john, one of my college friends is a member of the international solidarity movement. he spends a lot of time in palestine trying to support the fragile rights of the palestinian people. i have put his lastest email (extract below) and an old set of images from 2003 onto this site.

the state of israel does not want international observers being here; doing what we’re doing, and seeing what we’re seeing. it doesn’t want the world to know about the real, on-the-ground consequences that this wall is having on the local, indigenous palestinian people unfortunate enough to be in its path – like the land confiscation, the house demolitions, the olive trees uprooted & palestinian families being separated from each other. and it certainly doesn’t want the palestinian people to be supported in their peaceful, non-violent demonstrations against this wall. a wall which the international court of justice in the hague has not only ruled illegal, but demanded it be taken down and compensation to be paid to those palestinians who have been affected by it so far.

you can read the entire email and see the pictures here.