. To get to their land that lies behind the separation barrier the farmers have to pass an agricultural...
