INTERACTIONS AND MATERIALS AFFECTING ENVIRONMENT

Military presence and eclectic reading. In Palestine/Israel, myriad soldiers with machine guns inhabit the public spaces. I wasn't used to the military in the forefront of my environment. With only 1 percent of the U.S. population serving in the military, national service seems abstract, out of sight and out of mind. But in Israel, everyone is required to serve for three years.

Eyewitness Accounts, 2017 MayEmma J.November 10, 2017delegation 61, miliary, apartheid, west bank, dheisheh, refugee camp, normalization

MOVING BEYOND CONFINEMENT

Two of us had been invited to spend the night at the home of Naji Owdah at the Dheisheh Refugee Camp. As he lead us into the house he said: "We'll close the windows at night in case of a tear gas attack." A normal enough warning considering the circumstances under which Palestinians live.

Eyewitness Accounts, 2017 MayCallie W.November 10, 2017delegation 61, LAYLAC, zionism, bethlehem, villages, checkpoint, prison, military, dheisheh, refugee camp, nakba, family

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS

Incarceration, Detention, and Political Prisoners Delegation
May 13 - 26, 2017

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS

Incarceration, Detention, and Political Prisoners DelegationMay 13 - 26, 2017

Incarceration, Detention, and Political Prisoners Delegation
May 13 - 26, 2017