Issawiya; the East Jerusalem neighbourhood at the brunt of Israeli Police brutality
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The eight-seater van driven by Issawiya community leader Mohammad Abu Hummus lurches and screeches up the recently slicked pavement, stirring clouds of exhaust in its wake. Activists from Free Jerusalem, an Israeli collective raising awareness around the occupation, prepare to start their daily solidarity walks through the East Jerusalem village of Issawiya; documenting the continuous Israeli police bombardment that has been plaguing the neighbourhood for the past six months.
However this night, with the first winter rain, a gloomy backdrop accompanies the palpable fatigue from volunteers, “can you feel the tension?” Noah Benninga, a holocaust professor and volunteer from Jerusalem, says in a hushed tone.
Issawiya; the East Jerusalem neighbourhood at the brunt of Israeli Police brutality
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Issawiya; the East Jerusalem neighbourhood at the brunt of Israeli Police brutality
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Issawiya; the East Jerusalem neighbourhood at the brunt of Israeli Police brutality
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Issawiya; the East Jerusalem neighbourhood at the brunt of Israeli Police brutality
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The eight-seater van driven by Issawiya community leader Mohammad Abu Hummus lurches and screeches up the recently slicked pavement, stirring clouds of exhaust in its wake. Activists from Free Jerusalem, an Israeli collective raising awareness around the occupation, prepare to start their daily solidarity walks through the East Jerusalem village of Issawiya; documenting the continuous Israeli police bombardment that has been plaguing the neighbourhood for the past six months.
However this night, with the first winter rain, a gloomy backdrop accompanies the palpable fatigue from volunteers, “can you feel the tension?” Noah Benninga, a holocaust professor and volunteer from Jerusalem, says in a hushed tone.