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Storytelling for peace in Palestine

12 June, 202129 July, 2019 by Marlies van Exter
Apartheid Wall

I am standing in a bomb shelter in a kibbutz, somewhere between the beaches of Eilat and the barbed-wired border of Jordan. It’s extremely hot. The rattling air conditioning is working overtime. Outside the…

Categories Blog English Tags bethlehem, history, israel, palestine, storytelling

What’s in a (company) name

12 June, 20213 December, 2018 by Marlies van Exter

The magpie. Can you think of a bird that generates more disgust and distrust than this noisy chatterer? According to many, the number one enemy of songbirds, a plunderer of nests, a thief of shiny objects and in some cultures…

Categories Blog English Tags company name, history, magpie, metaphor, prejudice, what's in a name
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