Some of the empty tear gas canisters left behind after the Friday demonstration in Kafr Qaddum. The villagers meet weekly to protest against the roadblock that prevents them from leaving the village by the main road and forces them to take a long detour. Although organised as a peaceful protest, boys from the village often throw stones towards the Israeli military, who ‘respond’ (often preemptively) with teargas. Two people were recently hit by canisters at the demonstration, suggesting the canisters are being used as weapons rather than a crowd dispersal method.
3 months in the West Bank town of Tulkarm with The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. (EAPPI) EAPPI brings internationals to the West Bank to experience life under occupation. Ecumenical Accompaniers (EAs) provide protective presence to vulnerable communities, monitor and report human rights abuses and support Palestinians and Israelis working together for peace and carrying out advocacy work.
The views contained in this blog are personal and do not necessarily reflect those of my sending organisation(QPSW), the EAPPI programme or the World Council of Churches.
