Friday, September 10, 2010

An article in Brandeis University's "The Justice"


Between Boundaries

Students spent time in Israel and on the Mexican border to learn about cultures in conflict
by Dafna Fine

For some, the barbed wire creates the illusion of a prison. Swarms of people grow restless, waiting up to two or three hours in the heat. Words of hatred and political divide are spray painted across the wall and scream to come alive. Young soldiers are tired from 12-hour shifts at the border and Students Crossing Boundaries fellows, along with others, prepare their passports for inspection, but they, however, look past the hate and divide and instead try and understand the conflict.