On Monday, July 1, I had an early morning Check Point experience at the Separation Barrier between Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
I joined two Bethlehem colleagues at 3:45 a.m. to walk to Check Point 300, the entrance on the Bethlehem side of the Separation … Continue reading →

Having concluded our interviews in Khirbet ar Ras al Ahmar, we began our journey back to Yanoun.  We had a stop to make in Huwwara to pick up Ulrike, one of our colleagues from the Bethlehem placement.  She was joining us for a placement visit to see… Continue reading →

After we said our goodbyes to the two families whose homes were demolished in Mu’arrajat, we received another urgent call.  The military were demolishing four homes in Khirbet ar Ras al Ahmar.
We traveled north for 30 minutes along Route 578 past th… Continue reading →

We start out each week with a carefully thought out plan.  And within the space of hours, the plan seems to change as urgent calls come in to support Palestinian villages under attack.
Such was the case this Thursday, June 27, 2013.  We were planning… Continue reading →

We start out each week with a carefully thought out plan.  And within the space of hours, the plan seems to change as urgent calls come in to support villages under attack.
Such was the case yesterday.  We were planning to go to Iraq Burin, a communi… Continue reading →