Skype links with Abu-Dis

Saoirse, Lucy, Hajar, Eloise, Sorcha and Ryan meet at the CADFA office for the Skype call to Abu-Dis

Skype call

Yesterday, the youth links team met to catch up with the young people from Abu-Dis via a Skype call. It was lovely to speak to some of the young people we had met earlier in the year and find out what everybody had been up to since the visit in June. We found the discussion very shocking, they told us that due to the Military rule on Palestinian streets, it isn't safe for young people to stay out with their friends. Their parents are often worried about them and won't risk letting their children out after school times. Unfortunately, due to this a lot of the people who took part in the exchange visit in June weren't able to make it to the CADFA friendship house for the Skype call. 

Saleh told us about his experience at a refugee camp where he spends some of his weekends to visit his family. Israeli soldiers often invade the camp on weekends with explosives and the camp is crowded with over 20,000 people living in it. 

Young people in Palestine are not able to peacefully protest against the occupation. All four of the boys we spoke to yesterday had been shot with rubber bullets (which may not sound dangerous but in some cases can kill people.) Fortunately the boys were lucky and were not severely hurt by the rubber bullets. For these young boys, just getting to and from school is a struggle.