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Silwan

Lundi, novembre 10th, 2008

On a big board on a site under construction, a glorious future is promised to the future inhabitants of “the city of David” on a big poster reprezenting happy children running in a idyllic frame. For the 200 settlers of this neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, close to the dome of the rock, the main street [...]

Burj Al Laqlaq social center : a breath of fresh air for Jerusalem old city youth

Lundi, octobre 27th, 2008

On tuesday, as one part of the group was visiting the neighbourhood of Silwan, we went to the Burj Al Laqlaq social center, a neighbourhood located in the eastern part of Jerusalem’s old city, the Palestinian part of the city which has been annexed and occupied by the Israeli State since 1967.
We meet Wassila, the [...]