An Israeli police officer scuffles with a Palestinian protester
during clashes at the Qalandia checkpoint, near the
West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 5, 2011
'As noon approached, about 100 Palestinians and sympathetic foreign nationals gathered on the main road between the Qalandia refugee camp in the West Bank and the Holy City and prepared to head to the separation barrier and tangle of steel, concrete and loudspeakers that make up the forbidding military checkpoint that Israel has erected to bar the way to Jerusalem. "Our goal? To bring down the wall," says Mohammed Slamyieh, 26, who made the trip from the southern city of Hebron. How? "Hope," he says. "Lots of hope." (Times Magazine)'
From 1948 to present day. Israelis fighting against Palestinians. Killing. Dying. Terror. This has all been happening in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, in the State of Israel. Ever since the founding of Israel, the Palestinians lost their homeland, and the citizens have been living in conflict and war.
Whenever a Palestinian idealist fights against the Israelis, they suffer serious consequences. Some are murdered. Guns are put on children who throw rocks at soldiers seeking revenge for their parents' deaths. Innocent men, suspected of dissidence, are taken from their families. Wives and children have to go on a ride for 6-8 hours just to have a five minute talk to their imprisoned husbands and fathers.
This conflict is a struggle for the citizens of Israel as well. Frustrated and oppressed, terrorists from Palestine are rising, and they bomb Israeli buses, buildings, and homes. For this reason, Israeli children are taught at school that Palestinians are dangerous enemies - and this leads to a new generation continuing the war. How can it be that children are being taught to hate? For this conflict to be resolved, Israelis must come to realize that Palestinians have a right to their own land too.
Even this minute, this second, people are struggling in fatigue, desperate for hope. Many Palestinians fight. Many die. However, even so, they never give up the fight. They wish for a better future, one where they are free and living on their own land. The Palestinians believe freedom is worth fighting for. They believe that a homeland is worth fighting for. They will continue to fight for these dreams, and never stop.
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Your paragraph is very well developed and meaningful. You have used some good quotes and have gave relevant information. It seems that you have researched a lot about the fight between the Israelis and Palestinians.
ReplyDeleteI think maybe you can change your title a bit. You can make it even more interesting and unique. I think you can maybe title it "Violence ain't a thing required for this world' or something else like this.
I learned a lot from your post because it was nicely written. I got ideas about how to improve my transitions. Your paragraph would be a great example to the class.
Good job!
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your thoughts and advice about the title, I agree with it. I'm really glad you got ideas from my post, and I got an idea from you giving me an example of a better title. Thanks again!