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A Letter From a Palestinian Mother in Gaza to an Israeli MotherPalestine March 7http://rafah. virtualactivism. net/news/ todaymain. htmI spoke with him a little, but when he sees me he begins to cry ...the situation in Sderot in general is very difficult, and I do notknow how we can continue, how we can stay in the city.- Sderot resident Rima Haimov, whose ten-year-old son Yossi waswounded by a Qassam rocket. ("Doctors save hand of Sderot boy hurt byQassam; 4 Palestinians killed in Gaza," Haaretz, 26 February 2008)===Dear Rima Haimov,When I read your words the only thing I can say is that I feel sorryfor your son, and that I can understand you as a mother and thetraumatic events that your child is experiencing. I cannot deny thefact that life becomes very difficult in such circumstances when yourealize that you and your family are in danger at any moment; I fullyunderstand your worries, your feelings and concerns. I am addressingthis letter to you with the hope that you will understand my pain too.Like I feel sorry for your son, I feel sorry for my Palestinianchildren who are born and will die in Gaza, unable to have the chanceof seeing other worlds, and who have to face F-16s, Apache helicoptersand the Israeli army's brutal invasions into Gaza. However, mychildren are not fortunate enough to have the excellent medical carethat your son has. My children do not have the chance to run to ashelter and there is no alarm to tell them that there is a strikecoming. My children cannot be guaranteed the love and care that yourson found because all of their family might be killed in one strike,they might witness the death of their parents, or any of their dearfamily members as the Palestinians are targeted everywhere, even intheir homes and among their children.My children cannot find the counseling that your child will have tohelp him deal with his appalling experience. They have to keep theirpain inside them, and recall it day after day. Even in their dreamsthey suffer from remembering the things they have witnessed.My children are not children anymore; they lost their innocence andare forced to act like adults so they can protect themselves. They nolonger cry to their parents because they realize that even adults arescared and also need comfort and security. Instead they swallow theirpain and deal with it on their own.When your child is sick or injured he has the chance to go to the besthospitals to receive treatment while my children have to live withtheir pain and injuries because they cannot go to a good hospital likeyou have in Israel. In Gaza, they can only wait for the pain to passor count the days waiting for the end. They have learned how to facedeath fearlessly, because they hope to find justice and a better lifein heaven.While your child enjoys his new schoolbooks, my children have to useold, disreputable books because the borders are closed and evenschoolbooks cannot be brought in.My children have to face the extreme temperatures because of theelectricity cuts. They cannot enjoy sitting in front of the electricheater in winter or the fan in summer. While you as a mother can planfor your child's future, I cannot because my child is locked in aprison called Gaza, and he cannot dream of having the chance toreceive a better education and work outside of Gaza.While you as a mother can give your child all the promises of a betterlife, I can not give my child these guarantees, simply because we areboth eligible to die in any moment by an Israeli strike, without anyplans, dreams, nothing.After all of this do you think that my children deserve their painonly because they are born to Palestinian parents? Do you think it isfair that they are treated in this way? Is it fair to be subjected tothe sanctions that your government has imposed on us? I hope you canunderstand my pain too.Sincerely,Najwa SheikhNajwa Sheikh is a Palestinian refugee from al-Majdal located justnorth of the Gaza Strip. Shiekh has lived in refugee camps in Gaza herentire life where she is married and has three children.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2521913877465435302&hl=en
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