Israeli - Palestinian Israeli - Palestinian ConflictConflict

English ProjectEnglish Project Due Friday, 13Due Friday, 13thth

Joonyon Park 6FJoonyon Park 6F

Can the teenagers of Israel and Palestine Can the teenagers of Israel and Palestine today recover from the violence they today recover from the violence they

have faced all their lives? have faced all their lives? No.No. Things are Things are getting worsegetting worse these these

days. days. The The killed familieskilled families and the and the

destroyed housesdestroyed houses the can’t be the can’t be simply recovered.simply recovered.

They They can’t be educatedcan’t be educated with with schools and teachers gone.schools and teachers gone.

The terrible harm has a huge The terrible harm has a huge effect effect in their hearts and their in their hearts and their body,body, and even though they fix and even though they fix their country, the violence their country, the violence shown to the teenagers’ hearts shown to the teenagers’ hearts will never fade away. will never fade away.

Still FightingStill Fighting To recover, the war first To recover, the war first

has to end but it’s has to end but it’s still still going on going on and isand is getting getting worse.worse.

Israeli tanks went to Gaza Israeli tanks went to Gaza City, with City, with families escapingfamilies escaping and other and other families deadfamilies dead..[1][1]

The Israeli military The Israeli military bombed bombed a city in Gazaa city in Gaza and threw and threw more rockets for revenge.more rockets for revenge.[2][2]

A jet bombing Gaza…

Death Everywhere Death Everywhere Without their friends and parents, who’s going to Without their friends and parents, who’s going to

play with them and take care? play with them and take care? From 2000 Sept. 29, From 2000 Sept. 29, 123 innocent Israeli children123 innocent Israeli children

were killed and were killed and 1487 innocent Palestinian children1487 innocent Palestinian children were killed.were killed.[3][3]

In Gaza, from In Gaza, from 12/27/08~1/18/0912/27/08~1/18/09, , 9 Israelis adults9 Israelis adults and and 1380 Palestinian adults1380 Palestinian adults were killed. were killed.[4][4]

A bomber blew a hotel up in A bomber blew a hotel up in IsraelIsrael, , killing himself and twenty others in 2002.killing himself and twenty others in 2002.[5][5]

Once Hurt, Goes ForeverOnce Hurt, Goes Forever First of all, health problems. If you don’t First of all, health problems. If you don’t

have a healthy body, you can’t do anything.have a healthy body, you can’t do anything. A suicide bomber injured A suicide bomber injured more than 130 more than 130

peoplepeople around him. around him.[6][6]

Last year, the average Last year, the average injuries per injuries per day was 19.6day was 19.6 for Palestinians. for Palestinians.[7][7]

Bombs are still occurringBombs are still occurring in Gaza in Gaza and West Bank. What will you do and West Bank. What will you do if you’re injured badly and can’t if you’re injured badly and can’t move a bit? move a bit?

Environment GoneEnvironment Gone The environment is completely The environment is completely destroyed.destroyed. It’s It’s

going to take a pretty long time to recover.going to take a pretty long time to recover. Children are suffering with their Children are suffering with their schools schools

bombedbombed and their and their house destroyed house destroyed in Gaza.in Gaza.[8][8]

Palestinian children Palestinian children praypray on the on the destroyed mosquedestroyed mosque (bombed by Israelis) in (bombed by Israelis) in Gaza. Gaza. [9][9]

Where would you go if you Where would you go if you were a Palestinian child? were a Palestinian child?

No EducationNo Education If you want to recover and fix the environment, If you want to recover and fix the environment,

the teenagers should be the teenagers should be educated.educated. The problem is The problem is howhow, with all the schools and , with all the schools and

teachers gone? teachers gone? They don’t have food supplies and clothes to They don’t have food supplies and clothes to

wear for school. wear for school. It’s a disasterIt’s a disaster..[10][10]

Since their schools are gone, no Since their schools are gone, no education, kids moved to education, kids moved to UNRWA UNRWA schoolsschools (emergency shelters). (emergency shelters).[11][11]

Habibi Habibi [12][12]

The first example is in page 90, where it says The first example is in page 90, where it says “Lots of them are waiting for a true, “Lots of them are waiting for a true, independent Palestine, too. They’re not independent Palestine, too. They’re not going to give up when they’re this close.”going to give up when they’re this close.”

When it saysWhen it says ‘waiting for a true, independent ‘waiting for a true, independent Palestine, too’Palestine, too’, it means right now they aren’t , it means right now they aren’t independent from Israelis yet.independent from Israelis yet.

Also, in page 92, Sitti’s bed has a big dent Also, in page 92, Sitti’s bed has a big dent which which Israeli soldiers did with a gun. Israeli soldiers did with a gun.

Habibi Habibi [13][13]

The second example is from page 95, when The second example is from page 95, when a man said a man said “Why you bother with this “Why you bother with this animal?”,animal?”, he insulted Bassam offensively by he insulted Bassam offensively by thinking that Liyana was Jewish.thinking that Liyana was Jewish.

Then Liyana didn’t hit the man, making a bit Then Liyana didn’t hit the man, making a bit of of change to the conflictchange to the conflict (calmness). (calmness).

So you can see that there are So you can see that there are a lot of cluesa lot of clues (more what I showed) in the book to tell you (more what I showed) in the book to tell you that the that the conflict is still going on also in their conflict is still going on also in their mindsminds..

Finish the WarFinish the War Would you like it if your house and school is Would you like it if your house and school is

destroyed? How about your families all dead and you destroyed? How about your families all dead and you have nothing left? have nothing left? Never.Never.

Nobody likes wars with death and terror. Nobody likes wars with death and terror. So please, So please, Israelis and Palestinians, follow the United Nation’s Israelis and Palestinians, follow the United Nation’s decisions to finish the war in a happy ending.decisions to finish the war in a happy ending.

Click on the video to see Gaza bombed. [14]

Click on the video to see a Israel gas station bombed. [15]

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