
The Checkpoint Women: Memories (2023)
Origin: Israel | Documentary | Director: Eliezer Yaari | 60 minutes
In 2001, a group of Israeli women, most of them in their sixties, established Machsom Watch (Checkpoint Watch), an organization dedicated to guarding the human rights of Palestinians who must regularly pass through checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank. For years, these women stood at the heart of the conflict and documented the troubling activity taking place at the checkpoints, giving viewers a never-before-seen look at the daily struggle of Palestinians.
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