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Eitan Bronstein's Blog
This blog will share thoughts that arise during my work at Zochrot. I wish for this blog to reflect some of the experiences from my point of view.
You're most welcome to comment to the posts or e-mail me: eitan@zochrot.org
"And what if you get arrested?"
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The Nakba law seeks to intimidate and threaten anyone seeking to commemorate the Nakba, particularly on Independence Day. But the state has realized that the law does not work and commemorating the Nakba continues, with more and more Israelis participating every year. Therefore they decided to send the police to physically prevent our activity in advance |
 Can you please tell me where is it? |
Remembering the destruction of District Six
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It’s interesting to compare District Six and Lifta because, despite the destruction at both locations, the attempt to rebuild Lifta for Jews, and District Six for whites, was blocked already during the time of the racist regimes |
 Memory event at District Six. Protesters aginst it on the left |
The distance between District Six to Ajjur
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I lived here, in District Six, until I was ten years old/My parents were born here, in Ajjur village |
 Salah and Aslam are longing to return // Eitan Bronstein/Rana Bishara/Eleonore |
Breakfast with Desmond Tutu
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People possess a wonderful capacity for forgiveness, perhaps even a disposition. You have to risk it and change the regime |
 Thanks, now I also remember the Nakba // Eitan Bronstein |
"It was already part of me" - A conversation with Gal, my son, after he was released from having to serve in the Israeli army
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Gal: Because things are so screwed-up here, so he won’t be called a draft dodger or anything like that. But that doesn’t worry me. If anyone asks, I’ll tell them I didn’t serve because I wasn’t able to, not that I’m going to do what everyone else does. |
 Please make me pretty as you are |
Broken Promise
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Noam’s teacher spoke in class about something he interpreted as a general supremacy of Israeli Jews over the Arabs. "Lol, we the Israelis do not have a chance to compete with them? She did not see the fishing champions, the Bedouin children!" I laughed and told him that after watching them fishing closely, next year he could join them and try to fish. Now he's not here with me. Another promise I could not keep. |
 A model to admire? |
Blessed be the name
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para mi abuela querida. Claudio |
 I did not draw this |
Forgotten scar: How did my own body turn Israeli?
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Your brother's wound cured fast, but your cut went a little wrong and left a stubborn wound. For two weeks we had to change your bandage several times a day. To do that, I would sit on a chair and we'd sit you on my lap, and I had to hold you back trying to keep you still. Both your mother and me would cried while she treated your wound |
 I almost forgot Tel Aviv University was built on Shaykh Muwannis village |
The Israeli body preparing for war
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"So he did kill himself," my son insisted loudly again. S, The instructor, told me she said to him that he was not behaving nicely and "tonight, at the Memorial Day siren, he would have to stand still twice as long and his parents must explain to him why." |
 Actually everyone wants to kill us כולם רוצים להרוג אותנו |
A few comments on the Israeli body
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I wanted to demonstrate, as father, the imprinting of my ideology on my children’s bodies by actually writing on their bodies. Three of them refused to do it, thus demarcating the limits of my sovereignty on their bodies. Only the elder agreed |
 Nakba Law in German |
