Activestills Collective

Israeli Settlers Celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Purim, Hebron, West Bank, 10.3.2009

Photographer: Oren Ziv
10 Mar 2009
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An Israeli settler dressed as an Israeli soldier, armed with a real semi-automatic weapon, with costumed Israeli settler children celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim in the West Bank city of Hebron, March 10, 2009. About 300 settlers marched through the empty streets of Hebron, surrounded by Israeli soldiers and riot policemen who forced the Palestinian residents of the city to stay at home.

The Activestills collective was established in 2005 by a group of documentary photographers, out of a strong conviction that photography is a vehicle for social change. We believe in the power of images to shape public attitudes and to raise awareness on issues that are generally absent from public discourse.

We view ourself as part of the struggle against all forms of oppression, racism, and violations of the basic right to freedom. We do work on various topics, including the grassroots movement and the popular struggle against the Israeli occupation, women’s rights, immigration, asylum-seekers, social justice, the siege on Gaza, and housing rights inside Israel.

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