Showing posts with label West Bank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Bank. Show all posts
Monday, 27 December 2010
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Sunday, 7 December 2008
A'mir Refugee Camp, Ramallah
Photograph by Lina with the Tamer Institute in Ramallah. We took a workshop field trip to A'mir Refugee Camp in Ramallah.
Book Links: Ramallah- "Sharon and My Mother-In-Law: Ramallah Diaries", by Suad Amiry
The Israeli Security Wall - Photo Story
Photograph taken by Jumna from Ramallah, she lives across from the wall. Here this road used to go straight but it was cut off by the wall. Her mother lives on the other side. Now it can take her hours to go and visit her, when she used to cross the street.
The next photograph is of the wall taken by Sa'ana in Aida Refugee Camp located in Bethlehem. This tower is built across from the homes and a childrens community center.
Book Links: Ramallah: "When the Birds Stopped Singing", by Raja Shehadeh
The Wall: "The West Bank Wall: Unmaking Palestine", by Ray Dolphin
Bethlehem: "A Crisis in Bethlehem", by John Strohmeyr
Thursday, 30 August 2007
Side Trip- Abu Deis and the wall
A checkpoint in between Jerusalem into the West Bank.
It is hard to represent the structure of the wall in photographs and its impact on the human psyche. I can only explain it like this: Once there was a road that went from one village into another and you could see for miles the hills and olive trees. Then one day, a large concrete slap in built on that road all grey, tall and ugly. The concrete blocks the road so you cannot go through anymore, but not only does it block the road, but also the beautiful view of the hills. It creates the feeling of isolation and a closed box. Once there was vast open air, and now it is stifling. Walking along the wall you just cannot see through it, around it, and what you once knew what was on the other side, the gas station, the coffee bar or the market. Life becomes closed and darker.Above is graffiti with a window view of what once was on the other side.
This is a "nice" wall in Abu Deis. The locals gathered together and told the State that they did not want a gray wall going through their neighborhood. Israel bought the bricks, the locals built the wall. You can see how close it is to the homes, and the road that is cut off.
In Abu Deis, the wall divided the neithborhoods. Here you can see the homes on the other side. This used to be a "neighborhood" of families and friends, now they cannot get to one another unless they drive around through many checkpoints and spend about 2 hours.
The Palestinian's dubbed the wall as "the snake" This is a good representation as to why. You can see the olive trees, and divisions in the land winding around water wells and homes.
This is a new settlement near Abu Deis. This is the reason for the wall and the land that is being taken with it.
Monday, 27 August 2007
Jumna-Palestinian Working Women Society for Development
Jumna wants to show us life for her in Ramallah and outside. This is the wall, that blocked a main road. You used to be able to go straight on this road. Her family now lives on the other side of the wall, and she has a difficult time getting there. The house that you see on the other side of the wall is her families home. This is where her parents live. She used to visit them at least once a week now if she is lucky, she can see them once a month.
This is a view of Jerusalem. She loves Jerusalem and it is one of her favorite cities.
Jumna also took a photograph of the traffic back up at the checkpoint in Ramallah from her car.
This is a view from her office where she works in Ramallah.
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