I went to Silwan today to see what was happening there, I know there has been a lot of problems with the Israeli Settlers there.\u00a0\u00a0 It is much the same as Sheik Jarrah with a tent now set up for the Palestinians to live as their homes have been taken over by the Settlers.
\nAgain horrific stories about people being thrown out of their homes with nothing except the clothes they are wearing.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where on earth would this happen elsewhere without the world doing something about it.\u00a0 A woman cried at me and demanded why the world did not care, what could I say.\u00a0\u00a0 I felt worthless telling her that people did care because nothing is being done to stop it.
\nIf the Israeli Government know you try to help they ban you from coming back.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I speak often at the stall about families torn apart by the ‘WALL’ or the monstrosity that it is.\u00a0 I remember being in Aida Refugee Camp when people I know were divided by it and the heartbreak it cost them knowing they would never see them again or if their mother died they would not be able to go to their funeral.\u00a0 Yes that is the reality here.
\nAlthough I spoke about it often and felt for the people, it is only now I realise being banned from Palestine the heartbreak that it causes.\u00a0 I have been stopped from ever seeing my friends again.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well the Israeli Government would like to think that, but it is not the case.
\nIt is when it actually affects you, you realise you are torn into two pieces and will you ever feel the same again.\u00a0\u00a0 That is how I have felt this trip.\u00a0\u00a0 One of my dear friends posted a picture of him and I together as his Wall Photo on Facebook.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I burst into tears just looking at that and even now I just want to reach out and give him a hug.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He was my son in Palestine and I was his mother in Scotland.
\nWalking back to the Hostel tonight a strange thing happened to me.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There I was just walking along the Old City\u00a0 when a parrot, yes a parrot flew right into my stomach.\u00a0 Well it clutched on for dear life.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well at least it had a soft landing that is all I can say.
\nTwo minutes later 2 men came running towards me to reclaim this poor bird.\u00a0\u00a0 The strange things that happen in PALESTINE.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 YES JERUSALEM, PALESTINE.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 INSHALLA<\/p>\n
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