For One Palestinian Woman, There Will Not Be Peace

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Emily Harris was published by NPR on March 27, 2016.

 

“For One Palestinian Woman, There Will Not Be Peace”

Abla Masrujeh’s hometown is the ancient city of Nablus. By the late 1980s, it had become a hotbed of Palestinian resistance to Israeli rule. As a young pharmacist there, Masrujeh joined that resistance. She helped Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers. She closed up the pharmacy when Israeli tax collectors came around – like the rest of the town, refusing to pay.

It seemed this pattern might go on forever until 1993, when news broke of a secret peace deal. Masrujeh was 20 years old and as shocked as anyone. For the first time, she imagined a life without conflict.

 

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