UC Berkeley Student Journal - The West Bank micro-clinic diabetes project https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/ Description of the project Gretchen Kell - gkell@berkeley.edu en-US About the project https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine_about.shtml Diabetes micro-clinics in conflict-ridden West Bank About the writer https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine_bio.shtml Diabetes micro-clinics in conflict-ridden West Bank 1. Entering Bethlehem the easy way, without being stopped by soldiers at the checkpoint https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine1.shtml Entering Bethlehem the easy way, without being stopped by soldiers at the checkpoint 2. Bethelehem's Manger Square a good place to spread the word https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine2.shtml Bethelehem's Manger Square a good place to spread the word about the diabetes micro-clinic project 3. Memories of a grandmother and the beginning of a planned 30 diabetes micro-clinics https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine3.shtml Memories of a grandmother and the beginning of a planned 30 diabetes micro-clinics 4. Gunshots in Bethlehem, body searches in Jerusalem, homeland security on steroids https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine4.shtml Gunshots in Bethlehem, body searches in Jerusalem, homeland security on steroids 5. The D'heisheh Refugee Camp, high blood sugar levels, cigarettes and police https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine5.shtml The D'heisheh Refugee Camp, high blood sugar levels, cigarettes and police 6. Matrimonial proposals, lemonade akin to poison, suffering alleviated https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine6.shtml Matrimonial proposals, lemonade akin to poison, suffering alleviated 7. Diabetes as stigma, grades as humiliation, and security as a slippery slope https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine7.shtml Learning more about how Palestinian society views genetic diabetes, celebrates its honor students, and deals with security raids. 8. The 'Israeli' shirt incident, the good life in Ramallah, and a moody soldier https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine8.shtml The 'Israeli' shirt incident, the good life in Ramallah, and a moody soldier 9. Lessons from the animals, and 'tabling' for Hamas https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine9.shtml Dogs and cats offer hope for Israelis and Palestinians, while widespread support for Hamas shows how Jihad hits home. 10. Picking prickly cactus fruit, and an exciting -- but frightening -- army incursion https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine10.shtml After mangling his hands picking thorny fruit, Daniel makes it home just in time to witness an explosive incursion by Israeli Defense Forces into Bethlehem. 11. A security marathon, the long flight home, and dreams of peace https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/students/2005/palestine/palestine11.shtml The exhausting flight back to San Francisco gives time to review the summer's accomplishments, and tlak more about the region's future.