Great story by NBC (lord knows those words do not come from my lips very often) about a clever campaign by B'Tselem, a prominent Israeli human rights organization, to provide Palestinians with video cameras to document human rights abuses. And boy do they!
But what's really interesting, as reporter Martin Fletcher notes towards the end, is that with the camera in hand, Palestinians are able to use this as a remarkable tool of non-violent resistance. While they confront intimidating soldiers and settlers, they remain calm, knowing the camera is filming not just the soldiers and settlers, but them as well.
2 comments:
That's awesome. B'Tselem is a great organizaiton, along with electronic intifada I always read their analysis on the latest going ons in Israel and the occupied territories.
Isn't it just? :-)
electronic intifada is definitely one of the first links I give people if they want to know what is happening in the Occupied Territories. And I should note that I forgot to give a hat tip to Sabeel for this story -- another great Palestinian organization with an online presence, though more from a Christian liberation theology perspective.
And thanks so much for you earlier comment. I visited your Blogger blog and keep meaning to leave a comment but haven't had a chance. And I always love your posts at Alas. :-)
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