at least i'm not the only one who saw this..

[Guest guest]

> ------- Forwarded message from: Rabbi Arthur Waskow <Awaskow

>

> Dear Chevra,

>

> The following message comes from the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour on

the

> West Bank. Their unambiguous condemnation of the barbaric attack yesterday

> stands in stark contrast to the message the major media is putting out

about

> Palestinian " joy " over this heinous act.

>

> Not that the official media are " wrong. " -- No doubt some Palestinians are

> celebrating this successful attack on what they see as the supplier of

arms and

> money to their occupiers.

>

> But the official media ARE wrong in not reporting the mix of opinion, in

not

> reporting the truth of deep disagreements among Palestinians.

>

> Some are horrified at this attack, as they have been by attacks on

Israeli

> civilians. [After the Beit Sahour report, see also the report from East

> Jerusalem.]

>

> Beit Sahour Municipality

>

> In the name of Beit Sahour Municipality and in the name of each and

> every citizen of the Shepherds field Beit Sahour; we convey our deepest

> condolences to the entire American people for the horrific loss of

> innocent lives as a result of the horrible acts of terror. In

> particular, we share the grievances of all the families of the victims.

> We pray to God to please give these families the patience and the

> strength.

>

> As Palestinians who suffer daily form acts of Israeli aggression

> against our innocent people, we cannot find the words to express how

> shocked we were to see the horrific scenes on TV. We condemn such acts

> and we do not accept such horrific acts in the 3rd millennium where

> peace, prosperity, and freedom should cover the whole world.

>

> We reiterate our deepest condemnation of this horrible act on these

> innocent humans. No matter how can we express our sorrow, we can't find

> enough words to say how sorry we are.

>

> Please let us work together to stop these acts of terrorism all over the

> world. Let us work hand in hand for establishing a safer world to live

> in.

>

> p.s. Please pass on this message to all our friends; we want them to

> know that each person in Beit Sahour shares this message with us.

> ______________________

>

> 2d report:

>

> <<Share Grief with Americans

>

>

> << The sons and daughters of Jerusalem are holding a candle vigil in front

of

> the American Consulate in Jerusalem at 4:30pm today to express their

solidarity

> with the American People after a momentous terrorist attack struck major

> centers

> in New York City and Washington DC.

>

> << Place: In front of the American Consulate in Jerusalem

>

> << Time: 4:30pm today 12 September

>

> << For more information, please contact Mr. Isa Qassisiya at

052-556-810>>.

>

>

> Just to be clear, The Consulate is in East Jerusalem and " Qassisya " is an

> Arab name.

>

>

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