"Yet
today, somehow in the midst of this inferno engulfing Jerusalem, a
communal solidarity and support that cannot be fully captured in words
or photographs is on the rise. The youth
of different backgrounds, socio-economic class, and political
affiliation are standing shoulder to shoulder in the streets, women
confronting by any means available and the elderly holding their grounds
in Jerusalem while youth protest in other Palestinian cities. This is
all culminating through prayer. You hear it as it echoes in the
alleyways, above the sound of tear gas canisters, sound bombs, and
Israeli forces shouting. It is at once, moving and heartbreaking."
Mariam Barghouti
