From (inevitably) the Guardian.
Nov. 16th, 2002 12:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zotzFrom an article today.
The cold-blooded murders of Revital Ohayon and her two young sons in their beds by a young Arab gunman last Sunday has not shaken Kibbutz Metzer's core belief in an independent Palestine. If anything, the killings have reinforced the conviction among its 500 or so residents that the peaceful coexistence they enjoy with their closest Arab neighbours is the only answer to Israel's problems.
"We were targeted because of our belief," said Dov Avital, the kibbutz's chief economist. "They wanted to show there is no such thing as coexistence. They think Palestinians should fight Jews. If they kill our dream, our vision of life, then they will have succeeded."
The belief in that vision - derided by the Israeli right as "pipe dreams" - was affirmed by the dozens of Arabs who came from villages miles away to express their sorrow at the killings on a kibbutz which is known for its opposition to Jewish domination.
Maybe there's some hope for the world after all.
When I got back from seeingCarter the Who's The Daddy Now (most excellent!) last night there was an envelope waiting for me, containing one (1) ticket to see Half (½) Man Half (½) Biscuit on Wednesday. Now, as long as I can make it to Sheffield . . .
The cold-blooded murders of Revital Ohayon and her two young sons in their beds by a young Arab gunman last Sunday has not shaken Kibbutz Metzer's core belief in an independent Palestine. If anything, the killings have reinforced the conviction among its 500 or so residents that the peaceful coexistence they enjoy with their closest Arab neighbours is the only answer to Israel's problems.
"We were targeted because of our belief," said Dov Avital, the kibbutz's chief economist. "They wanted to show there is no such thing as coexistence. They think Palestinians should fight Jews. If they kill our dream, our vision of life, then they will have succeeded."
The belief in that vision - derided by the Israeli right as "pipe dreams" - was affirmed by the dozens of Arabs who came from villages miles away to express their sorrow at the killings on a kibbutz which is known for its opposition to Jewish domination.
Maybe there's some hope for the world after all.
When I got back from seeing
