Canada - Palestine - Israel
On our weekly gathering in Ein Haniya on Tuesday, September 4th 2007 we had among our participants Irwin Cotler, a member of Canada’s parliament, a former minister of Justice and an international human rights lawyer, visiting from Montreal, together with Bassem Eid, a journalist and the director of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitor Group coming from Jericho.
We also had the pleasure of hosting the young members of Garin Dvash, an Israeli ecological group focused on creating community gardens in Jerusalem and advocating green living in the city.
Later in the night, towards the end of the gathering, we had a Circle of Longing around the fire, leaded by Gill from Ramat Hasharon, where each person shared there deepest personal longing with the group. It came as no surprise that the people present shared similar - if not same - longings, whether they were Palestinians, Israelis or internationals.
