One of the more interesting of those on board is Jeff Halper,
an American-born Israeli who has written brilliantly on Israel’s “Matrix of Control”, and who now heads the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICHAD). Among the things his NGO does is hold a “summer camp” every year during which international volunteers pay and work to rebuild a Palestinian home demolished by the IDF. This year, they are rebuilding a home which has been demolished twice already. His presence on this
expedition indicates an even deeper level of personal committment — as the situation on the ground is growing
steadily worse and worse.