Posts tagged Israeli military
Tulkarem, 3 AM
Tulkarem, 3 AM

It was dark, a dusty parking lot full of so many cars, bustling with people parking, taxis, man after man shuffling from the gravel road into the super crowded market outside the terminal, a mix of darkness, fire and flames, amazing smells of kebab and eggplant cooking, thousands of men moving through and grabbing coffees and teas and snacks before filing into this horrible metal cage.

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Eyewitness Accounts, Olive Harvest DelegationLewis W.Delegation 66, 2018 Environmental Justice and Olive Harvest Delegation, Tulkarem, Workers, Israeli military, Israeli checkpoint, apartheid
The Ghosts of the Old City
The Ghosts of the Old City

Among the ghosts are families that have lived there for generations, forced out after their houses have been destroyed for being built without the permits that Israel refuses to give.  They are left with their memories of life in a once-vibrant city they can no longer enter, and a huge bill to cover the costs of the destruction of their homes.  

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Eyewitness Accounts, Olive Harvest DelegationNancy M.Delegation 66, 2018 Environmental Justice and Olive Harvest Delegation, Jerusalem, Israeli military