i knew Anwar. I worked at al Mezan in 2002 during the 2nd intifada. he was such a kind and gentle person, using his opportunity for work to help his family, but also for the greater good of human rights for all. This is heartbreaking, bordering on disgusting. May he be at peace. But also may his family find justice.
I visited Hebron many times during the 2nd Intifada and after. What was little reported on at the time was that the Israelis imposed 24/7 curfew on all Palestinians living in H2 (the only Palestinian urban area still under direct military operation. Palestinians were not allowed out of their home except for a few hours on Fridays for shopping. They were basically prisoners and victims of collective punishment.
Israeli settlers (colonizers) there were the nexus for the start of the "settler" movement after 1967. They are an incredibly racist and intolerant group. They had strong support from groups like Kahane and JDL. I photographed a JDL graffiti on an Arab's home in 2005 that read "Gas the Arabs - JDL. They create intolerable living conditions on Arabs there (rock throwing at school children and dumping garbage into the Arab old city) in order to force Palestinians to want to migrate, and its working. The H2 area is full of burned out Arab homes and businesses.
None of these sorts of "slow suffering" stories are ever told in the US press. The more Israel draws out the peace process and continue this ethnic cleansing, the more their colonist's facts on the ground become permanent.
Apart from all the cynicism and sad reality of American TV news (globally, Syria gets a lot more attention), I just want to say, as an American humanitarian aid worker in Lebanon working for Syrians (and Palestinians) thank you for your efforts Dr. Cole to continue to shed light on this issue.
As the crisis enters its 4th year, we are all very concerned that international bi- and multi-lateral donors will become "fatigued" and start cutting funding for incredibly important work. We are still providing the very basics to most refugees - and the situation is getting worse as they have to sell all their assets just to survive. Almost none of them can legally work, so as their coping mechanisms begin to fail, the situation will only get worse.
i knew Anwar. I worked at al Mezan in 2002 during the 2nd intifada. he was such a kind and gentle person, using his opportunity for work to help his family, but also for the greater good of human rights for all. This is heartbreaking, bordering on disgusting. May he be at peace. But also may his family find justice.
I visited Hebron many times during the 2nd Intifada and after. What was little reported on at the time was that the Israelis imposed 24/7 curfew on all Palestinians living in H2 (the only Palestinian urban area still under direct military operation. Palestinians were not allowed out of their home except for a few hours on Fridays for shopping. They were basically prisoners and victims of collective punishment.
Israeli settlers (colonizers) there were the nexus for the start of the "settler" movement after 1967. They are an incredibly racist and intolerant group. They had strong support from groups like Kahane and JDL. I photographed a JDL graffiti on an Arab's home in 2005 that read "Gas the Arabs - JDL. They create intolerable living conditions on Arabs there (rock throwing at school children and dumping garbage into the Arab old city) in order to force Palestinians to want to migrate, and its working. The H2 area is full of burned out Arab homes and businesses.
None of these sorts of "slow suffering" stories are ever told in the US press. The more Israel draws out the peace process and continue this ethnic cleansing, the more their colonist's facts on the ground become permanent.
Apart from all the cynicism and sad reality of American TV news (globally, Syria gets a lot more attention), I just want to say, as an American humanitarian aid worker in Lebanon working for Syrians (and Palestinians) thank you for your efforts Dr. Cole to continue to shed light on this issue.
As the crisis enters its 4th year, we are all very concerned that international bi- and multi-lateral donors will become "fatigued" and start cutting funding for incredibly important work. We are still providing the very basics to most refugees - and the situation is getting worse as they have to sell all their assets just to survive. Almost none of them can legally work, so as their coping mechanisms begin to fail, the situation will only get worse.