Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- Someone should inform Bush about this at once. This sounds like an act of terrorism. Maybe while they're slaughtering Afghan civilians, they can spare a few bombs for the Israeli terrorists too. Ya' think??? mart ----- Original Message ----- From: CPTnet editor, Webster, NY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 2:08 PM Subject: HEBRON DISTRICT: Happy New Year, or Just Another Day? CPTnet September 22, 2001 HEBRON DISTRICT: Happy New Year, or Just Another Day? By David Cockburn. In the Samu'- Suseya area, some 15 miles south of Hebron, several families will remember the Jewish new year for a long time. Rosh Hashanah, Tuesday 18th September, was not their new year, but their first day of an uncertain future, after the night brought disaster. The Israeli army had come in the early hours of the morning, and demolished most of the cave dwellings in three hamlets leaving most of the families homeless. Seeing cave dwellings demolished or collapsed, with personal belongings piled up on the earth brought it home to me. I was back. I'd left Hebron in February 2000, having seen the demolition of homes and destruction of land. Little has changed. Another personal tragedy, and the feeling that we failed them. Another statistic in black, white - and colour . Fieldworkers forB'Tselem (The Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) were also there documenting the incident. When CPTer Anne Montgomery communicated with one of the women, the tears flowed. How do you comfort someone when they are looking at their possessions scattered on the land? And what concerns might they have for their sons, now displaced. Will they fight back? And if they do, what might be the consequences? One hamlet had 6 families with 65 people made homeless. The families have sheep, goats, wheat, and grape and olive orchards. The hamlets were between and close to two new Jewish settlements, Suseya and another smaller one, and the pattern is familiar. Some homes are demolished, and the army then threatens to return later to demolish the others. This time they were told to expect it the next night, but it could happen any time. For those with eyes to see or ears to hear, the link between the U.S. continuing to arm and fund Israel while carrying out such acts, and the U.S. being despised for its foreign policies is all too clear. If this were done to me, how would I react? And what would it mean for me to love my enemies in similar situations? In Samu' who knows how the families were spending the night? Happy New Year or Just Another Day? May God have mercy on us all. _____________________________ Christian Peacemaker Teams is an initiative among Mennonite and Church of the Brethren congregations and Friends Meetings that supports violence reduction efforts around the world. Contact CPT, POB 6508 Chicago, IL 60680, TEL. 312-455-1199 FAX 312-432-1213 / To receive news or discussion of CPT issues by e-mail, fill out the form found on our WEB page at http://www.prairienet.org/cpt/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://TOPICA.COM/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
