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2019 writing competition

You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________ A Night in Wadi Hummus  – by Faryn Borella, USA – We awaken at three in the morning to a loud knock on the doorTwenty bodies rise simultaneously from the prostration of sleepless sleepSpringing forward at the hips like cogsTo sit […]

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2019 writing competition

You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________Holy Land, Damned Land  – by Ilaria Ruzza – Italy I’m Catholic by upbringing, raised up during my childhood by my beloved grandmother, a deeply religious woman who took the first plane of her life to go to the Holy Land. It […]

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2019 writing competition

You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________ No Peace Under the Olive Tree   – by  Anna Walczyk – Poland For over a dozen years, every time I travel to the Middle East, and in particular to Israel and Palestine, I hear the sentence “no peace under the olive […]

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2019 writing competition

You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________ Palestinians Can  – by M. Pessemier – Poland Years ago, my wife and I occasionally worked in a Paris restaurant. One evening, a diner entered carrying an odd-shaped case containing a stringed instrument. On asking, we learned that this was a […]

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The Entrance for Israel’s Citizens is Forbidden: Dangerous to your Lives

 2019 writing competition – Jose Maria Cardesin – The phrase that entitles this text, and that can be read on the signs that mark the access to the segregated roads of Zone A of the West Bank, under theoretical control of the Palestinian Authority, seems to me to be a clear expression of the barriers […]

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One land, divided

2019 writing competition  – by Kirsty LG –  It’s summertime in Scotland and finally after four intensive months I feel enough distance and cooling of the air to be able to reflect on my time in Jerusalem. I’ll be returning soon as it’s to be my home for the next few years and for that […]

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How to reap Apples

 2019 writing competition – by Mahmoud Hamarsheh – If you want an Apple, you have to plant an apple tree In our environment we care about agriculture a lot, and our ancestors cared even more, they took care of trees and planted them carefully, leaving the good reaps its own good fruit. They cared more […]

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Mary Goes to Jerusalem

2019 writing competition  – by Mary Niesluchowska – How did I know I was on a flight from Poland to Israel? All those black fedoras clogging up the x-ray machine! I arrived in Tel Aviv at 3:30am where the airport seemed to be the liveliest place in town. Everything was open and there were crowds […]

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Housing demolitions

Housing demolitions are sadly a regular part of life to be contended with in East Jerusalem. But recently there have been some disturbing developments in an already disturbing field. This week at least 10 buildings (some reports say as many as 16) were demolished in in the Wadi Hummus area of Sur Baher, just to […]

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Reflections on my Trip to Israel/Palestine

2019 writing competition  – by Dorit Miles –  As an Israeli born, curious about the Palestinians for years, I never expected to be able to go to the “other side”. The opportunity presented itself and I jumped on it. In January of 2016, I joined a group of interfaith travelers to Israel /Palestine. I decided […]

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2019 Writing Competition entries

Presenting the 2019 Writing Competition entries. Please note: these entries are in no particular order. Learn about the competition and the prizes here! We hope you enjoy them.  ➡︎ The Interview • C.K., Japan  ➡︎ Encounters in the Holy Land • Sue Beardon, USA ➡︎ Reflections on my Trip to Israel/Palestine • Dorit Miles, USA/Israel ➡︎ Mary Goes to Jerusalem • Mary Niesluchowska, […]

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