He wanted to interview Mohammad so J translated for him. Since then they have been very active in Poland, forming a very successful solidarity group. K’s identity as a Palestinian wasn’t formed until he was a young adult, along with his elder sister, which I have found with many second and third generation Palestinians born in the West. His grandparents fled their village nearby to Jaffa and his father was born in Jordan. His energy and belief is boundless, as is his mother’s.Īlong with us in Mohammad’s home was a guy from Poland: K’s mother is Polish but his father is Palestinian. We went on Friday to join the demonstration and spent some time with Mohammad, finding out more about the activities of the villagers. Mohammad Brijia is one of the key organisers of the Al-Ma’sara Popular Committee. Al-Ma’sara residents have been actively protesting for six years. Like so many parts of the West Bank, its lands are being taken by Israel: for expanding settlements and for “security”, which is either for the wall or a euphemism for providing a no-man’s land between settlements and Palestinian villages or towns.Īs is the case in other areas, Friday is the day of demonstration against the continued aggressive expropriation of Palestinian land. Al-Ma’sara is a small village south-east of Bethlehem.
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