I am an American citizen born in the United States brought up in Tormos-Ayya. I met one person from Shilo who happens to be the Security guard, his name is Mark. He isn't a bad guy, whoever he is, he is still an occupier. If I run into a Shilo resident in the States we'd probably meet for lunch or something, but I highly doubt that could happen in Palestine.
I'd like to know what the Shilo residents think of Turmusayya and its residents. Given the history of settlers and the Israeli government before and after the 1948 war, Palestinians just can't trust these settlers, because we know they harbor nothing but distrust and hate for us. If any open-minded people reside in Shilo "which parts of belong to Tormosayya" Will they admit that they wronged the people of Tormosaya? Wronged as in confiscated lands, and killed some of the residents. Can they apologize to the Palestinians and make genuine Peace offers?
Anonymous
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Monday, December 11, 2006
New Flickr.com Group for this Dialog
The hope that the blog and associated Flickr.com group will act as venues where people who are not capable of meeting face-to-face due to the hostilities between them today, can share thoughts, insights to lifestyles and ultimately what connects them to this place, the Shilo Valley and the communities in and around it.
Please keep in mind that these information resources, the blog and the Flickr.com group, are public and the material in them accessible to every human being who has access to the Internet. Please do not use them to post information which might potentially damage the safety and security of any party. But do use them to reach out and share insights and exchange "snapshots" of lifestyles that might potentially build bridges of understanding, or at least demarcate the boundary of misunderstanding.
To make it equitable, I've set the posting limit at 3 photographs per day, but anyone who is a member of Flickr.com can post. Hopefully this will encourage contributors from residents of all the communities surrounding the Shilo Valley.
You can find the site at : http://www.flickr.com/groups/dialog2006/
Please keep in mind that these information resources, the blog and the Flickr.com group, are public and the material in them accessible to every human being who has access to the Internet. Please do not use them to post information which might potentially damage the safety and security of any party. But do use them to reach out and share insights and exchange "snapshots" of lifestyles that might potentially build bridges of understanding, or at least demarcate the boundary of misunderstanding.
To make it equitable, I've set the posting limit at 3 photographs per day, but anyone who is a member of Flickr.com can post. Hopefully this will encourage contributors from residents of all the communities surrounding the Shilo Valley.
You can find the site at : http://www.flickr.com/groups/dialog2006/
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
