Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories and Photos

Bulldozing trees in the West Bank (photo: Anna Baltzer)

“This isn’t about Judaism or Islam; it’s about humanity and standing up for what’s right,” Anna Baltzer said during a recent speaking event at Wayne State University in Detroit. She said the majority of Israelis are against settlements and the occupation.

On Thursday, May 4, 2006, Citizens for Justice in the Middle East is hosting a young Jewish-American woman, Anna Baltzer, who'll present photos and stories about Palestine and Israel from her new book, Witness in Palestine: Journal of a Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories. You will not be able to read these stories in the daily newspaper.

Come hear her and support her work for peace. Every person such as Anna who takes time out of her life to work for peace with justice deserves our attention and support.

Anna Baltzer (right in photo), a Jewish-American woman will be in Kansas City to present photos and stories about Palestine and Israel from her new book. Her talk titled "Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories & Photos" will be held Thursday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. at Broadway United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 406 West 74th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The talk will be hosted by Citizens for Justice in the Middle East, a local peace group founded in 2003.

Anna Baltzer, is a Jewish-American, granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, Columbia University graduate, Fulbright scholar and volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service, is touring the United States describing her experiences documenting human rights abuses in the West Bank and supporting Palestinian and Israeli nonviolent resistance to the Occupation. Anna’s presentation covers checkpoints, settlements, demonstrations, Israeli activism, environmental issues, the Separation Wall, and more. Providing photographic documentation and critical information often misrepresented or ignored in the U.S. media, Anna’s presentation encourages dialogue towards taking informed action.

Thursday, May 4, 7:00 p.m.
Broadway United Methodist Church--Fellowship Hall
406 West 74th Street, Kansas City, Missouri

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Here's what they said about Anna's speaking events:

"Anna's reporting is humble, compassionate, honest, fair, and balanced—insofar as it is possible to be 'balanced'—about the suffering of a war-torn volatile region of the world, and a terrible struggle that is very relevant to our collective history as American Jews." -Marc (Oakland, CA)

"Anna's presentation is in a different class altogether. Anna has a gift for empathic visualization of the audience, and for construction of a focused presentation that anticipates the thoughts of the listener/viewer/reader every step of the way." -Paul (El Cerrito, CA)

"Anna's presentation is the single most informative, educational, objective and professional piece of collective insight on the issue. As an American citizen who has lived in the United States for almost the last 20 years, and as somebody who grew up in Palestine and who could relate to everything in Anna's presentation, I feel this is exactly the kind of information and presentation the average American person needs to hear and see." -Radwan (Austin, TX)

"Anna's pictures, eloquence, and brilliantly penetrating presentation speak for themselves. No 'convincing' is necessary; just bearing witness was a life-changing event for me." -Karen (Boulder, CO)

"A brilliant and warm speaker—one of the best presentations I've ever heard about Palestine. Extremely well-informed and personal and human. I loved it." -Terri (San Francisco, CA)

"An inspiration to me on how I regard my purpose in life. Truth be told: I had visions—after witnessing Anna's presentation—of selling my household belongings, buying a laptop computer and digital camera, and figuring out how to make my own PowerPoint presentation!" -Patrice (Boulder, CO)

Background and news coverage of Anna Baltzer's speaking events