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“Israel’s government has used the settlers to forward their agenda but they have ended up creating monsters”

Pat Woods, humanitarian aid worker in the West Bank.

A quote particularly pertinent in light of the recent events in Hebron. See some coverage of these events here and here

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“Israel does not control the Gaza Strip in any way, shape or form”

Bob Lang, a community leader in the Efrat Settlement, south west of Bethlehem.

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“The road map to peace is missing four words…essential words…human rights and international law”

Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestinian intellectual, academic and professor in reference to the American-led Roadmap to Peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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“I probably traumatised a family for life, but I did it politely”

Mikhael Manekin, Foreign Relations Manager for Breaking the Silence, as he recalls a house occupation while on a military exercise.

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“Checkpoints don’t give us any security”

Hanna Barag, active member of Machsom Watch, an Israeli checkpoint monitoring organisation.

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“Some people are trying so hard to be religious they forget about being moral.”

Me, in reference to the gross religious fervor in this part of the world that squashes all sense of reasonableness, fairness and justice.

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“When you are raped you have the right to do what ever it takes to stop that from happening again.”

English professor in Qalqiliya in reference to the efforts to resist the Israeli occupation

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“It is the checkpoint that breeds hatred. The soldier does not protect but endanger us all the more, every moment they are there.”

Hanna Barag, active member of Machsom Watch.

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“Israel was created as a safe haven for Jews but today it is the most dangerous place in the world for Jews”

Angela Godfrey-Goldstein. An Israeli Jew against the occupation and action advocacy officer in the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.

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“It is a personal decision to be optimistic here”

Per Midteide. Humanitarian worker in Bethlehem when asked what he thought of the Israeli policies against the Palestinians.