Pray for Palestinians seeking shelter in their own land.
Israeli occupation forces continue to deny Palestinians the right to build
houses while approving new housing for Israelis on stolen Palestinian land.
A couple months ago, I gave a presentation to a grade eight English class, on
the work of CPT and the Israel/Palestine conflict. I tried to describe the
situation there in a way they could relate to using the following scenario:
One year ago, a boy brought a knife to school and immediately after the incident,
the principal released a statement to the media that he would increase security
measures at the school. Days later, the school administration decreed
that all boys must go through a newly installed metal detector before they
could enter the school building. Today, the screening process can take up to
three hours; school starts at eight o’clock. Girls do not have to go
through the detector; they can enter through the back. The administration also mandated that
boys and girls must attend separate classes and if a girl is suspicious of a
boy, she is allowed to request that a teacher search him for weapons.
