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    Three Months in the West Bank

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    A Bedouin family; nomads who move with their animals throughout rural Palestine. The city on the horizon is one of the biggest in Israel. The hills between his tent and their skyscrapers mark the boundary between Israel and the Occupied West Bank. Indigenous Bedouin, many of whom have already been subject to forced displacement, face a huge threat from Israeli settlers. Land grabs and military construction threaten their traditional herding lifestyles, and they are denied permits to build new homes, even on their own land. by: palestine Views[776] Children in Jericho making a living from the tourist trade. A shekel for a cute face, two for a toothy smile. by: palestine Views[238] Armed Israeli soldiers walking through deserted Shuhada Street in Hebron, where the old Arab shops remain permanently closed. by: palestine Views[330] These sisters are two of eleven children who sleep, alongside their father and his two wives, together in one bedroom. The family live in the Jordan Valley - where poverty is deep but inequality is deeper still. by: palestine Views[770] Children in this school in the Jordan Valley have no access to water today. These two have been sent home early as the heat of the Middle Eastern sun sends temperatures soaring. by: palestine Views[392]
     

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    Friday, 24 May 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    Recently I lived in the West Bank, occupied Palestine. It was here that I realised my passion for photography. I wanted to capture everything that I saw, felt and heard through my little Lumix. I wanted to tell everyone back home that Palestine was not ... Read more >
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