“It seems clear that the international community already made
the shameful decision to cast off the Palestinians” notes Jeff Kingham
“Solidarity Movement with Palestinian People, USA” volunteer.
Jerusalem, May, 4, 2002, Wafa
Jeff Kingham, a member of “Solidarity Movement with Palestinian People, USA”, writes about his experience and impression about the situation in the occupied Palestinian land.
He says:
"After nearly two weeks in this so-called "Holy Land", senses and skill of analysis begin to fail me, confounded as they are by disbelief and indignation. The conditions under which the Palestinians have been forced and are continuing to endure are nothing short of barbaric; I know this from personal observation ... from continuing evictions across the street from my hotel in East Jerusalem to persistent, arbitrary harassment in every Israeli-controlled zone, from the shocking brutality of Ramallah and Jenin to, worst of all, the institutionalized outrage against humanity known as the Gaza Strip. Despite the unreality of their condition, the Palestinian people remain without exception the warmest, most unselfish, friendly people I have ever met, never knowing who I am or why I am here. Their resilience and generosity opens channels within me and others who came here with me through which unfamiliar emotions rise like vapors from a bottle of ether broken deep within heart and mind.
the shameful decision to cast off the Palestinians” notes Jeff Kingham
“Solidarity Movement with Palestinian People, USA” volunteer.
Jerusalem, May, 4, 2002, Wafa
Jeff Kingham, a member of “Solidarity Movement with Palestinian People, USA”, writes about his experience and impression about the situation in the occupied Palestinian land.
He says:
"After nearly two weeks in this so-called "Holy Land", senses and skill of analysis begin to fail me, confounded as they are by disbelief and indignation. The conditions under which the Palestinians have been forced and are continuing to endure are nothing short of barbaric; I know this from personal observation ... from continuing evictions across the street from my hotel in East Jerusalem to persistent, arbitrary harassment in every Israeli-controlled zone, from the shocking brutality of Ramallah and Jenin to, worst of all, the institutionalized outrage against humanity known as the Gaza Strip. Despite the unreality of their condition, the Palestinian people remain without exception the warmest, most unselfish, friendly people I have ever met, never knowing who I am or why I am here. Their resilience and generosity opens channels within me and others who came here with me through which unfamiliar emotions rise like vapors from a bottle of ether broken deep within heart and mind.