FEATURE-Christian housing faces Israeli encirclement
BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank, April 11 (Reuters) - Residents of a Palestinian Christian housing project in the West Bank village of Beit Sahour say Israel is encircling their community with a security road to separate them from a nearby Jewish settlement.
"With this situation they will put us in a cage, a zoo," said William Sahouri, 42, a resident and member of the project's housing committee. "We will not be able to expand."
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Israeli settlement is expected to be a controversial issue in talks next week when U.S. Middle East peace envoy George Mitchell visits the region.
ReplyDeleteThe security road not only prevents Palestinians from reaching the Jewish settlement, but also severely curtails the ability of the Palestinian housing project to expand.
Nevertheless, said Sahouri, "we are encouraging people to come here ... We must live here, it's our existence."
"Here you are born in Beit Sahour, live in Beit Sahour, die in Beit Sahour," he said. "We don't have the mentality to sell the house, or sell the land."
Qumsieh is also philosophical about the future.
"I'm not concerned, for the simple reason that we're not the only ones," he said. "When you think how many have problems like these, you feel like you're just one of the many Palestinians in similar circumstances."