Dear Friends,

I wanted to share with you a few of the beautiful letters written by the children of Deir Ibzya Summer Camp to pen pals in the United States. The children wrote the first sentences of their letters in English and then wrote a message in Arabic, which we translated to English. With love and hope for peace in Palestine,

Cathy

 

Letter from Latfa

My name is Latfa. I am 12 years old. I like to swim. I am in 6th grade. I feel very happy now because the internationals are beside us. And we shall miss them and I hope they will please visit us again. I want to tell them thank you very much all of you and I hope you will come again to visit my village. I thank you very much.

 

Letter from Diana

Greetings in God's name. My name is Diana. I am 12 years old. I like to swim. I am in 6th grade. I was very sad when the Israelis came into our land. We cannot make anything. But when the internationals came, I am very happy. They want us to forget the sadness in our lives and to laugh and play. Our friends such as Wendy, John, Arla, Cathy, Seth, Ola and I thank my Uncle Deeb for making the summer camp in our village so we will forget the sadness in our hearts and laugh and play again. You make us happy. Thanks to my Uncle Deeb. I will never forget him. I thank you three times for making the summer camp. It is very good and it makes us very happy. Thank you.

 

Letter from Alaa

My name is Alaa and I am 12 years old and I like to swim. I am in 6th grade. I am very happy when I hear that the internationals are coming. We are learning with them very much. And we are playing many games and it is wonderful. WE are happy for the first time since the occupation in our village. And when we were sleeping we heard the sound of bullets from the armored vehicles. But now we are forgetting the sound of the bullets from the armored vehicles and we are thinking of the summer camp and forgetting the occupation of our village. And I am very happy because I see the smiles on the children's lips.

 

Letter from Safia

My name is Safia. I am 12 years old. I like to swim. I am in sixth grade. I love you. The children of the Palestinian people are very sad because of the occupation by the Israelis. But after this summer camp we are now very happy because of our uncle Abu Ferraz (Deeb Kamal) and the internationals. They come from all over the world. I hope my Uncle Abu Ferrz will please make the summer camp every year. And I thank my Uncle Deeb from all my heart. And I thank the internationals. The summer camp is beautiful. I thank you very much.

 

Letter from Raghda

My name is Raghda. I am 13 years old. I like to Intifada. I am in 8th grade. I am a Palestinian Child. I live in Deir Ibzya. We are the children of Palestine. We send this to all the children of the world and especially American children. We tell you here about our tragic situation in the shade of an unfair occupation who doesn't know the word mercy. The Second Terrorist After Bush (Sharon) kills the children, arrests the men, humiliates women, demolishes houses, destroys trees, pollutes the air, steals the goods of the country and has the movement of the citizens in his hands. He besieges the cities and villages since a year. WE can't see our relatives and friends. Who needs something has to walk many meters on foot over the mountains to reach the main road. There he might find the army, who sends him back to the place he came from. So he has to go back after a long suffering. The army shoots fire on the people so a Palestinian can be killed in seconds. The feelings of the Palestinian children are sad in the shade of Israeli terror. The child can't play and laugh, like all the children of the world. He can't reach any amusement places. Our rights are taken from us. The tears are in our eyes. The ears listen to the sounds of guns and bombs. The eyes see blood and the legs run away from soldiers. The hands treat the injured people. We ask American kids to help us, because we asked the adults but they didn't listen. We hope that you hear our call for help and help us. We believe that we'll get our rights back some day. We thank everyone who tried to help us, especially Mr. Jon Jackson. Thank you very much.

 

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