The article above is a translation that I did several years ago while I was living in Guadalajara, Spain. The original article was written by Laura Rincón for the La Colmena, the cultural section of the now defunct newspaper Guadalajara DosMil.
It is an interview with Shay Fleishon, activist for the Israeli NGO Peace Now, who visited Guadalajara in October 2008 for an awareness raising campaign for the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine. During his 3-day visit, I acted as his translator in visits to schools throughout the province, meetings with local politicians, talks at the Guadalajara campus of the Universidad de Alcalá, and - last but by no means least - interviews with journalists. I was thankfully spared the daunting task of appearing on local television.
Over the years, I have worked on a wide variety of translation projects, but this has probably been the most rewarding. It gives an interesting insight into the work carried out by Peace Now, the troubles faced by both Israelis and Palestinians and how they are working towards finding a peaceful solution to the troubles. Something that, more often than not, looks completely impossible.
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