The disagreement between Israel and Palestine is well-known and I don’t intend to rehash it here. The news is filled reports of the armed conflict, failed peace negotiations, and residents displaced from their homes. It is easy to get the impression that no one in the region is interested in a peaceful resolution. It’s also easy to get the idea that everyone carries a gun, just waiting to shoot someone of a different ethnicity.

While, cognitively, we know this must not be the case, it is rarely seen on the news. However, on the Palestinian side of the wall, peaceful graffiti has sprung up encouraging the dismantling of the wall. I find it encouraging to see signs of peaceful resistance in an area that is historically violent. I KNEW it existed!
Hina Syed is an Associate with Michael Saad International, specializing in customs, traditions, terrorism, operational security & awareness in South Asia, Middle East and Lybia.