Today's focus was physicality — not one other day relied so heavily upon visuals as today in both the Naqab and Hebron. The Naqab — cancer-causing phosphorus plant as an invader; unrelenting heat; dust and desolation; lifelessness.
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We approached the checkpoint at 1 pm in the afternoon after an afternoon of learning about apartheid policies and dictates in Khalil (Hebron). We saw the marketplaces that had been shuttered due to settlement expansion because the Israeli settlers above wanted to build a basketball court.
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Touring the Old City today I struggled to take in the rich history of Jerusalem because of the constant reminder of the violent settler colonialism taking place. Around every corner there were reminders that screamed Palestinians are not welcome in their own land.
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