Documenting the lives of Palestinians.

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

PALESTINE | Monday, 31 December 2012 | Views [155] | View Larger Image

Two children welcomed our group of international visiters to their home in Hebron. Their home had become such a frequent target for Israeli aggression that all of the windows have steel bars to protect the inhabitants, and the children are not allowed to leave their home for more than 10 minutes at a time. Even with these horrendous circumstances for a child to be reared, they still have the curiosity and childishness to wave and smile to new people.

Through a process of rapid settlement expansion, and the very tactical nature in which this is done, Palestinian families are being forced into increasingly smaller spaces for habitation. The West Bank city of Hebron is a perfect example, with many areas of the cities looking more reminiscent of favela's than city dwellings. The hill pictured in this photograph was bombed extensively in the 2000 Intifada.

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A tattered Palestinian flag flys in the bedouin camp of Sussya. In the background is a large settlement, which seems somewhat ironic, as the water and crops that the settlers live off was the property of the tribe only 5 years ago. Now, their water is contaminated, they have no crops, and they receive regular attacks on their tents and residents.

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