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"Ashamnu"is a multimedia presentation by Hannah, using photos from IWPS's work in Salfit to illustrate the "West Bank Vidui" or penitential prayer written by Jewish IWPS volunteers for the Jewish Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) in fall 2004. With audio of a 9-year-old Palestinian girl singing "We Shall Overcome" in English. Download presentation Download audio Download video

"Century of Transfer: The Struggle for Land in Salfit" is a PowerPoint presentation on the history of Zionism produced by Kate. Beginning with a quote from Moshe Dayan, Israeli Minister of Defense, Army Chief of Staff "Before their very eyes we are possessing the land and the villages where they, and their ancestors, have lived. We are the generation of colonizers, and without the steel helmet and the gun barrel we cannot plant a tree and build a home" the presentation brings us up to date and shows the modern face of the colonisation that is continuing with the building of the Wall.

"Israel: an Apartheid State?", a PowerPoint presentation by Kate, analyzes the occupation of Palestinian lands by Israel in terms of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights definition of the crime of apartheid.

"IWPS Olive Harvest 2003" is a PowerPoint presentation produced by Karin on the Olive Harvest in Salfit. Used to help orient Olive Harvest Volunteers to go out for the 2004 olive harvest it is also useful for a wider audience to gain some understanding of the difficulties olive farmers are facing in the Occupied West Bank.

"The Wall in the West Bank: The Separation Barrier, the Apartheid Wall, the Fence" is a PowerPoint presentation produced by Barbara with facts and pictures of what is happening on the West Bank, showing how the wall is not for security purposes as Israel claims.

"Slaughter of a family: the Israeli Occupation of Qarawat Bani Zeid village" is a harrowing PowerPoint presentation by Anna giving an insight into a small rural village near Ramallah which has suffered the loss of 10 villagers killed by the IDF since 2001 including several children at school. The IDF are continuing their incursions and their terrorization of this traumatised village.