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Photo Exhibition Highlights Palestinian Suffering


Photo Exhibition Highlights Palestinian Suffering

This Saturday, 3rd February, from 12 pm. Palestinian photographer Khaled Jarrar will exhibit his photos at Huwwara checkpoint, outside Nablus. These photos show the daily suffering of Palestinians at checkpoints and the Wall. The exhibition, entitled "At the Checkpoint", is organized by the Palestinian Body for Dialogue, Peace and Equality (HASM) and is part of the "30 Days Against Checkpoints" campaign.

Commenting on the photo exhibition, Khaled Jarrar stated: "I want to show people our tragedy through my art, the reality of the daily humiliation we suffer, how old people, women and children are treated at the checkpoints. This is my form of nonviolence resistance."

In the first action at Huwwara checkpoint on January 14th Palestinian youth dressed up as Native Americans and displayed banners linking the fate of the indigenous peoples of America and Palestine.


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