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Monthly Archives: June 2004
Day 5: Doreen's Diary
Today the ladies slept in. I, however, was up at 6:30 am. My sleeps are deep, but I am unable to sleep late. When everyone had finished breakfast and checked out of the Retno, we boarded vans to Qalandia checkpoint. … Continue reading
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Tagged Doreen, International Solidarity Movement, Jerusalem, Qalandia, Western Wall
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Day 4: Gail’s Diary
We arrived in the Occupied Palestinian city of Ramallah unfortunately minus one of our beloved group, WCA (Women of a Certain Age). Several of us were held and interrogated at the Ben Gurion airport on arrival and released after several … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartheid Wall, Freedom Summer 2004, Gail, Gush Shalom, International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah, Taayush
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Day 4: Anni's Diary
Our training was put to the test! There was a demonstration in a-Ram, north of Jerusalem, where the Wall is being built. For the first time the town is coming together in peaceful protest. Our first real checkpoint experience: shadeless, … Continue reading
Day 4: Doreen's Diary
Today was the opening day of Freedom Summer 2004. We had planned at last night’s meeting to leave the hotel by 9:30 to go into central Ramallah to find an internet café, to buy phones, and to pick up a … Continue reading
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Tagged a-Ram, Caterpillar, Doreen, Freedom Summer 2004, Qalquilya, Ramallah, Red Crescent, shwarma, Tayush, Tear Gas, Wall, wedding
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Day 3: Doreen's Diary
Today was a full day of training; intensive, informing, and empowering. Faris, Mohammed and Raji are adorable, well-informed, intelligent and dedicated young men who did a fabulous job training us. We certainly were a challenging group and they handled us … Continue reading
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Tagged Doreen, Freedom Summer 2004, International Solidarity Movement, Qalandia, training
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Day 3: Anni's Diary
Training took place about 12 hours for 2 days in the Meeting Room of the Retno with three beautiful young Palestinian men. Here they were, confronted with 13 women, some of whom could be their grandmothers, and a noisier, more … Continue reading
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Tagged Anni, Ghassan Andoni, International Solidarity Movement, training
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Day 2: Anni's Diary
Before going to training in Ramallah, we ventured out to roam the Christian and Arab quarters a bit, the bazaar area where there are no obvious tourists. Shopkeepers who have always hawked their wares now plead with the tourist, using … Continue reading
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Tagged Anni, International Solidarity Movement, Jerusalem, Qalandia, Ramallah, training
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Day 2: Doreen's Diary
We set our alarms for 4:45 a.m., showered, dressed and went downstairs, a bit unhappy to leave the luxurious large bath towels, the heated bathroom floor and mirror, and the fabulous beds and coverlets. Stacey went to check us out … Continue reading
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Tagged Doreen, El Al, International Solidarity Movement, Jerusalem, Qalandia, Ramallah, Tel Aviv, training
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Day 1: Anni's Diary
It is easier to fly, as Ahmad is home safe; I feel that if something happened, he will be with the boys, so I am unusually relaxed about the travel. Flight to Amsterdam is uneventful, and Jenny and I study … Continue reading
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Day 1: Doreen's Diary
Today was the day. After three wonderful days in Eindhoven visiting Carol’s children, Stacey, Carol and I were ready for our adventure to begin. We woke about 9am. After showering, we had breakfast, piled into the car, and headed for … Continue reading
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