A Tractor in South Hebron. Wadi Sumsum, 31 May, 2014

/ Margaret Olin
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A farmer plowing his field is a threat. Ta’ayush volunteers stay ahead of the soldiers.
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Surrounded

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Surrounded
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Immobilized
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Inspected
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But videotaped
and taped
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and taped
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Ta’ayush volunteers are asked not to film or photograph, but they do it because they can. The presence of a camera is a weapon they can point at soldiers.
The farmer points without a weapon.

Photographs and Text © 2014 Margaret Olin.

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