The Israeli security apparatus is everywhere: checkpoints, Israeli soldiers casually swinging assault weapons, guard towers with surveillance cameras, electrified and razor wire fences, concrete barriers between neighborhoods, and, of course, the so-called “security wall.” Israeli settlers are assigned military protection for every major event and gathering, at every bus-stop in the illegal settlements throughout confiscated Palestinian lands.
Read MoreDuring the days of early national socialism, Nazi Germany spread a message that the Jewish people were evil, sub-human and all sorts of criminals based on their ethnicity. The sad reality is that message has been used against the Arab people and the Palestinian people, especially, so that their cries for help are ignored. Often collectively referenced as terrorists, they have become the definition of a stereotype.
Read MoreOverwhelming trip. Proud and thankful to be a part of THIS delegation. This doesn't feel like a vacation; it feels like a big responsibility. Huge realization: Israel considers any Palestinian defiance illegal... No wonder so many Palestinians are in Israeli jails.
Read MoreEDITORS NOTE: This twitter story from delegate @FalafelDad describes some of the challenges of Palestinian youth, systematically criminalized and incarcerated by Israeli occupying forces and police. The tweets below feature the delegation’s visit to the Al-Fara’a Prison, a former detention facility where Israeli occupying soldiers held Palestinian minors:
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