Na Cisjordânia, uma exibição sobre o Holocausto (27/01)

Hoje faz 64 anos que as tropas soviéticas tomaram Auschwitz, no finzinho da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Todo ano, 27 de janeiro é o dia de lembrar o Holocausto. Uma interessante reportagem no site israelense ynetnews.com relata a exposição sobre o tema promovida na cidade palestina de Naalin, na Cisjordânia (clique na foto, copiada do site, para ampliar). Naalin foi um dos principais focos de resistência contra a construção do muro que hoje separa a Cisjordânia de Israel. Vale a pena ler Naalin holds Holocaust exhibit. Trechos:

(...) Naalin, a village that has become the symbol for the Palestinians' battle against Israel's construction of a separation fence in the West Bank, erected a display of photographs purchased from Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and invited the public to learn more about the persecution of the Jews.(...) Mohammad Amira, a member of the village's Land Defense Committee, said hundreds of people visited the exhibit by early afternoon. He said many had praised the initiative. "People are surprised at what they see here; there are people who are seeing images of the suffering in the Holocaust for the first time. There are people who didn't know anything about Jewish history," Amira said. Regarding the decision to present the exhibit to residents of Naalin, many of who have been harmed by the construction of the separation fence, Amira said, "We thought the public should understand the pain and suffering the Nazis caused the Jews. "Unfortunately, we are paying the price for the immense pain suffered by the Jews during the Holocaust. There is no comparison between our suffering and that of the Jewish people in the Holocaust, but everyone should understand that we are suffering too, as a result of what the Germans did to the Jews." [Khaled Mahmid] added, "All violence Palestinians perform on the Israelis is not effective, causes suffering, and summons Holocaust anxiety among the Jews." (...)

Leia a reportagem na íntegra. Palavras simples, dos protagonistas diretos, em geral ajudam melhor a compreender certos fatos intrincados.

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