Photographs from the Field: Syria, Israel, and Lebanon
Monica Camacho, International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies ‘08
Sarah Arkin, International Relations and Spanish ‘06
Tim Fitzsimons, International Relations ‘10
Nichole Sobecki, Political Science ‘08
A Syrian nun watches the “blessing of the water,” commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River near Jericho on Epiphany Day. West Bank. January 2007.
Three Israelis, outfitted in mock Israeli Defence Force uniforms, participate in a protest against Jewish settlers near
Hebron, organized by Shalom Achshav (Peace Now). January 2007.
Israeli law stipulates that any Diaspora Jew may be granted citizenship to Israel; this girl is one of hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants to arrive in Tel Aviv. February 2007.
A group of children gather on the street of the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp in southern Beirut. As of December 2003, the Shatila long-term refugee camp housed over 12,000 refugees. March 2007.
Juliet Wurr, Public Affairs Officer at the United States Embassy in Beirut, at the memorial to American service men and women killed during several decades of conflict in Lebanon. March 2007.