The September Journey
By Yuval Ben-Ami
September 2011. Despite American and Israeli threats, Palestinians are launching their statehood bid at the U.N. In Israel, the social protest movement is gearing up towards its biggest rally ever, while unarmed resistance in the West Bank is also on the rise.
As tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and their respective leaderships now reach their month of trial, I have my bag packed. My plan is to get on the road and move incessantly throughout the month: through Israel, through the West Bank, crossing between the two as often as possible, posting my observations as often as possible.
I will use public transportation, hitchhike and walk, take as many photos as I can, and yes, and ultimately try to chart out this unique period from street level.
Posts in this series:
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| September journey part 1: Why I’m heading offAugust 31, 2011 | September journey part 2: What are the chances?September 1, 2011 | September journey part 3: Invisible citiesSeptember 2, 2011 |
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| September journey part 4: Vive les revolutions!September 3, 2011 | September journey part 5: Diameter of a bubbleSeptember 4, 2011 | September journey part 6: Our reasons for livingSeptember 5, 2011 |
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| First September journey interlude: A serious obstacleSeptember 6, 2011 | September journey part 7: Enter violenceSeptember 7, 2011 | September journey part 8: It makes no senseSeptember 9, 2011 |
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| September journey part 9: Day of arrest begins September 11, 2011 |
September journey part 10: Day of arrest continuesSeptember 11, 2011 | September journey part 11: Day of arrest endsSeptember 11, 2011 |
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| September journey part 12: The wasteland September 13, 2011 |
September journey part 13: Where the heart isSeptember 17 2011 | September journey part 14: Who runs the show?September 18, 2011 |
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| September journey part 15: A confidence problem September 19, 2011 |
September journey part 16: Hierosolyma est perditaSeptember 19, 2011 | Second September journey interlude: A serious prayerSeptember 20, 2011 |
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| September journey part 17: Deja vu September 21, 2011 |
September journey part 18: The drinking gameSeptember 23, 2011 | September journey part 19: Travels in disharmonySeptember 25, 2011 |
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| September journey part 20: To walk away from Omelas September 26, 2011 |
September journey part 21: Biblical hummusSeptember 29, 2011 | September journey part 22: Future tenseSeptember 30, 2011 |