Full Description
The word "occupation" is not heard in classrooms on the Hebrew University campus, at the heart of Palestinian East Jerusalem. The "war outside" is not spoken of. Israeli and Palestinian students unsettle this denial for the first time in a practice-led course on human rights in the reality around them.
Readers join the students for a walking tour of the Palestinian neighborhoods surrounding the Mt. Scopus campus. They explore the complex relations between education, civil engagement, and the occupation, which present themselves in the Palestinian neighborhoods of Issawiyye, Sheikh Jarrah, and Lifta. These relations then make their way into the classroom where Palestinian and Israeli students engage with one another for the first time.
Contents
List of Photographs by Jack Persekian; Acknowledgments; Map of Jerusalem; Introduction; 1 The Mount Scopus Campus; 2 Issawiyye: Palestinian Citizens of Israel (Students) Encounter Palestinian Youth Living under the Occupation; 4 Lifta: Site for Reconciliation; 5 Students Working for Change: Campus- Community Partnerships; 6 This Is Not "Co-Hummus"; Notes; Index.
