---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brad Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Aug 12, 2005 7:53 AM Subject: Re: Invitation after midnight To: "A. Abu-Srour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Jean-Claude PONSIN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, AlRowwad NYC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Nancy Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Miriam Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brad Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Abed, this is absolutely terrible. It is an attack against Allah to tear at the heart of an innocent child. Because of course it is not only the adults who are terrorized, it is also all the children who are targets of this criminal activity --- and whose fears will keep attacking them night after night whether Israeli tanks come or not. Our hearts and our love are with you all as you defend your world and theirs, and as you try to help protect the dreams of the children which are so precious and so vulnerable. May Allah watch over your home and your new and safer theatre building that will be farther away from the wall ... ~Brad Butler Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine On 8/12/05, A. Abu-Srour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > An Invitation after midnight > > The apartheid illegal wall surrounding the northern side of Aida camp is > finished. We thought and hoped that would end the Israeli occupation > soldiers to enter Aida camp, and stop their unwelcomed barbaric behavior and > disturbance of the calm of our nights. However, this all seem to be a hope > without foundation. > > On the night of 10th to 11th of August 2005, at about 2:00 a.m, several > vehicles of the occupation army invaded Aida Camp with a huge uproars. Their > screams and noises shouting at the people in their houses and knocking at > the doors and windows of peacefully sleeping inhabitants torn this peace > into pieces and scattered our hope of a calm night. The shouting increased: > Get out… switch the light off… come here… go there… turn your face to the > wall… > > My cousin Ibrahim reports hearing the sounds but not seeing where and in > which part of the camp it happens. > > His youngest girl, Reyan, who is 5 years ld, left here room ad came to her > parents room…. She was in panic, asking what are these noises, and who is > making them? He hugged her, and just said: that these were the occupation > soldiers. Go to sleep > > She looked with fear in her eyes once again, and asked: Are they going to > enter our house? > > Ibrahim said: I don't know. Go to sleep and think about it. > > Well she slept after one hour, but not as children sleep…. She had tears on > her cheeks and fear in her heart… and an adventure to live somehow… > > One hour later, the vehicles of the Israeli Occupation army started to move > out, with all the noises possible as if celebrating an undeserved victory. > They left finally, around 4:00 a.m, after 2 hours of vandalism and horror in > the streets ad some of the houses in the camp. > > Now what is really amazing is that, this night they didn't come to arrest > any one. They didn't come to demolish a house… The just have done all of > this to invite 3 people in the camp to one of the interrogation and > detention centers in the south of Bethlehem, called Atzion. They are > required to meet with Israeli intelligence… If they do not go, then the same > thing will happen another night, but this time, to arrest them…. > > They are so polite, aren't they? How would you like to be invited for a > meeting after midnight with such honors? All the neighbors would admire > that, specially your wife and children if you are married, or your parents, > brothers and sisters > > > > > > Once again, the occupation army re-enters the camp at 3:00 a.m thus morning, > August 12th. > > This time, they arrested Raed Sharara, a 30 years old young man. He is > married and has 3 children. Nobody knows yet the reason of his arrest… > > And the news shall continue… > > If you miss excitement where you live, come to Aida Camp… Life started to > take its rhythm f the old days…. > > > > Hope you all well and a good day rest and a good night sleep… Hope that your > children will hear nothing, maybe your snoring if you do snore… > > > > Abed > > > > AbdelFattah Abu-Srour, PhD > Director of Al-Rowwad Cultural and Theatre Training Center > ____________________________________________ > Al-Rowwad is an Independent Center for artistic, cultural, and theatre > training for children in Aida Camp trying to provide a "safe" and healthy > environment to help children creativity and discharge of stress in the war > conditions they are forced to live in > Mobile: (972) 522 401 325- Telefax: +970 2 275 0030 > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web site: > http://alrowwad.virtualactivism.net > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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