Saturday, April 03, 2004

Symbolicly appropro of these times

In perhaps more than one way. This Easter will be the last time that people will follow the path that Jesus took into the Holy City on that palm leaf strewn road. For Israel's wall will block the way on the Mount of Olives.

Afghani Nasira, aged 49, suffers from heart disease and her husband, Abid, aged 58, has diabetes. Both are fearful of how they will cope once the wall is finished.

"We won't be able to get to Jerusalem hospitals and we are not insured for West Bank health care. We are in a black hole. No one is responsible for us now," she said.

Their only way to Jerusalem will be to travel into the West Bank and back in on roads designed for Israeli settlers. There they will have to negotiate their way through army checkpoints.

"A journey that took me a few minutes on foot will now take hours by car, if it's possible at all," she added.


What would Jesus do?

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

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