I'm not a masochist, but I don’t have a problem with Yasser stroking my neck with a razor knife. Yasser has a barber shop in that area of Jerusalem, which is just behind the wall. This is on walking distance from my home; for me it’s easy to get there, and his price is far below what I would have paid elsewhere.
A series of auto-ethnographic tales on the encounter with Palestinians and Bedouins, around Jerusalem, depicting various social, cultural, economical and political aspects of life behind the wall.
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May 27, 2017
Yasser and his razor knife
Labels:
Anata,
army,
Bedouin,
cars,
coffee and tea,
family,
French Hill,
friendship,
hospitality,
human rights,
Jerusalem,
occupation,
oppression,
Palestinian,
police,
refugee camp,
Shuafat,
tension,
wall,
work
Location:
Shuafat Refugee Camp
February 13, 2017
Ten years wait for US visa
Ahmad is waiting for almost a decade to join his wife and children in the US. This does neither coincide with US law, which gives special consideration to immediate relatives of US citizens, nor with the understanding that there is no waiting list for immigrants who are immediate relatives.
Labels:
Al-Za'im,
army,
Bedouin,
family,
human rights,
immigration,
Jerusalem,
legal system,
occupation,
oppression,
Palestinian,
police,
United States,
wall,
women,
work
Location:
Jerusalem, Israel
January 13, 2017
Where is Ma'ale Eizariya?
Ma’ale Adumim is a city with a population of over 40.000 inhabitants. It is a commuter town for Jerusalem and the third-largest Israeli settlement in the West Bank.
Last week, the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee discussed annexing Ma’ale Adumim to the State of Israel (see also: Bennett vows to pursue Ma’ale Adumim annexation this month). Annexation of Ma’ale Adumim would strengthen the occupation of Palestinian lands. Moreover, plans to connect Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem create a barrier between the northern and southern parts of the West Bank, and complicate traveling and transport by Palestinians even more.
Last week, the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee discussed annexing Ma’ale Adumim to the State of Israel (see also: Bennett vows to pursue Ma’ale Adumim annexation this month). Annexation of Ma’ale Adumim would strengthen the occupation of Palestinian lands. Moreover, plans to connect Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem create a barrier between the northern and southern parts of the West Bank, and complicate traveling and transport by Palestinians even more.
Labels:
administrative detention,
Bedouin,
coffee and tea,
food,
French Hill,
friendship,
Jerusalem,
legal system,
Ma'ale Adumim,
occupation,
oppression,
Palestinian,
restaurant,
settlement,
transportation,
village,
wall
Location:
Al-Eizariya
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