Ilana Hammerman

Bring out the old, bring in the new. Signs in WB roads (Image: Crack in the Wall, Facebook)
Israeli activists replace threatening military signs with messages of peace and resistance
Using creative, colorful tools and supported by Palestinians from a number of villages, a group of Israeli women is trying to break the army’s campaign of fear and segregation. For several years now, all roads branching off of major Israeli-controlled West Bank highways and taking drivers towards Palestinian villages and cities, have been dominated by…
By Haggai Matar July 26, 2013
This absurd act of rebellion: why did we publicly violate the law
Poet Klil Zisapel was one of twelve Israeli women that took a group of Palestinian women and children on a fun outing to Tel Aviv, knowingly violating the Entry into Israel Act. In an interview to +972mag Klil explains her own reasons for taking part in this initiative, and shares some of the experiences of…
By Noam Sheizaf September 7, 2010
12 Israeli women defy army orders, take Palestinians to Tel Aviv
Until the Oslo years, Palestinians enjoyed freedom of movement throughout Israel. But since the mid 90’s, only those with special permits from the IDF can cross the Greed Line west – to work, for a visit of friends or family members, or for medical treatment. The blockade policy has become much harder on Palestinians since…
By Noam Sheizaf August 7, 2010
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