In march 2013, I was at a demonstration held in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike a t Ofer prison, near Ramallah on the Westbank . Check my pics and texts (oh, and by the way, you're not allowed to reproduce them without my consent). On our way to the checkpoint. There was a feeling of expectation, although everybody knew more or less what was going to happen. Preparing for prayers. Friday prayers with Israeli soldiers in the background. Behind the checkpoint is Ofer prison, where around 1000 Palestinians are detained. Israeli military preparing themselves for what in the last ten years has become a weekly ritual, a tango of hate, a deadly festival, almost a way of life. A fiery sermon... Meanwhile, the Shabab ('youth'), endowed with the task of stone-throwing, were gathering in the hills. Prayers... ...more prayers... And then it starts. Picking up stones. Teargas. Loads of it. Your eyes and lungs burn, you choke, you want to throw up, you ...
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