S01 E17 Palestine, I am from There

Kristel Letschert was born and raised in the Netherlands where she studied tour guiding. Then she fell in love with a Palestinian and moved to Palestine. She lives in Beit Safafa, a town between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Her home is between the green line, the demarcation line between Israel and the Westbank and the Wall that Israel built. She is the mother of Louisa and Hardi and is studying the tour guide program at the Bethlehem Bible College to become a local tour guide. Since the pandemic there is no more tourism in Palestine, that is why Kristel decided to launch Stories from Palestine , her own podcast where she takes us on a virtual tour through Palestine, shares stories about its history, its heritage, nature and her own life experiences. In this episode we speak about life in Palestine, military occupation, checkpoints, settler colonialism, Kristel’s podcast, Mahmoud Darwish, poetry and much more. Host: Stella Saliari At Salt The Podcast my guests and I contest and deconstruct narratives, and passionately recreate with the aim to change systems and perceptions. We want to elevate a generation that is feminist, antiracist and empathetic. Our conversations flow into each other and leave room for the unexpected. Salt is love, community, solidarity, a collective, healing, creating. It is intersectional, full of stories, movement and change. It insists, evolves and transforms. It is a commitment because as Kimberlé Crenshaw says “women come from a whole range of backgrounds. If our visions of peace don’t include these differences, then our peace will be partial.’’ Visit my website at www.saltthepodcast.com Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/salt_thepodcast/ #palestine #storiesfrompalestine #sheikhjarrah #mahmouddarwish #marcelkhalife #visitpalestine Subscribe to Salt The Podcast on Soundwise