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Rita Odeh
Report from
Nazareth
December 2006
Dreaming
of Santa
The path of pain
is crowded with many hungry, barefoot Palestinian children who
walk towards the Calvary barefoot, yet, surrounded by the
Christmas illuminations.
They are born to
carry the cross and look for identity. Many have witnessed the
demolishing of their houses. Many are left without any shelter.
Many are left without a parent to supply the basic needs of
life.
The same path is
also crowded with many Jewish children who live under the fear
of explosive human beings. They suffer from nightmares. They
feel scared to leave to school in the morning. They feel
terrified to sit in a bus which may explode at any moment. The
idea of a missile, flying in the sky, landing in the playing
yard or near the warm bed is awfully terrifying.
All those children
live in the so called: Holy Land , which is supposed to be the
land of peace, the land of love, the land of forgiving..!!
At Christmas time,
one may ask:
For whom the bell tolls..?
Who has stolen the dreams of such innocent children..?
Is it he who comes to steal, kill and destroy..?
But, isn’t it the duty of mature people to wake up from such a
terrible nightmare by changing attitudes, by accepting the peace
treaty and walking the path of peace and stable life..?
Isn’t it time for
mature people to realize that violence brings more violence, and
Blood Shed makes us lose the basic traits of our beings:
HUMANITY.
Isn’t it time for
Cain and Abel to realize that they are brothers that souls are
more precious than soil, that any crisis can be solved if it is
fed by good intentions.
Dear all, it is the most proper TIME for those innocent children
to live, rejoice and dream of Santa peacefully.
Dec. 12, 2006
Nazareth
Rita Odeh
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