Diary
Friday, Dec. 31, 2004
Replanting
of Olive Trees in Demonstration on Both Sides of the Fence
as witnessed by Ecumenical Accompaniers Helle Preisler and Christoph Gocke
All photos are free of charge for further publication.
Please, credit those marked by H to "Helle Preisler (EAPPI)"
and those marked by C to "Christoph Gocke (EAPPI)".
 Deutsche Fassung dieser Seite |
Page 1: Eastern Side (Jayyous Village)
Complete Diary This is the private homepage
of
Disclaimer: I have been
active from Dec. 2004 to Feb. 2005 for Evangelisches Missionswerk in
Südwestdeutschland (EMS) as an Ecumenical Accompanier serving on the World Council of Churches' (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine
and Israel (EAPPI). The views contained herein are personal and do not
necessarily reflect those of my employer EMS or the WCC. If you would like publish the
information contained here or disseminate further, please first contact the
EAPPI Communications Officer and Managing Director (eappi-co@jrol.com) for permission. Thank
you.
Around 100
demonstrators went down from the village of Jayyous to gate 25 of the
separation fence. (Photo: C)
Tawfik Salim, one of
the two owners of the olive grove, asks demonstrators for help. (Photo:
C)
A lot of young people
demonstrate peacefully. (Photo: C)
Soldiers open the
gate, but do not let anybody pass from east to west. (Photo: C)
(Photo: H)
Ecumenical Accompanier
Andy Hall, United Kingdom, among the demonstrators. (Photo: H)
Tawfik Salim and
others try to persuade a soldier, to let demonstrators pass. (Photo:
C)
Delegation from
western side can cross the gate with one of the uprooted olive trees.
(Photo: H)
Tawfik Salim starts to
cry when the olive tree is given to him. Since his permit to cross the gate
has expired and no new one is given to him by the Israeli authorities, he
can no longer get to his olive grove. (Photo: C)
Demonstrators and
soldiers debate over procedure... (Photo: C)
...while to the left
and the right soldiers get prepared for any development. (Photo: H)
Tawfik Salim talks to
Ecumenical Accompanier Christoph Gocke, Germany. (Photo: H)
Tawfik Salim on his
way back home with the olive tree after demonstrators agree to get back to
the village. (Photo: C)
Follow Up of the Diary
Page 2: Western Side (Jayyous Farmland)
Uprooting of Olive Trees in Jayyous
