Ma’ale Adummim Settlers

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.

Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions

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

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.)

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.