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Wall
construction site on the western side of Budrus, near the Green Line. Sixty olive
trees already have been destroyed. In the background to the right are the Israeli-only
access road and the path where the fence will be built. |
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Two boys
from Budrus, a village committed to non-violently fighting the Israeli occupation
and the wall. |
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lA four-year
old girl attends a protest against the wall in Budrus. Her house has been a consistent
target by Israeli soldiers. A few days before this demonstration, Israeli soldiers
threw a tear-gas canister in her window, where she and her 8-month sister were
trapped. |
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Women from
Budrus confront the Israeli soldiers who protect the construction of the wall. |
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Resistance
against the wall is strong in Budrus. Regular non-violent demonstrations occur
with marches to the wall site. |
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Women’s
voices are loud and clear in Budrus. The women of Budrus are quite often the people
closest to the Israeli soldiers at the protests. |
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This sheep
farmer speaks at the protest against the wall in Budrus. He and other sheep farmers
will loose significant grazing land for their animals to the wall. |
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Rabbis
for Human Rights, based out of Jerusalem, donated 500 olive trees to Budrus. At
this demonstration villagers and internationals planted some of these trees in
the area where the Israeli army destroyed olive trees. A few days after the planting
of these trees, the Israeli bulldozers destroyed them. |
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One of
the 500 olive trees donated to Budrus by Rabbis for Human Rights. Many of these
trees have been symbolically planted in the construction site of the wall during
demonstrations. |
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