We joined a Zochrot trip to the center of Israel, to land that
currently is managed by a local kibbutz.
Zochrot, an Israeli organization, coordinates older folks and their families who used to live in the area and commemorates the Nakba and the memory of the village through a ceremony and dialogue. Here, Palestinians who once lived in the destroyed village of Al-Kufrayn post a sign and discuss what the place used to look like with a crowd of Palestinians, Israelis and internationals in attendance. Tension emerged at the end of the
program, when an Israeli suggested that all this currently unsettled space could be given to refugees. The kibbutznik who responded said, "This isn't a political discussion. We are here to commemorate the situation only." Maybe even leftist Israelis are hesistant to discuss the right of return...
currently is managed by a local kibbutz. Zochrot, an Israeli organization, coordinates older folks and their families who used to live in the area and commemorates the Nakba and the memory of the village through a ceremony and dialogue. Here, Palestinians who once lived in the destroyed village of Al-Kufrayn post a sign and discuss what the place used to look like with a crowd of Palestinians, Israelis and internationals in attendance. Tension emerged at the end of the
program, when an Israeli suggested that all this currently unsettled space could be given to refugees. The kibbutznik who responded said, "This isn't a political discussion. We are here to commemorate the situation only." Maybe even leftist Israelis are hesistant to discuss the right of return...
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