Mr. G built his home next to steaming piles of garbage in what is apparently an informal rubbish dump. The surrounding bleak landscape is an indicator of everything that is wrong about the Israeli administration of the Palestinian areas of East Jerusalem.
However Mr. G owns the tiny plot of land upon which he built a home for his wife and six children. He spent many years as a semi-skilled laborer saving his money, and building the 810 square-foot house in increments as funds permitted.
The home was demolished in 2000 leaving the family homeless and destitute.
The exterior walls are completed
The garbage dump next to the family’s home
The debris from the family’s demolished home
The view from the home’s front door
