In August Emma Blake Morsi travelled to Palestine to work with local and international peace activists alongside Amos Trust and Saffron Records, who have partnered with already existing organisations working on grassroots community projects to call for peace, reconciliation and full equal rights for all Palestinians and Israelis.
During her time on the West Bank she came across the Separation Wall numerous times. As a separation barrier that runs along the Green Line in the West Bank, it is known by Palestinians as an apartheid wall and symbolism of the severity of their Israeli occupation.
Whilst in Bethlehem near the infamous Rachel's Tomb she caught sight of the Wall Museum poster series that spanned over the Bethlehem side of the Separation Wall, and what started as reading a few posters turned into hundreds.
Moved by the Wall Museum and the stories shared, she later got in contact with the Arab Educational Institute Centre asking to feature them in the upcoming Issue V themed around Bodies, what it means to be united.
As touched as she was, these stories don’t come cheap and without risk. Each story requires a sponsor, someone willing to invest in providing Palestinians with the opportunity to authentically share their experiences. Recently the Wall Museum has been gathering more attention by the Israeli soldiers. What does this mean for the safety of locals and the Wall Museum as a whole? Toine van Teeffelen from AEIC shares just that alongside a gallery series of Wall Museum stories.