Learning from Israeli Peace Activists - Friday and Saturday |
Roni Hammerman, an Israeli member of Machsom (Checkpoint) Watch, took the delegates to see the Qalandia checkpoint, or terminal, between Ramallah and Jerusalem.
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Here are the turnstiles recently completed for the new 'terminal.' This system has instutionalized this crossing--which seperates Palestinians from Palestinians--making it feel like an international border.
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Above and Below: traffic waits to pass through the checkpoint. Part of the wall and Israelis watchtowers are visable in the distance.
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In the afternoon delegates attended a Women in Black demonstation for peace in a busy West Jerusalem square (above and below). |
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After the demonstation, delegates met with Gila Svirsky (far right), a member of Women in Black and several other peace groups in Israel.
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Taking a break from a busy schedule, delegates were able to relax and have lunch along the Mediterranean Sea in Jaffa on Saturday. The tall buildings in the background are Tel Aviv. |
On Saturday evening the delegates met members of New Profile, an Israeli feminist movemnet that works to combat militarism in Israeli society, at a Kibbutz north of Tel Aviv. |
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