Hebron, Sansana (Meitar Crossing)

Hebron

Six buses with relatives of prisoners at Meitar crossing.  We arrive as the last bus leaves.  Everything was alright today…

Here’s what we heard today:

In a chance meeting with Yehuda, from Breaking the Silence, he tells me that the Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei has a joint exhibition with Eid.

That’s very good news for everyone fighting the occupation.

You can read about Ai Wei Wei here:  http://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/.premium-1.2943282

The occupation, an exact miniature version

Eid Alhada’lin lives in El-Heir, the Bedouin village in the southern Hebron hills.  His show at the Minshar Gallery in Tel Aviv is an exact miniature display of bulldozers, helicopters, tractors and trucks.

You can read about him:  http://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/newexhibitions/.premium-1.2671403

Here’s what we did today:

We visited Shaqr Tamimi, near Giv’at Gal, to help him retrieve funds from the Israeli court.  We also assisted some Palestinians to cancel their blacklisting that prevents them from entering Israel.

Here’s part of what we saw today:

A flying checkpoint at Dahariyya:

As well as this film clip about the flying checkpoint at Dahariyya:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk_R9vBsXQs&feature=em-upload_owner

The Worshippers route and the separation (apartheid) barrier near the Cave of the Patriarchs:

Here’s what we saw near Beit Hameriva:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-_V0LZLf4M&feature=em-upload_owner

Hebron’s children run through the streets – it’s exam time, and they’ll soon begin their three-month summer vacation.

This is how it looks at the Tel Rumeida checkpoint, which is still categorized as a closed military area.  The large demonstration on Thursday didn’t change how things look.

And in this clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv8MFaQSOyU&feature=em-upload_owner

The days pass, a year passes, the occupation goes on…and on…