Popularly known as “Um Sabri” (mother of Sabri), Jamelah Saydem’s story is one of many that make up the personal anecdotes of the Palestinian resistance movement. Her soft- spoken, modest and calm demeanor is a strong contrast to the rollercoaster events of her life.
Al-Walaja, a village on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Beit Jalah, is a changing place, one that has been moved much like the people who descended from it. Adnan Ramadan, a resident of the village, walked me through some of those changes. Venturing through a man made path, he pointed out that what is no longer there was just as important ...
