On reading through my last blog I discovered that a whole paragraph seemed to have disappeared! Probably as a result of my messing about inserting photos which ended up in quite the wrong positions anyway.
What I had wanted to tell you is about the heart ache and misery a lot of families go through as a result of having different colour IDs. Many people living in Abu Dis were born in Jerusalem and there families still live there. Before they built the wall it was just a short walk to get there. In 2000 Israel tightened up access to East Jerusalem. Those on the Jerusalem side were registered with blue IDs and those on the Palestinian side with green ones. If you have a green ID you cannot enter Jerusalem except with a permit issued only for medical reasons. Many people who worked in Jerusalem no longer had a livelyhood. Also husbands and wives found themselves with different IDs. Many who want to maintain there blue status have to show evidence that their established home is in Jerusalem and this means they have to spend time in two places so they cannot have a normal family life and it has put much strain on relationships. Others have forfeited the blue cards in order to marry and live with their spouse in Abu Dis and in doing so have been separated from their families, never being able to visit them. Everyone I meet has a story of separation. Its such a tragedy!
Its just started to rain and there has been some thunder while I've been writing this blog. Hurray! It doesn't seem to be very heavy but lets hope it continues.
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