Trude Dothan
Archeologist, author, and professor
When we dig up cities, we get pottery. People were people—they were born, they grew up, they died. Life revolves around this. When we find burial grounds, fortifications, private houses, we get a sense of how they lived, how they ate. The fun of archeology is to make cities and civilizations of the past come alive. People are people are people. [..]
Anya Antopolski
Director of Meeting Point in Nokdim
I’ll tell you a story. About a year ago I was going through the checkpoint on my way home when I saw a very pretty Palestinian girl with a beautiful scarf covering her hair. She was standing next to the checkpoint holding a Palestinian flag and demonstrating against the security fence. I wanted to stand next to her holding an Israeli flag, because I’m also against the fence. If she’s against the fence, and I’m against the fence, then who is for it, really? That’s what I want to say. [...]
Inbal Avnon
Sergeant with Israeli Defense Force
To serve as a woman in a combat position is a big honor. Military service has always been important to me. Even at an early age I knew I wanted to join a combat unit. I had to cope with people asking, “Why?” and making fun of me because women weren’t in combat units then. But it is one of the most challenging things open to women in the army, and has given me a lot.
Maha Abu Shusheh
General Manager of Abu Shusheh Trading Company
We are a nation that deserves to live, and to live in peace. What is happening to us now leaves us hopeless, and no one can live without hope. We have been neglected for a long time, and we are not going to be the only nation that will pay the price. The whole neighborhood of nations will pay because we have been left without hope. [...]
Rula: Thursday
My day started at 6:00 am, like every day, and everything went well and smooth today. Memo went to school at 7:30 and then I return back home to prepare breakfast for my parents and myself, and then hurry to AL-Ram to attend my second day of the workshop that Fakhira my friend and [...]
Rula Salameh: Tuesday
Today was a normal day — I was busy but was able to manage nearly everything. I finished the preparation for my workshop tomorrow that will start around 10 00 am and will finish around 4 00 pm. Fakhira Haloun my colleague was with me step by step in all the preparation (Thanks [...]
Rula: Wednesday
Today my day started at 6: 00 am with my son, Memo. I took him to school and then went directly to the Justvision office to prepare for our workshop. I can say it was a long day — I enjoyed every minute at the workshop and I enjoyed all the participants. It [...]
Rula Salameh: Monday
The first day of a busy week — as usual I wake up at 6:00 am, to prepare Memo for school, and then my day and my work starts. I went to Ramallah for two meetings and then ran to Jerusalem for another meeting and after that I called Elana Rozenman my sister and my [...]
Rula Salameh: Sunday
Today was my day off, and I was thinking I would rest and try to stay home and enjoy my day with the family and especially my son Memo. But, unfortunately I checked my email and I discovered that I have to do a lot of important things related to my work with Justvision [...]
Noa Epstein
Coordinator for Peace Now
Politically, I’ve always been motivated, active, and opinionated. Whenever women have an opinion, they are considered to be opinionated. At least in Hebrew, it has a negative connotation. I have tried to translate words into action—happiness, compassion, care, and love. [...]
