A farmer from the village of Farata. Due to the violence of settlers from the illegal settlement of Gilad, farmers in the area can now access their land only with the protection of the Israeli Military, which they are given for 1 day during the spring to tend the land, and between 2 and 7 days in the autumn in order to harvest the olives. If the farmers attempt to visit the land without the military, the settlers attack them and the Palestinians risk getting arrested.
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.
