Casper and Kasper in Ramallah

Of course I'm hypocrite to call for a boycott while being in Israel. But it's the least I can do. Today I went to the market in Ramallah. With Casper, a Danish guy who is living in Malmo. We took bus 18 from close to Damascus Gate in Al Quds (as it's called in Arabic). When we got to the checkpoint we heard several shots. There was a demonstration going on next to the security wall and two Israeli soldiers were firing at them. Of course I'm hypocrite to call for a boycott while being in Israel. But it's the least I can do. Today I went to the market in Ramallah. With Casper, a Danish guy who is living in Malmo. We took bus 18 from close to Damascus Gate in Al Quds (as it's called in Arabic). When we got to the checkpoint we heard several shots. There was a demonstration going on next to the security wall and two Israeli soldiers were firing at them. It didn't look like people were seriously wounded, though not a pleasant sight. In Ramallah the atmosphere was not cheerful. TVs were showing the news, rain was falling down. We had 2 falafels, walked around at the market. Unfortunately I only met one of the guys I had met last time I visited Ramallah - and he was a little bit more annoying than the others. At the juice bar we had orange, banana, ginger, date smoothie - no milk (because I also mostly boycott animal products). adding picture any moment Meanwhile on CouchSurfing the war in the Peace in the Middle East group is full on, someone started a thread called Why I'm fully supporting military operation in Gaza, to which Ram responded:

I think the logic of your statement depends on certain assumptions which form the very basis of our [Israeli] narrative: 1. its "us" against "them". 2. we're not responsible for their situation. 3. The "other side" can not be a partner. (+they want to kill us). 4. so long as an enemy is an enemy, he must be fought. it's the only way. 5. we're the good guys. 6. We've exhausted all other possibilities. 7. It is more dangerous not to act, then to go out to war. 8. We have no alternatives.

So yeah, apparently that's actually what most Israelis think here. Fortunately I'm now in an apartment with an antizionist Israeli, a European and 4 cats.