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TUNNEL PROJECT

After losing her nephew, La'or Abramov, on the 7th of October, Rachel Meijler decided to use Art to shake the world and raise awareness about the Israeli hostages kept in tunnels in Gaza. Together with artist Roni Levavi and 25 volunteers, she built an exact replica of the Hamas tunnels, and built it inside a trailer. The result is a mobile Art installation, where visitors can walk in and experience the horror of being locked up in a tunnel. With the sound of falling bombs and gunfire nearby and the suffocating darkness around you, you can imagine how it must feel to be stuck in such a place of dread for more than 11 months. Without making a political statement, Rachel wants each visitor to think about what they would do if their family member was taken hostage to such a place?! She wants to create an open dialogue where all spectators are reminded to open their hearts to each others pain and not to give in to the polarization, happening in the world. 

You can help us spread the word! 

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Amsterdam 

More than a thousand people came to the first exhibition of the Tunnel at the Museumplein. People from all over the world witnessed the reality of the hostages and opened their heart. 

Rotterdam

Heavy discussions were held at the exhibition of the Tunnel in Rotterdam, but all conversations were ended with mutual respect and hope for a better future soon.

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The Hague

More than 500 people visited the The Tunnel, amongst them, politicians, students and many members of the new cabinet.

Antwerpen

We were hosted by Hart voor Israel and visited by hundreds of visitors. One of the highlights was a deep conversation between Meijler and a young immigrant from Gaza, who lost his father and other family members, they were able to listen to eachother and to part with a hug. 

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Nijmegen

The new students of Nijmegen had a free "no-escape room" experience and came out with than they bargained for. Shocked and educated at once, thats what we were aiming for.

Urk

Never we encountered so much love and support as in this special place, called Urk. The whole day we were visited by school children and their teachers. 

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Amstelveen

More than a 1000 people attended the  7/10 memorial and many visited the tunnel and showed their support.

Almere

Almere has a large Moslim community that we were a bit worried about, but many young people came to have a look. They shared their point of of view, were amazed by our stories. Long and meaningful talks found place, jokes and smiles and a respectful handshake at the end. These youths are the future of the Netherlands and if we contributed to some nuance, we can be proud. The mayor Hein van der Loo made an appearance and other members of the city hall came to support us as well. 

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VU university

We were welcomed by a motivated group of pro Palestinians, for 3 full hours they chanted. Only a few could be convinced to have meaningful discussions. Jewish students were able to explain how they felt and professors from several faculties were moved by the art exhibit. 

Members from the VU board did not want to take a part of or even visit this project, sadly... 

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Haarlem

Mayor Jos Wienen made a visit and was vividly touched by the tunnel. Dispite the rain and the cold, we were visited by many, only the protestors were missing...

Haarlem is beautiful city and showed its true colors.

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Utrecht

Jewish and Christian students welcomed the visitors with enthusiasm that was heartwarming, the cold weather could not even stop them from handing out flyers and approaching random people passing by. Did we change opinions? We surely planted seeds of nuance...

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