Tag Archives: Labor/Manpower

One Day, Many Years from Now, people will ask how come we were bystanders

Posted on June 29, 2010 by yaara

I was debating myself about the last photo. I thought I might choose one of my “checkpoint pornography” photos: violence, shooting, children crying, bleeding wounds. Or photos of sick people, sometimes in a critical condition, arriving at the checkpoint with … Continue reading →

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The Strawberrypickers – part 2

Posted on June 13, 2010 by yaara

        A very crowded queue. It’s hard to estimate the number of people in line. Galila and I make it to be above one thousand, standing here on the track entering the facility, towards the turnstiles, a … Continue reading →

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The Strawberry-Pickers

Posted on May 22, 2010 by yaara

    Do you manage to see the woman in the left-hand corner of the photo, sitting behind the turnstile? She is somewhat identifiable, because she is wearing white, against the background of steel. She is sitting, because this way … Continue reading →

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Merely Following Procedures

Posted on May 19, 2010 by yaara

          The agricultural gate at Hableh opens at 5pm. The workers come in pairs,or triplets, a small group of people waiting gathers (first photo), they approach the examination in groups of four (second photo). A herd … Continue reading →

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Crowded

Posted on May 11, 2010 by yaara

Irtah (Sha’ar Ephraim), south of Tul Karm, workers on their way to Israel, 10.5.10, 3:55am, shortly before the gates are opened. The terminal opens at 4am, so in order to get a good spot in the queue, some workers arrive here … Continue reading →

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Total Darkness on a Deserted Road

Posted on May 9, 2010 by yaara

  A trip to see the workers’ terminals in the Jordan Rift Valley, Hamra and Tayasir. The workers are mainly residents of the northern West Bank, from Farun, Tamun, Tubas, and Tayasir. They work in the Jordan Valley settlements: Beka’ot, … Continue reading →

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“Is this South Africa?”

Posted on July 14, 2009 by yaara

   At 4.05am a woman exits the carousel. The carousel won’t turn, and she is locked inside (for the first few minutes the carousel is not in constant motion, and practically all those exiting Eyal terminal get locked in). She … Continue reading →

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Like a Prayer

Posted on July 13, 2009 by yaara

    Eyal Terminal, North of Qalqilya, port of entry for workers, July 12, 2009, 4.45am. Palestinians come to the terminal at early dawn to make it on time for their ride to work within legitimate Israel, on the other … Continue reading →

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“We’re Jailed Here, Do Something. You Must”

Posted on May 20, 2009 by yaara

The settlement Sha’arei Tikva is built on lands of the village ‘Azzun ‘Atma. The Separation Wall was built East of Sha’arei Tikva, to include the settlement within Israel proper. The residents of the village ‘Azzun ‘Atma found themselves locked in a corral. … Continue reading →

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A Man Who Earns $7 a Day Shared with Me His Breakfast (Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water, part II)

Posted on May 4, 2009 by yaara

  For Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water, part I click here.   4:40am  It is hard to estimate how many workers are here. Certainly several thousands. Mostly men, but here and there some women can be noticed. The … Continue reading →

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