Interviewed in 2004
Palestinian Muslim West Bank/Gaza/E. Jerusalem Born in 1973 Lives in Bethlehem Profession: School Administrator Works at Hope Flowers School Interviewed by: Nahanni Rous and Joline Makhlouf
In 2001, Ibrahim Issa returned from living in the Netherlands to become Acting Director of the Hope Flowers School after his father, the school's founder, passed away. Hope Flowers School in El Khader near Bethlehem, teaches democracy, peace and coexistence. It was the first school in the West Bank to teach Hebrew. Prior to the second Intifada, Hope Flowers participated in many exchanges with Israeli students and teachers, but these have been put on hold due to travel restrictions. Hope Flowers School is currently engaged in a legal battle with the Israeli Army over a demolition order regarding its school cafeteria. Ibrahim lives in Bethlehem with his wife and children.