Sabra and Shatilla and the Palestinian Exodus

We are marking another date in the Palestinian Exodus; Sabra and Shatila Massacre in Lebanon in 1982 under the auspices of Ariel Sharon. It was among the marking massacres of cruelty and viciousness of a cold-blooded occupation. As years scroll by, the assumed numbers that amounted to thousands of victims in that killing, seem just another chapter in the exodus of the Palestinian people.

As if we are destined just to commemorate miseries of out own life that continue to bring on us worse miseries to add to our mess.

I am not yet sure if what is happening in these years in its exposure is a result of the outspread of social media or is it just increasing? As we insist not to forget the miseries of the past, our present is haunting us with its massive makings.

Whatever is happening in…

As I am going back to my new routine in strolling in Jeruslaem and sitting on the stairs of Damascus Gate, I felt inspired once again from the energy of life by young men and women , somehow , probably like me trying to gain their feeling of ownership to the city , each in his own way.Today I was truly inspired by a group of young men who took the stairs in a break dance performance that kept evolving into a creative piece of art.

All strangers in many ways…. Gathered for one passion. It could be the love of a city , it could be the love of dance , it could be the love of photography, writing, music …. But along all this , all joined in the love of life ….

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