Thursday 17th of April 2014 - 78729 views
Ramallah -
To give a glimpse on the Tactics of Life we have encountered so far, it is good to know people attach great importance to the feeling that LIFE is NORMAL.
Life in Ramallah is more ’ordinary’ then you would think. Go to work/hang out with friends is a great thing. It is an antidote against the limited freedom to travel more then a few miles from your house and the best weapon against the occupation. This makes Ramallah a good place to be. A lot of nice places to eat, smoke the water pipe or do your shoppings. I feel more safe here then in my hometown Amsterdam to be honest. On the street I am greeted with a sincere “Welcome“ many times a day as foreigners are considered to be ambassadors for Palestine. It doesn’t mean people look away from the situation they are in. But the creativity is to be found in the search for ’normality’ is one of the things we found.
Lino Hellings –
Ramallah Lab
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