Yusupha,
Happy to learn that you are in great shape! I am also very thankful that you
are not going ahead to fight me O :-). Let us pray for the Jews and
Palestinians to very soon experience the magic and beauty in co-existing
peacefully with a neighbor! Have a top coming week!
Sanyang

>From: "Yusupha  C. Jow" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Israel/Occupied Territories: Jenin War Crimes Investigation
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>Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:25:15 EDT
>
>Lamin:
>Foot is feeling OK now to the point where I could go hiking in the
>mountains
>again yesterday.  It was off the hook; deer and all sorts of exotic birds
>and
>animals were out there.  I guess a twisted ankle and bum knee are small
>prices to pay for such awesome encounters with nature.  :)  I wish we could
>take advantage of our natural flora and fauna in The Gambia by making it
>easier for citizens and tourists alike to have access to these areas.  And
>of
>course by access, I don't mean Abuko or Tendaba camp, resorts which have
>been
>there for umpteen years.
>
>I think we agree on the fundamentals about this issue; i.e., that the
>Palestinians are oppressed and they accordingly need their own state.
>Where
>we disagree however is on their method of resistance, suicide bombings in
>particular.  I abhor that type of activity and Sept 11 just reinforced my
>this view.
>
>However, I think with time change will come.  The Palestinians need to take
>heart in the Almighty and also in examples from the past which have shown
>one
>can only put a people down for so long.  For example, blacks in the USA,
>Africans under apartheid and Indians under English regime all suffered
>brutal
>oppression not very dissimilar to what the Palestinians experience today.
>Yet they were all able to break free from the chains of bondage by using
>nonviolent tactics.  All these changes, combined with a change in US policy
>will see to the smashing of current status quo in Isreal.
>
>Change will also come from inside Israel also.  Last nite, 60 Minutes,
>apopular show around these parts, showed a special on Israeli Refuseniks or
>those who do not want to serve in the army in the ocuupied territories.
>They
>cited some of the reasons we've talked about here as their motives.  So
>change is already coming from within and the momentum will certainly
>continue.
>
>I am glad that we our views are beginning to converge.  This way, I don't
>have to fight you O!
>
>Regards,
>Yus
>
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