Another birthday under occupation
I deeply wanted today to be special. I know that I am under occupation in Palestine and that should excuse my lack of enthusiasm, but it doesn't seem to. Even if I make little attempts make it special with family and friends, it's just not the same as what I think or dream about. I thought about a lot of things and I believe that some ideas may have led to having a special day, but then I just stepped back and thought about writing what I have in my mind.
Today I celebrate my birthday for this year while we're still under occupation. I am really looking forward to one day celebrating without occupation because this day, like all days, is connected to the occupation, at least psychologically. What makes it so difficult is that I know that the occupation is still there and will remain, I guess, for a long time.
Another year passed with more bad things happening than any person should have to witness. First, there is the internal fighting in Palestine which led to attacks on journalists and political arrests. And then we see the continued failure of the Palestinian – Israeli negotiations, as these negotiations are clearly not working out. And the worst thing is that the Palestinian case lost its priority for the international community, as it now comes after Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and last but not least, the Russian – Georgian war.
The feeling is that another difficult year is on the horizon. The indicators are there: on the Palestinian level, Hamas is saying that they won't recognize Abbas as president after 9 January 2009. This will entirely cement the internal fracture. Even if Hamas says this just to pressure Abbas for more political clout before the internal dialogue or elections, it will not help, especially as the Palestinian priorities will become self-centered, not reaching beyond party affiliation, no longer focusing on the national need.
Even with the Israeli political map changing, nothing will change for the Palestinians. The Kadima party elections brought Tzipi Livni into the winning position, despite the failure of Olmert under corruption charges. While this may change the entire Israeli political map, it is sure that regarding Palestinians, their daily lives, and the peace negotiations will not change because it's been the same for so many years. The proof of this lack of change is that we have just passed the 15th memorial of the Oslo Accords, with no progress for the Palestinians
In the face of all this negativity, an Arab poet writes: You never achieve what you want by wishing, it comes by struggling.
I deeply wanted today to be special. I know that I am under occupation in Palestine and that should excuse my lack of enthusiasm, but it doesn't seem to. Even if I make little attempts make it special with family and friends, it's just not the same as what I think or dream about. I thought about a lot of things and I believe that some ideas may have led to having a special day, but then I just stepped back and thought about writing what I have in my mind.
Today I celebrate my birthday for this year while we're still under occupation. I am really looking forward to one day celebrating without occupation because this day, like all days, is connected to the occupation, at least psychologically. What makes it so difficult is that I know that the occupation is still there and will remain, I guess, for a long time.
Another year passed with more bad things happening than any person should have to witness. First, there is the internal fighting in Palestine which led to attacks on journalists and political arrests. And then we see the continued failure of the Palestinian – Israeli negotiations, as these negotiations are clearly not working out. And the worst thing is that the Palestinian case lost its priority for the international community, as it now comes after Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and last but not least, the Russian – Georgian war.
The feeling is that another difficult year is on the horizon. The indicators are there: on the Palestinian level, Hamas is saying that they won't recognize Abbas as president after 9 January 2009. This will entirely cement the internal fracture. Even if Hamas says this just to pressure Abbas for more political clout before the internal dialogue or elections, it will not help, especially as the Palestinian priorities will become self-centered, not reaching beyond party affiliation, no longer focusing on the national need.
Even with the Israeli political map changing, nothing will change for the Palestinians. The Kadima party elections brought Tzipi Livni into the winning position, despite the failure of Olmert under corruption charges. While this may change the entire Israeli political map, it is sure that regarding Palestinians, their daily lives, and the peace negotiations will not change because it's been the same for so many years. The proof of this lack of change is that we have just passed the 15th memorial of the Oslo Accords, with no progress for the Palestinians
In the face of all this negativity, an Arab poet writes: You never achieve what you want by wishing, it comes by struggling.
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