Through My Eyes

Tag: apartheid

  • Apartheid Separation Wall

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    Iris Keltz
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    A Palestinian living in Ayda Refugee Camp, one mile north of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank,  points to his trees on the other side of the Apartheid Separation Wall. In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI visited the refugee camp and said, “It’s tragic to see these walls being erected.” The Palestinian farmer whose hand points toward his fields…

  • Boycott is Kosher

    Boycott is Kosher

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    Iris Keltz
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    I was shocked when I first heard Jewish leaders in my community denounce the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement started by Palestinians living in the West Bank. Call me naive, but considering Israelis had been living under the threat of bombs exploding on buses, in shopping malls, restaurants, and other public places, there should…