Ruth: Tuesday
Posted on | November 18, 2008 | No Comments
On our way into the office, Patricia bumped into a friend who had heard her this morning on NPR’s Morning Edition, following the interview yesterday for « Tell Me More ». More interviews today: Voice of America TV and Pacifica Public Radio. Again the women got rave reviews.
At lunch time, we had a box lunch at the office for the staff and some invited guests to meet the women. Everyone was fascinated and moved by Reem’s story. Remember, she is the elementary school principal in Hebron. Her school is situated Inside the checkpoint and adjacent to three especially intransigent Jewish settlements. It’s a military zone. In the past the children were harassed on the way to school. Reem told them never to fight back or to throw stones, but to call for help and take a photo. She would also solicit help from the Israeli authorities whose trust and respect she has gained throughout the years. Today her children feel a little safer.
And then it was off to the mall. Reem had to buy a laptop for her school. It seems the one advantanage of having the school within the ‘Israeli territory’ is the free internet access, unlike in the rest of the city.
Another lovely dinner together at Patricia’s, a discussion of what everyone is wearing to tomorrow, and we were off to get our beauty sleep.
