HEBRON - 4 February 2008 - 280 words
Holy
Land reflection: snow blankets the Hebron Hills
Mary Wendeln
For days as I walked through the market, the Palestinians commented
on the weather snow is coming. Now beautiful snow
covers the hills, homes and the streets of Hebron.
Palestinians, Israeli settlers, and CPTers
are snow bound in their homes. Normal snow activities abounded
such as cancelled events, stranded travelers, snow shoveling and
the delightful sounds of children playing in the snow.
For a while even the Israeli Occupation seemed to be at a stand
still. Everything seemed normal. Israeli Occupation has no control
over Mother Nature.
She did not discriminate over which homes and streets the snow
fell. Israeli soldiers (IDF) issued no snow stoppage. Israeli
government made no proclamations on the quantity of fallen snow
nor was there interference by the other key promoters of the Israeli
Occupation. Snow covered all the religious sites in Jerusalem.
Is this how it can really be in Palestine? Is Mother Nature
telling us something?
As Palestinian and Settler boys participated in a typical
snow ball fight when the falling snow seized, the Israeli soldiers
removed and held two twelve year Palestinians as if they were
criminals. Normal activity returned to that of the Israeli Occupation
as settler boys pelted snow while the IDF looked on in approval.
For a brief 24 hours, things seemed real and normal.
Mary is a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams - an ecumenical
initiative to support violence reduction efforts around the world.
To learn more about CPT's peacemaking work, visit: www.cpt.org
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