Bubbles in the dark

This evening, some ISMers went out for a while to hang out with the children by our apartment. One ISMer had the awesome idea of making bubbles and blowing them. Pretty soon he was surrounded by a dozen Palestinian kids, who chased them, laughing and yelling in happiness.

Life in Hebron is very hard for everyone who lives here, especially our Palestinian friends, and especially for their children. Going through checkpoints, hearing explosions and gunshots every night and living in fear of what Israeli soldiers and settlers may do to you and your parents is beyond the understanding of most Canadians- children and adults alike. Yet this is a component of daily life for our friends.

A few minutes of fun with bubbles doesn't change that reality, but it was a great way to spend part of the evening.

May one day every child - Palestinian and Israeli- live in the Holy Land in peace, free from war and occupation and violence.

The ISM member in these photos gave permission for them to be on the blog.