notes of a non-combatant

essays from the occupation

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decolonizing graffiti

Posted by Ibi in Palestine 1 year, 6 months ago at 8:44 pm.


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I had heard about this place before I even stepped foot on Palestinian soil. I had been couch surfing along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, and was laying on a bed in Tel Aviv when a friend of mine emailed me a link to an article about Oush Grab. It was a short description of an art museum exhibition detailing the possible uses of old, decommissioned military bases, and it opened my mind to what things could be like following a military occupation [...]

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fear and loathing

Posted by Ibi in Israel 1 year, 8 months ago at 8:51 pm.


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In Tel Aviv, the protest began in the middle of the afternoon, on the corner of Dizengoff and King George Streets. I had been relaxing with Victor since lunchtime, hanging out at the beach and walking around town. In a city so calm and relaxing, it was hard not to be content and at peace.
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angels and demons; part 1, demons

Posted by Ibi in Israel 1 year, 8 months ago at 1:53 pm.


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The song kept bouncing around inside my head and simply would not leave me alone. I rode the bus from מחלה into and through ירושלים and finally ended up circling back out, ending up in a quiet suburb of Jerusalem called גילה. It was in Gila that the driver let me off at the last [...]

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