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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Harrison</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and John</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was just celebrating yesterday my 50th birthday
in our garden (with the same Jazz band, Harrison), 5 km north to Bethlehem.
I am full of Thanks to all that I have in my life and
feel open to new horizons to come. I am glad to start this coming
week the 1st stage of our open space training program with Tova and
Yourself, waiting for you to join in January. I hope the Palestinians will
succeed to use your time here for a training for themselves.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My bigest yearning for this coming year is that
some progress will be made towards peace, Tova and myself are glad that we
have the open space to advance that purpose. I am glad that open space
enters this region as a way to promote passion and responsibility of all
parties and human beings to a desired future, with no shame and guilt.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When you write John `<STRONG>fortunately</STRONG>,
they had gotten the people out before they blow up the house` or ` until they
demolish numerous houses of people <STRONG>they feel </STRONG>have been
implicated in suiced bombing` you are implicitly saying `bad guys and innocent
victims`. The Israely perspective is, that whenever control on
the palestinian population is loosened, we are faced
with</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> harsh attacks on civil
population. <FONT face=Arial size=2>The image of the
situation in my mind is of a big strong guy who is sitting
on a small guy with a knife, and whenever he gets up a little bit
he gets a cut, so he continues to sit on him, and they quarrel about who`s
responsibility is to stop the struggle</FONT>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We all know the solution, There is vast majority on
both sides for two independent states on this tiny piece of land.
Parodoxically, the same majority on both sides want to continue fighting
until the other will agree (suprisingly -to the same above solution
that we all know is the only one!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope that a new horizon will open
here for both nations, that will enable all of us to trust ourselves,
not to be stucked in our previous traumas and emotions, and take the
responsibility for choosing life as first ptiority. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I love the idea that you and John are helping this
region, my only request is that while working with our cousins the palestinians
remember as open spacers that they too can choose and influence their
lives.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking forward to see you soon John,
and Harrison later.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Avner Haramati</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jerusalem</FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:owenhh@MINDSPRING.COM" title=owenhh@MINDSPRING.COM>Harrison
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:27
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fwd: Re: Happy
Thanksgiving!</DIV>
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[62.219.243.180]<BR>From: "john engle" <<A
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FILETIME=[62224A60:01C29301]<BR><BR>thank you for asking, harrison. i just
spent the last 30 hours in bethlehem. as you may have heard, this little
city is under siege by israeli military after the recent terrorist bombing
which killed about a dozen israeli's. last night, we spent the evening with
an inspiring palestinian man who was invited to the open space meeting you
facilitated in italy. unfortunately, the israeli govt denied him going. he
heard very positive things about the meeting. he is well-known in
palestinian circles. at nine oclock pm, while sitting in his house, a bomb
went off, making the sky bright outside and causing a shake. israeli's had
blown up a house about 50 yards away. fortunately, they had gotten the
people out before they did it. apparently, the israeli military is going to
continue to keep bethlehem under curphew until they demolish numerous homes
of people they feel have been implicated in suiced bombings during the last
several months.<BR><BR>i will be here until december 4th. during my last
three days here, i will be with avner.<BR><BR>again, thank you for asking
and happy thanksgiving to you.<BR><BR>blessings,<BR><BR>john<BR><BR><A
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