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Swedish activist to walk to Palestine for peace

Benjamin Ladraa, 25 is a pro-palestine activist from Sweden. He had been working for the Red Cross and other activities also and studying. He left his study and work place to take the road of 4800km from Sweden to Palestine on August 15, 2017. The goal of the walk is to shine the light, bring attention of the situation in Palestine and to motivate more people to do something about the occupation. He crossed the border with Greece from the Bulgarian border town of Svilengrad on March 12, 2018 to continue his walk. A day before Ladraa wrote on the top of an old military barrack "FREE AHED TAM" by bricks, which is about the the trial of Ahed Tamimi, 16 years old girl. She faces 10 years in prison for resisting the occupation, Benjamin said. The walk is planned to celebrate the 100 th anniversary the Balfour Declaration on November 02, 2018. The young man will cross Europe and Turkey to reach his final goal in Palestine, Svilengrad, Bulgaria, on March 12, 2018 (Photo by Hristo Rusev/NurPhoto)

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