A Tale of Two Places (44 images)

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Moments in Matan and in Hableh, an Israeli village and a Palestinian village neighboring one another and separated by a wall.
  • Hableh, left, and Matan, right.

  • Hableh, left, and Matan, right.

  • Hableh, left, and Matan, right.

  • People on an afternoon walk in Matan, close to the separation wall with Hableh, seen left in background.

  • Women on an afternoon walk in Hableh, close to the separation barrier with Matan, seen in background.

  • Muhammad walks near an old tomb in Hableh, close to the separation wall with Matan, seen in background. He has been visiting the tomb since childhood.

  • Men inspect a paper in Matan. Hableh is seen beyond the wall in background.

  • Muhammad climbs atop an old tomb in Hableh, close to the separation wall with Matan, seen in background. He has been climbing the tomb since childhood.

  • Muhammad overlooks from atop an old tomb in Hableh, close to the separation wall with Matan, seen in background. He has been climbing the tomb since childhood.

  • A sign in Hableh, showing the distance from Jerusalem.

  • An electricity cabinet in Matan, bearing a painting of Hableh, close to the separation wall with Hableh, seen in background.

  • Seen from a mosque minaret in Hableh, a water tower stands above Matan.

  • Pigeons at the staircase of the water tower in Matan. Hableh is seen beyond the wall in background.

  • Eggs laid by pigeons at the staircase of a mosque minaret in Hableh.

  • Seen from the water tower in Matan, a mosque minaret stands above Hableh.

  • A mosque minaret casts its shadow on Hableh.

  • The water tower casts its shadow on Matan.

  • Security equipment deployed on the water tower in Matan. Hableh is seen beyond the wall in background.

  • A speaker used to deliver prayers for the distance is placed on a mosque minaret in Hableh. Matan is seen beyond the wall in background.

  • An antenna is placed on the water tower in Matan. Hableh is seen beyond the wall in background.

  • speakers used to deliver prayers for the distance are placed on a mosque minaret in Hableh. Matan is seen beyond the wall in background.

  • The wall separating Matan, background, and Hableh.

  • Seen from the water tower in Matan, a mosque minaret stands above Hableh. The Palestinian city of Qalqiliya is seen in background.

  • A woman and kids in a street in Hableh.

  • A girl passes by as a kid walks his dog in Matan.

  • A warning sign on a fence in Matan, next to the separation wall with Hableh.

  • Men walk in Hableh.

  • A fence in Matan, next to the separation wall with Hableh, seen in background.

  • A couple on an afternoon walk in Matan, close to the separation wall with Hableh, seen in background.

  • A shepherd in Hableh, close to the separation barrier with Matan, seen in background.

  • Women on an afternoon walk in Hableh, close to the separation barrier with Matan, seen in background.

  • A school girl makes her way back home in Matan, close to the separation wall with Hableh, seen in background.

  • kids pass through a barbed wire fence in Hableh, close to the separation wall with Matan, seen in background.

  • People in a street in Hableh.

  • A man at a street corner in Hableh, backdropped by a graffiti referring to the Palestinian bid to the UN to be accepted as the 194 state member.

  • Posters praising Palestinians, who are imprisoned in Israel for terror charges, are hung in a street in Hableh.

  • People near an Israeli military checkpoint, not seen, at the outskirts of Hableh. The army opens the checkpoint twice a day, morning and evening, to allow farmers to reach their lands, located at the Israeli side of the separation barrier.

  • A man passes through an Israeli military checkpoint at the outskirts of Hableh. The army opens the checkpoint twice a day, morning and evening, to allow farmers to reach their lands, located at the Israeli side of the separation barrier.

  • Men wait and pass through an Israeli military checkpoint at the outskirts of Hableh. The army opens the checkpoint twice a day, morning and evening, to allow farmers to reach their lands, located at the Israeli side of the separation barrier.


  • A young man makes his way out of Hableh, passing under an Israeli-controlled road. This is the main entrance to Hableh.

  • A family with a donkey cart makes its way out of Hableh, passing under an Israeli-controlled road. This is the main entrance to Hableh.

  • A family with a donkey cart makes its way out of Hableh, passing under an Israeli-controlled road. This is the main entrance to Hableh.

  • A kid walks his dog next to the wall in Matan.

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