I came back to bilin village after a week spent in al waraja village and jenin refugee camp.
I saw a new settlements is under construction in al waraja village, and also this village is surrounded by new separation wall, and after a few months, the villagers cen not get out of the village freely because of the new checkpoint in the village.
I met a villager, his name is omar, he used to working inside israel, but now he does not have a job. israeli government tried to force him to sell his land for the new settlments, but he refused, after that he lost a permission to enter israel. now his house is surrounded by fences and wall, and also after a few months he has to get to his house from village through the tunnel. because his house is separated from village by the wall.
After that i visited to jenin refugee camp, i met an actor, his name is kamal, in the freedom theater and stayed his house for three days. i interviewed his family as what is happened on you in 2002, so many innocent people killed by israeli army. kamals brother mohammad was 12 years old at that time he was beaten his legs with rifles so many times in his house and broken his leg. his younger brother salem was just 8 years old, israeli soldiers shot him, he was injured by bullets on his legs. and their father abu kamal was captured and tortured at that time, after he released he got sick, now he can not speak, stand by himself, just laying on the floor most of the day.
Their life is really difficult, they had nothing to do wrong, they just want to have daily life as we have. i promised them to back to their house and left.
I joined the weekly demonstration yesterday, now not so many people attend the demo as used to. some of them feel tired, some of them feel enough, some of them feel like we can not get back the land anymore because the concrete wall and huge settlements is standing, it is difficult to move them out... so they do not attend the demo anymore. i feel so sad, but i will continue to cover this village. this is not the end of the struggle yet. still there are settlements and wall in this village. this is the occupation.
A friend of mine told me last night, we will not succeed to get a palestinian states in my lifetime, but i have to speak our rights out to remind that we are here to all over the world. this is the only one thing to do.
Yes i will do with you.
I saw a new settlements is under construction in al waraja village, and also this village is surrounded by new separation wall, and after a few months, the villagers cen not get out of the village freely because of the new checkpoint in the village.
I met a villager, his name is omar, he used to working inside israel, but now he does not have a job. israeli government tried to force him to sell his land for the new settlments, but he refused, after that he lost a permission to enter israel. now his house is surrounded by fences and wall, and also after a few months he has to get to his house from village through the tunnel. because his house is separated from village by the wall.
After that i visited to jenin refugee camp, i met an actor, his name is kamal, in the freedom theater and stayed his house for three days. i interviewed his family as what is happened on you in 2002, so many innocent people killed by israeli army. kamals brother mohammad was 12 years old at that time he was beaten his legs with rifles so many times in his house and broken his leg. his younger brother salem was just 8 years old, israeli soldiers shot him, he was injured by bullets on his legs. and their father abu kamal was captured and tortured at that time, after he released he got sick, now he can not speak, stand by himself, just laying on the floor most of the day.
Their life is really difficult, they had nothing to do wrong, they just want to have daily life as we have. i promised them to back to their house and left.
I joined the weekly demonstration yesterday, now not so many people attend the demo as used to. some of them feel tired, some of them feel enough, some of them feel like we can not get back the land anymore because the concrete wall and huge settlements is standing, it is difficult to move them out... so they do not attend the demo anymore. i feel so sad, but i will continue to cover this village. this is not the end of the struggle yet. still there are settlements and wall in this village. this is the occupation.
A friend of mine told me last night, we will not succeed to get a palestinian states in my lifetime, but i have to speak our rights out to remind that we are here to all over the world. this is the only one thing to do.
Yes i will do with you.