5: ISM volunteer experiences on the frontlines

The International Solidarity Movement Podcast

In the fifth episode of the International Solidarity Movement podcast we are joined in the village of At-Tuwani by two ISM volunteers - Herbie and Maria - who both spent several months volunteering as internationalists in Palestine. They tell us from a personal perspective what it's like to be an international volunteer in Palestine, and especially in the South Hebron Hills. ISM is focusing it's presence here because of to the ongoing demolitions of Palestinian homes and infrastructure by the Israeli occupation.

We ask Herbie and Maria what brought them to Palestine, what they would say to people who are thinking of joining ISM but aren't sure yet, and also what it's been like witnessing some of the violence of the occupation.

View the episode transcript here

Links:

• International Solidarity Movement website
• Join ISM’s work in Palestine
• Masafer Yatta - communities Israel is trying to drive out - by Btselem
• Save Masafer Yatta website
• International Solidarity Movement call to action - Masafer Yatta

If you would like an explanation of the terms used in this podcast, you can find a useful glossary on pages 140-154 of Shoal Collective's Ebook Interviews with Radical Palestinian Women.

Supported by Shoal Collective.