Daring Questions

 

Day 2: 8-October

Daring Questions

I did not journal on these days, but I remember being scared and anxious. I was still shocked by the images coming out. I felt like every Palestinian was in disbelief that this could take place, that there were Israeli prisoners in Gaza, that they were killed in their homes, and that even if, for a few days or hours, some Israeli towns were (evacuated/freed, destroyed/ ransacked/taken back; which words you pick reflects the position you hold). I don’t know if I should apologize for my honesty and history, but I couldn’t believe that what happened to us, the Palestinians, in 1948 happened to them, the Israelis.

Daring questions for both Israelis and Palestinians. How can people who suffered from massacres and refuge wish and do the same for others?

How do people who suffered from the holocaust, were fenced in, and starved accept to fence in others and decide not to send food, water, medical equipment, and fuel into areas they besiege as they bomb them into submission or refuge /ethnic cleansing?

Why is the dream of exile and return valid for Israelis after 2,000 years but invalid for Palestinians after 75 years? Both societies have religious arguments, beliefs, enthusiasm, and fervor. Both societies believe that there is a divine decree from God that this land is theirs.

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