Sightseeing in the Apartheid State: From Ben Gurion to the West Bank
Spray painted onto the wall of a residential neighborhood in Hebron, this sign reads: Shalom Arabs! Gas the Arabs! JDL (The unnamed man in the photo is a volunteer guide with the Temporary International Presence in Hebron)
Cindy Franklin is one of the brilliant professors in the UH English department, and she’s written a powerful, first person account of what it’s like these days in Palestine. I’ve attached the essay, published on Portside. Also, Cindy will give a talk about her trip on Thursday, September 12th, 3PM, Kuykendall, Room 410. Save the date!
“This land, together with Gaza, is referred to by the United Nations and other international bodies as the Occupied Palestinian Territories, or oPt – Palestinian land under Israeli Occupation. We met with students and faculty members from five different Palestinian universities, toured towns and refugee camps in the West Bank…” Go here for the whole story: http://portside.org/2013-06-13/sightseeing-apartheid-state-ben-gurion-west-bank