To studios are kind of common slimes in bygone era those. Leads to those living today. They are guarding goes as passed in the box. The legacy in black and white. Collective memories starts of august 14th own d. W. For decades now israelis and palestinians have been locked in an ongoing dispute over a few 1000 square kilometers or plat the west bank sandwiched in between israel and jordan ever more jewish settlers are moving here some of them from germany like high atop she lives in a fortune. Thats me i see no problem with and living here its a matter of how we. Hire thomas or settler and to many palestinians provocation. The hard part she claims direct contact is the only real to pace. High a town was born in some petersburg in 1991 and grow up in cologne at age 19 she emigrated to israel shes been living in a jewish settlement in the west bank since 2014 the couple this is and what is it thats like they saw the change symbolizes the country of israel and im not a political person and a religious person for one thing and for another ive called my principles the 1st one is that the land should be unified for everyone who lives on it. Higher lives in this converted container in their loans for it settlement just over 20 kilometers south of jerusalem the United Nations on the European Union both regard the jewish settlements as violations of International Law as theyre built on occupied territory but the settlers justify their initiative by citing an Israeli Court ruling that declares the building of the settlements legal conflict isnt over by a long shot it may get worse anything can happen we might all contract the coronavirus and wind up in solitary confinement so nobody will be able to attack the other thatd be just dandy this corona. We 1st met high in early march. As the Program Festival was just getting underway traditionally jews dont costumes for it and exchange gifts. At the time the coronavirus had already come to israel but the people was still getting together to celebrate they kept up their usual social contacts and did not yet practice distancing. Why did the settlers prefer the relative isolation of a jew to hand mountains on some of the most disputed land in the world mentioned to label him as the people who lifted you say for their beliefs partly financially says just because its cheaper although i like the sense of community. Chuckles like never lived in a community before where all the neighbors is so tightly knit. Man. The more zulu. Sustain us in school is nice really nice because it reminds us were not alone and that everything is not as simple and beautiful as it would appear at 1st glance. The west bank is about the size of the u. S. State of delaware but the potential for conflict is vast about 430000 jewish settlers live here among 2700000 palestinians behind fences walls and barbed wire. The expansion of jewish settlements extensively impacts the lives of palestinians like Ali Abu Awwad he comes from a family of political activists his brother was shot and killed at an israeli checkpoint in 2001. Was active in the resistance against israel and spent years in prison he says hes renounced violence even if the discrimination continues unabated. Palestinian bisons right is enough to get him stopped at the supermarket by security. The father asked where hes coming from abu awwad replies that he came from good. The officer asks to see some id but doesnt have any on hand the officer suggests he look for it in his car and that he cannot let him into the parking lot without an id even if they did the next office and would stop him so i wanted the office to turn back. My id. So i was what i love so. This doesnt happen to the israel is just that palestinian that has to be checked and if you forget your id its a big deal. I feel sometimes that every call us thing. Is suspicion. Until you prove you are a good guy. One hears like. 3 within the way because there is a lot of fear a lot of. Different activities that tags annie annie a wrong move in this junction englishes your injunction. And the mistake with their own good move why you arent driving good care of course to your liking. When i look around i see many subtle move around so rounding the list learned i mean. This is what i see. And this is what palestinians face every day for these people to exist and practice their identity there is a price of my dignity and my rights that i have to obey every day and this is and just. Israelis are acting without considering the palestinians as fact investment policy fenians are struggling to survive that but also to start the heart of a cube ation in any way and this is an endless i dont want to spend my life doing this out of this victim here. And the feeling of victim in both sides is such a huge issue with even the competition of suffering who suffers more none of us is going to give up his right none of us. For decades israelis and palestinians have been locked in a kind of local cold war in which neither side wins. Higher shans the spirit sees it as unfair that she and other jewish settlers are called an obstacle to peace in the middle east silicosis 150000 israelis are not something to be ignored and you cant just classify several 100000 people as criminals and think youll be able to expel them for some political motives it doesnt is a couple of personally i see no problem with the fact that were living here its more of a question of how we live here and how we behave and how the other section of the population the arab inhabitants of today or in some areas the palestinians behave towards us of the kind of interaction happening here and its not happening very positively i have to admit to given. On the question of whom the land belongs to there are no easy answers people debate the issue and seek dialogue with the other side. Like hired rabbi one and schlesinger lives in the alone shorts settlement together with palestinian partners hes launched a Grassroots Initiative called roots 60 years and 6 weeks ago for the 1st time my life i had a face to face meeting with the real palestinian before that i had seen them on the street i had hired them to work in my house they did my gardening but i never really talked to them. I was completely thrown for a loop that here are people that i thought of as terrorists and they have a human story just like mine i was so taken aback to hear their stories of living under occupation id never use that word before id never heard that word before in a face to face conversation you know. Both sides are an obstacle to the other sides peace our identities are the obstacle to peace we have 2 contradictory identities israelis say and its true historically that the whole land theres ours thats true we were here 2000 years ago but the palestinians are also connected to the whole land from the jordan to mid trade in the same old land it belongs to both sides legitimately. Roots organizes regular events stories where palestinians talk about their lives under Israeli Occupation for some of the young men and women here this presentation will be their very fast direct contact with an arab once an enemy becomes a partner theres a chance of finding a political solution thats the idea behind roots we have to create a new reality which will move that it be expensive side but in partnership with the other side and the truth is. That the best place to begin trading that partnership is here in the west bank slashed to dean scenario were of close so close to each other. This is precisely what jai atal set out to do in roots she got to know a palestinian over time theyve become good friends he lives in her son an arab village halfway between alone shorts and jerusalem but the political situation does not make such into ethnic friendships easy signs even warn israelis not to enter palestinian villages claiming that its dangerous high a town doesnt agree shes even learn some arabic because she wishes to communicate with our neighbors. Higher and more ottis the term internet what they share and not want separates them shake their friendship. Weve had enough of warring so either we decide now how we can live together reasonably in peace or one stable through the other out or whether. Pleasure of the summer against as meeting more others are for it is not we i dont care and i have no reservations about meeting with israelis who everyone knows the man i have the him and i have heard because of his contacts with israelis motus was detained for 4 days by Palestinian Security forces the mutual distrust ronsard deep that anyone ever has contact with the other side is quickly suspected of being either a traitor or a spy even serve as something essential there to share. The desire for peace in the missing and we both like this new who has. A. Hand. Its the personal contacts that make all the difference for higher. Almost whether you have a load of why do i stay on here because i have a good social community i have lots of friends had both jews and arabs and im getting along fine here. In spite of their differences higher abu awwad and rabbi schlesinger performed a common bond that convinced its the only way to bring peace to their own country. 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