Next year to Jerusalem

Once again...and all over again...first page of newspapers...a picture from East Jerusalem...

On Christmas...with same headlines for years: Jerusalem under Occupation...Sad Jerusalem...

And so on...

On 26 December...Jerusalem is forgotten again till the year after...

It has become like the Christmas tree...you take it out of the attic in December and put it back in January...

you don't even bother to take a look at it during the whole year...

Why should the Christians of this East be punished and forgiven access to Jerusalem?

While there is no meaning of Nationalism in this part of the world and the most importnat component is sect, religion and confession, why should we bother with the Israeli/Palestinian conflict?

What concerns me is the survival of the Christians in the Middle East...

And the survival of the Christians of the East will be guaranteed if they have access to the Holy Places in Israel and Palestine...

Pilgrimage to the Holy Places...special access permits...this is what Christians of the Middle East should be lobbying for...

Dividing Jerusalem, or not dividing it... should be the least of our concerns..
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Jews have control of the Holy Land...Muslims have their Mecca...and Christians have only their tears and wishes...to reunite with their creator...

Indeed they are acting as an insignificant minority!

Something that is unacceptable...by all means...

Merry Christmas...anyways...and I raise my glass shouting...Next year to Jerusalem...