Hopes and Fears

Ma’ale Adummim Settlers

2008-02-21T19:40:00.000-08:00

Name: Daniel and others...
Length 1 hour 46 minutes

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One evening we heard a presentation from a group of ideological Jewish settlers who live in the settlement of Ma’ale Adummim. Ideological settlers use religious and nationalist arguments to justify the existence of settlements and their own presence in the West Bank, as opposed to “quality-of-life” settlers who are motivated to move to the West Bank primarily for economic reasons.

The Democracy and Workers Rights Center in Palestine

2008-02-20T10:36:00.000-08:00

Name: Jumana Dabis, Dr. Hamdi Al Khawaja, and Raed Sadeq
Organization: The Democracy and Workers Rights Center in Palestine
Length 1 hour 24 minutes

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In Ramallah our group visited The Democracy and Workers Rights Center in Palestine, another Partner in our PC(USA) program. The group there welcomed us very warmly even though we were a few hours early and caught them off guard. We heard from DWRC worker Jumana Dabis as well as Dr. Hamdi Al Khawaja, and Raed Sadeq, all of whom took great patience and time answering our many questions.

Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions

2008-02-18T19:28:00.000-08:00

Name: Jeff Halper
Organization: The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions

Length 48 minutes

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In Jerusalem, Jeff Halper talked with us about the history and standing of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. This talk preceded a bus tour of East Jerusalem where we saw the remains of family houses that had been demolished as well as the construction of future Israeli settlements, like this one , on contested Palestinian lands. The tour ended with a trip through the settlement of Maleh Adumim the largest Israeli settlement in the West Bank which is geographically located so as to block the possibility a contiguous Palestinian state.

Parents Circle - Bereaved Families Forum

2008-02-17T17:59:00.000-08:00

Name: Aaziz Abu Sarah
Organization: Parents Circle - Families Forum
Length 1 hour 12 minutes

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This interview is one of the highlights from our trip. A young man named Aaziz Abu Sarah who is part of a joint Isreali-Palestinian organization called The Parents Circle - Families Forum.

United Nations (O.C.H.A.)

2008-02-15T10:50:00.000-08:00

Name: Tim Williams
Organization: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Length 1 hour 34 minutes

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In Jerusalem we met with Tim Williams of the OCHA office. He gave us a very insightful presentation about the conflict and what the United Nations is facing in the region.

Christian Peacemaker Teams

2008-02-14T14:46:00.000-08:00

Name: Barbara Martensen
Organization: Christian Peacemaker Teams
Length 55 minutes

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On a rain soaked Valentine's Day in Hebron we met with Barbara Martensen, a Canadian volunteer with the Christian Peacemaker Teams. Barbara sheds a lot of insight on what it's like to be a witness and "get in the way" of injustice.

Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights

2008-02-12T07:21:00.000-08:00

Name: Mohamed Jaradat
Organization: Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights
Length 1 hour 1 minute

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Early on the second morning of our trip we met with Mohamed Jaradat, co-founder of the Badil Resource Center

Even early in the morning, Mr. Jaradat is very well spoken and answers all our many questions.

Wi'am - The Palestinian Conflict Resolution Centre

2008-02-11T15:04:00.000-08:00

Name: Zoughbi Zoughbi
Organization: Wi'am - The Palestinian Conflict Resolution Centre
Length 1 hour 18 minutes

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Above you can listen to a presentation delivered to our group by Zoughbi Zoughbi, the director of Wi'am: The Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center. Wi'am is located in Bethlehem and became the base of operations for our group during our stay there.