The community of Umm al Kher inspires visitors with their steadfast resistance to encroaching Israeli settlements and constant threats of demolition
May this generation return to the oranges, almonds, and figs of their homelands
For decades, international media has painted the Palestinian struggle in terms of terrorism, while Israeli occupation, ethnic cleansing, and human rights violations against Palestinians are attributed to self-defence.
Musbah chooses to maintain his shop by the checkpoint and offer his space as a refuge to children when the Israeli occupation soldiers attack, even when it puts him and his family in danger.
May the checkpoints, metal detectors, soldiers, and weapons cease, and may Palestinians move freely and feel safe in their homes, neighbourhoods, and country.
The direct violence of the occupation is obvious, but what are the subtle ways in which apartheid seeps into Palestinian life?
Basic freedom of movement in Palestine—walking to the grocery store, driving to visit family, or flying internationally—depends on your nationality, race, and religion. As a Palestinian, you are denied these rights as others in your country move freely.
CPT Palestine team members engaged in a friendly and introductory conversation with a white person, but it took an unexpected turn.
After the death of Nasser Abu Hmaid, a Palestinian freedom fighter who had been denied cancer treatment while in an Israeli prison, much of the occupied West Bank went on strike. CPT volunteer Louis Bockner, who was in Hebron on Dec. 20, the day of his passing, reflects on that morning and the events that unfolded.
Visiting teams not only allows you to engage with the political realities of the contexts in which CPT works, but also to participate in and experience the spirit of team work