We were there, in the Tamimi back yard, with this family I'm going to tell you about, just one day after the IDF (IOF - occupation, not defense) raided their family home and shot up the very space we inhabited. While this is a dizzying context for me, they have to live this every day. All Palestinians do.
Read MoreIsrael wants this hilltop. It is one of the highest around. The government and the nearby Settlers have been trying to take it for decades. But the Nassar family has lived here and worked its land for 3 generations. And they have original land deeds dating back far beyond their arrival. This is their land.
Read MoreSpent last night “real camping” in Palestine. The last time I went camping, I said it was the really going to be my last time. I appreciate being bug free at night and having running water. This was different though.
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