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European, Palestinian Youth to Rebuild Youth Center in Nablus
In the summer of 2003, youth from Palestine, Germany and other prospective countries will come together with the common goal of rebuilding youth facilities in Nablus that were destroyed in April of 2002, in the historic Israeli invasion of the city. Yeah. Those Zionist bastards drove their tanks right down the firing ranges... The project, which is being facilitated by German and Palestinian organizations, aims at bringing youth together in a work camp setting to learn about one another's cultures and to create cross-cultural relationships. They also hope to promote the ideas of equality in living, problem solving, internal decision-making, and tolerance for other cultures and ways of life. They're gonna sing neat songs around the campfire, like "Kumbaya"... The Shabab Reconstruction Project was initiated with the awareness that the youth in Palestine, which count for approximately 66% of the population are growing up and coming of age in a very isolated and unstable environment, which denies them healthy exposure to outside ideas, customs and cultures. This sense of isolation and marginalization is the result of continuous closures, curfews and invasions by the Israeli army. And the fact that their elders are lunatics. Don't forget that part... According to the organizers of the youth initiative, since the beginning of the second Intifada, nearly two years ago, approximately 22% of those killed and injured have been children, aged 18 years and younger. They account for two thirds of the population, one fifth of the casualties. The fact says the Hated Zionists™ aren't snuffing people at random, doesn't it? And the 22 percent figure includes the Molotov cocktain kiddies, 15 through 18, who're just as legitimate targets as the 18-21 Molotov cocktail set. Oh, and don't forget the occasional 16-year-old boomer. (Paleostinians just hate elementary arithmetic...) The organizers state that The Occupation has stifled independence and freedom of young people, which limits their creativity and ability to create better futures. It hampers their ability to develop a positive self-identity and tries to dismantle Palestinian culture. If they spent less time waving guns and rolling their eyes they'd be better off, wouldn't they? Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-12-16 |
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