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3) June 28, 2003
Pictures from a celebration
in Qarawat Beni Zeid.
Ben
Just a quick report and a couple
of photos from an experience yesterday in the small and remote
village of Qarawat Beni Zeid.
We attended a celebration of the lives and martyrdom of five
villagers from one family killed by the Israeli Military in the
space of a month. The setting was beautiful, outdoors on this
hilltop village, with surrounding villages and olive groves visible
behind the speakers in the distance.
Photo 1 is of the martyr poster
for the five killed, four of whom from one family, all civilians.
The oldest daughter of the mother
who was killed is addressing the villagers in photo2.
Photo 3 is of the audience, from Qarawat Beni Zeit and some surrounding
villages. 
Photo 4 is of young girls singing
an uplifting song of continued resistance. 
Photo 5 is a child on top of the wall of the gathering area with a Palestinian flag, a mosque in the background.
John and I are off to Yanoun in 10 mins so I have to go, but
there is so much more to say. The Palestinians we have been meeting
have been incredible people, though also incredibly tired. They
simply want to live, and are being denied even that.
Solidarity,
Ben