8.may.2006 - qualquilia

the wall

while they watch from their protecting tower, people in Qualquilia go on with their lives, go on imagining their land that was cut in half, or even in 1/4th of what it was to let the wall pass through. imagining how much crops they lost, and how now they live off of only a few vegetables and beans that still grow in this hurtful land.

it is only at sunset that you notice how strong this wall is in this city, unless you're trying to get out and have to go through about 5 control barriers and each one takes about an hour to make you just lose time!

but around 4pm the sun sets... no, here the sun officially sets at normal hours, even later than in lisbon on a normal summer day, but the wall doesn't allow any palestinian to see the sun set after 4pm... there is still light, but no more sun... i asked... "if even he sun is taken away from you, how do you have so much hope?"

"TO EXIST IS TO RESIST"