When we got back from the talk, another group was just arriving and they came and had lunch in the guest house where we are staying. In the afternoon they had a tour of the school and returned for the evening meal. We joined them for both meals.
As they had been unable to visit a class, the school had arranged for some of the senior pupils to come along and share the meal and conversation with us. The photo is of Lama, Noor and Rema. All the young people were charming, full of life and wonderful advocates for the work of this school. They are Israeli citizens, and either Muslim or Christian. Life is OK for them and they have great aspirations for the future. Elias was certainly right when he said that the future of the Palestinians is in the hands of the young people, and today I feel more hopeful. These young people are proud to be Palestinian and have something to be proud about.
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