Esikhathini esingaphezu konyaka nje esidlule, ngangihlala emzini oseduze nomngcele waseGibhithe eRafah, esiqeshini saseGaza. Intombazane eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala, enezinwele ezimpunga yayiphezu kwami. Udadewabo nabafowabo benza umsebenzi wesikole wasekhaya kumculo wangemuva wokuduma kwezinhlamvu ezindongeni. Izingane zazijahe kakhulu ukudubula emibhoshongweni nasematangeni e-Israel kangangokuthi azizange zisabele kwaze kwaba yilapho isibhamu siqhuma phezulu kangangokuthi abadala batshuza bebheke phansi, izingane zifuna indawo yokukhosela entekenteke yezingalo zonina.
Ngangilapho ne-International Solidarity Movement, esekela ukuphikiswa okungenabudlova ngokumelene ne-Occupation. Ngangizosiza amaqembu ayekanye nelungu lethu u-Rachel Corrie, owachotshozwa yisosha kugandaganda ngesikhathi lizama ukumisa ukubhidlizwa kwendlu, kanye no-Tom Hurndall ngesikhathi edutshulwa ezama ukuhlenga iqembu lezingane ezazidilizwa indlu. babeshiswa yi-sniper tower yakwa-Israel.
Ngicabanga ngabo, ngemindeni engahlangana nayo kanye nezingane ezihlukumezekile ezisilandela ngamaphakethe njalo lapho siphuma emgwaqweni, njengoba ngifunda imibiko ethusayo yamasonto okugcina eRafah. Imizi ebengihlala kuyo isicekelwe phansi, kanye nezindawo eziminyene lapho amakhehla ayevakashelana kusihlwa azopheka itiye emlilweni omncane futhi axoxe, lapho abesifazane besabhaka isinkwa kuhhavini wobumba. Izihlahla zomnqumo, izihlahla zamawolintshi ziwele ogandaganda. Izingane ezifana nalezi ebengizibambile ngiziculela, nabazali bazo, babulewe emibhikishweni bebhikishela ukucekelwa phansi kwemiphakathi yabo.
Ukwenza izimpilo zalabo babe nethemba, kanye nokuvikela izimpilo zezingane zakwa-Israel, kubalulekile ukuthi siqonde inhloso yeqiniso yezinqubomgomo zamanje zikaSharon. USharon ungumlingo okhohlisayo, othi 'Bheka lapha! kuyilapho isenzo sangempela sikwenye indawo. USharon uthi, โBheka lapha! Siyaphuma eGaza!โ futhi uBush uthi, "Kulungile, futhi ngokubuyisela, sizoyeka ukubheka ukuthi wenzani eWest Bank." Kodwa iGaza neWest Bank kuhlobene, futhi ngaphandle uma sigcina amehlo ethu kukho kokubili, sizohlukunyezwa umdlalo wegobolondo.
Ukudubula esixukwini sababhikishi abanokuthula bephethe amagobolondo ethangi nezindiza ezinophephela emhlane kwaba intukuthelo enkulu kangangokuthi ekugcineni kwadonsa ukunaka kwezwe eligcwele ulaka nelinokubhuqa. Kepha amasosha akwa-Israel abephendula imibhikisho engenalo udlame enodlame oludlulele njalo ezinyangeni ezedlule, lapho kuqubuke ukuphikiswa komphakathi eWest Bank. Le nhlangano ekhulayo engenalo udlame igxile odongeni olubizwa ngokuthi 'lokuvikela' olwakhiwa amasosha, olungena lujula endaweni yasePalestine, lishaqa amapulazi ngaphandle kwesinxephezelo, lilimaza amagquma aluhlaza, lisiphula izihlahla zomnqumo zasendulo, futhi licekela phansi yona kanye imiphakathi. ababenobudlelwano obunokuthula kakhulu nomakhelwane babo bakwa-Israel.
Lokho kutshengisela kusekelwe ngabakwamanye amazwe abenhlanganiso ye International Solidarity Movement, International Womenโs Peace Service lezinye inhlanganiso ezilwela amalungelo oluntu. Izakhamuzi ziphinde zacela usizo emphakathini wokuthula wakwa-Israel, futhi amaqembu ahlukahlukene njengamaRabi Amalungelo Abantu, uBat Shalom, nama-Anarchists Against the Wall aphendulile, kanye nabanye abaningi. Bemi ndawonye, โโabantu basePalestine, abakwa-Israel kanye nabamazwe ngamazwe babhekane nezinduku, amahhashi, nokuboshwa, futhi baqhunyiswa ngamabhomu omsindo, isisi esikhalisa unyembezi, izinhlamvu zensimbi ezimbozwe ngenjoloba, kanye nezinhlamvu zangempela. Esigodini saseBiddu kuphela, abantu basePalestine abahlanu badutshulwe babulawa kwathi oyedwa wabulawa ukuhogela isisi esikhalisa unyembezi emibhikishweni enokuthula, engahlomile. Abakwa-Israel, nabo, balimele kanzima, futhi abaningi baye bavuma kimi ngasese ukuthi bakholelwa ukuthi kuyindaba nje yesikhathi ngaphambi kokuba umIsrayeli abulawe.
I-intifada yokuqala, ngasekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisishagalombili, yayiyinhlangano ephikisana nomphakathi, efaka yonke imikhakha yomphakathi ezenzweni zokungahambisani nomsebenzi, njengokuduba, ukumiswa komsebenzi kanye nokuvukela intela. Kubantu basePalestine, intifada yokuqala ibonakala njengokuletha u-Israyeli etafuleni lezingxoxo, ukusungula i-PLO njengezwi lokuxoxisana lenhlangano yasePalestina, nokubeka isisekelo sezivumelwano zokuthula zase-Oslo.
Kodwa inqubo yase-Oslo ibonakala kabanzi njengenye yokukhaphela. Phakathi neminyaka eyishumi ye-Oslo, i-Israel iqhubekile nokuxhasa kanye nokuxhasa izindawo zokuhlala ezingekho emthethweni-izindawo ezihlomile ngempela ezitshalwe eziqongweni zamagquma-eWest Bank naseGaza, okuphindeka kabili isibalo sabahlali. Bashaqa umhlaba wasePalestine ngaphandle kwesinxephezelo, bakha inethiwekhi yemigwaqo abantu basePalestine abangavunyelwe ukungena kuyo futhi ehlukanisa futhi ihlukanise imiphakathi yabo, futhi basungula ingqalasizinda yezempi enkulu ukuze baqaphe izifiki kanye nabasebenzi ezindaweni zokuhlola ezivimbela inkululeko yamaPalestine yokuhamba. nge-Oslo kwaholela ekungakholelwa ekukholweni okuhle kukahulumeni wakwa-Israel, futhi kwakha isisekelo somzabalazo wezikhali owuphawu lwe-intifada yesibili.
Ingxenyana encane kuphela yabantu basePalestine ebamba iqhaza ekulweni nezikhali. Iningi labantu lifuna ukuvikela amalungelo abo, kodwa alifuni ukubulala. Ukunyakaza okukhulu kokumelana nomphakathi kunganikeza indlela yalowo mzabalazo futhi kuvuse uzwelo nokwesekwa kwamazwe ngamazwe. Inhlangano lapho abantu basePalestine nama-Israel bezabalaza ndawonye, โโbebhekene, bebhekene namakilabhu afanayo nezinhlamvu njengoba bekwenzeka kulezi zinyanga ezedlule, isongela kakhulu isizinda samandla sophiko lwesokudla lakwa-Israel. Ngakho-ke le nhlangano kumele icindezelwe, kuboshwe abaholi bayo, izishoshovu zokuthula emhlabeni wonke zenqatshelwe ukungena, futhi imibhikisho icindezelwe ngesihluku. Ukudutshulwa kwababhikishi eWest Bank kubeka inkundla yokudutshulwa kombhikisho eGaza kanye nokushona kwenqwaba yabantu basePalestine.
IWest Bank iyinhloso yokuhoxiswa kukaSharon eGaza. IGaza inezinsiza ezimbalwa, yayingeyona ingxenye ka-Israyeli weBhayibheli, futhi iqukethe inani elikhulu labantu basePalestine abangalawuleki abangakwazi ukuhlanganiswa kalula kwa-Israyeli ngendlela efanele ngaphandle kokusongela izibalo zabantu ezigcina inganekwane encane yokuthi u-Israyeli angaba ngamaJuda kanye nentando yeningi, kuyilapho ephika amalungelo aphelele. kumaphesenti angamashumi amabili ezakhamuzi zawo ezingamaPalestine, nokugcina labo abahlala ezindaweni ngaphansi komthetho wezempi amashumi eminyaka.
Emqhudelwaneni walesi sifunda, iWest Bank iwumklomelo. Iqukethe enye yezwe elivunde kakhulu, imithombo emibili emikhulu yasemanzini, kanye nezifunda ezinobuhle bemvelo obungakabonakali. Okubaluleke kakhulu, yizwe elingokomlando leBhayibheli, lapho u-Abrahama ahamba khona futhi wangcwatshwa, lapho uJoshuwa alwa khona impi yakhe yaseJeriko, lapho abaprofethi babeduma khona futhi kugujwa imikhosi. IWest Bank kwakuyiJudiya neSamariya, inkaba yezwe lesethembiso.
Ukuhwebelana kweGaza ngesivumelwano sikaBush esingasho lutho sokuthathwa kweWest Bank kubukeke njengento enhle kuSharon. Kodwa-ke, akakwazanga ukuthengisela uphiko olufanele lweqembu lakhe isivumelwano, ongafuni ukuyeka intshi noma ukuhlehla njengendawo yangaphandle. Ngakho-ke manje amasosha asebuyisele emuva ukuhlasela kwamasosha ngokudilizwa kwezindlu ezinkulu kanye nempi engapheli kubantu.
Udonga 'lokuvikela' aluyona impendulo ekuqhunyisweni kwamabhomu okuzibulala noma isimo esithile sengozi esikhulayo. Kuyingxenye yesu elihlelwe isikhathi eside, elikhona kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1970, lokwandisa izwe lakwa-Israyeli libe yizindawo ezihanjelwa yiWest Bank. Olunye ucezu lwalelo su kube ukwakhiwa kwezindawo zokuhlala ezingekho emthethweni'okubiyelwe wudonga futhi, empeleni, kuhlanganiswe namapulazi azungezile, kucekele phansi izimpilo zabalimi basePalestine abangomakhelwane. Le migoqo exhunyanisiwe ihlukanisa amadolobhana amaningi asePalestine, iwavale ngemuva kocingo oluhlabayo, iwahlukanise komunye nomunye kanye nayo yonke iWest Bank, futhi iwenza amajele avulekile. Udonga kanye nezindawo zokuhlala kuphinde kuxhumene nokwakhiwa komgwaqo omkhulu wezizwe zonke wakwa-Israyeli, ozosusa abantu phakathi kwa-Israyeli baye empumalanga, eduze nezindawo zokuhlala, ukuze babe izingxenye ezihlanganiswe ngokugcwele zakwa-Israyeli.
Udonga lushaqa umhlaba ohlezi phezu kwemithombo emikhulu yesifunda. Kakade izifiki, ezakha ngaphansi kuka-10% wabantu baseWest Bank, basebenzisa u-80% wemithombo yamanzi. Udonga luzothatha okusele.
Udonga luyisiphetho sanoma yisiphi isimo sasePalestine esingase sibe khona. Isixazululo semibuso emibili kwaba ukuhlehla okungathandeki kubantu abaningi basePalestine, kodwa samukelwa futhi sesekwa ubuholi babo kanye neningi lalabo abahlala ezindaweni ezihlaselwe. Ilahle cishe amaphesenti angama-80 omhlaba oyingqophamlando wasePalestine ku-Israel, ukuze kubuyiselwe isithembiso sombuso ozibusayo komunye u-20%. Kubantu abaningi bakwa-Israyeli, kwakubonakala kuyisixazululo esinengqondo, futhi iningi labantu basePalestine lalizimisele ukukwamukela, nokho ngokungathandi.
Ngokwakhiwa kodonga, leyo nketho ayisekho. Udonga alushiyi indawo eyanele, amanzi noma izinsiza zokwakha umbuso. Kwakha amajele angawodwa, avulekile ngaphandle kwezikhungo zabantu basePalestine.
Ukuthi uthanda wena mathupha isixazululo sezifunda ezimbili, sombuso owodwa noma esingekho, ukususa ngaphandle kwecala enye yezinketho ezinkulu zesifunda akuyona indlela yokuletha ukuthula noma ukuphepha. Futhi uma izinqubomgomo zikaSharon zisusa inketho yezwe elihlukile kubantu basePalestine, kufanele sibuze ukuthi yimuphi umdlalo wokugcina awuhlelayo? Umsebenzi ongapheli, ukuboshwa kwaphakade okusebenzayo kwabantu abayizigidi ezine? Dlulisela? Ukuqothulwa kohlanga ngokuqondile? Lezi zinketho, kwezinye izindawo, zibizwa ngokuthi 'ukuhlanzwa kohlanga,' futhi akukho neyodwa yazo engase ilethe ukulondeka okwengeziwe noma ukuthula kwa-Israyeli noma emhlabeni wonke.
Inqubomgomo yangempela yezokuphepha izoqala ngokumiswa, ngasohlangothini luka-Israyeli, ekwakhiweni kodonga, ngezinqubomgomo 'zokubulala okuhlosiwe', ukuhlaselwa kwezakhamuzi kanye nezimpendulo ezinonya emibhikishweni engenalo udlame. Izenzo ezinjalo zingaba isiqalo esincane soshintsho endleleni ezobonisa ukholo oluhle nesifiso sangempela sezingxoxo lapho bonke abantu besifunda bengaba nezwi ekunqumeni ikusasa labo.
Kukithi thina e-US, esixhasa i-Occupation, kanye nomphakathi wamazwe omhlaba ukuthi siphakamise amazwi ethu manje, ukufaka ingcindezi kuSharon ukuthi ayeke ukubulala izakhamuzi kanye nezingane egameni lezokuphepha, futhi aqale ukulandela indlela yangempela ukuthula. Ukuze uthole imephu yodonga, bheka Gush Shalom. Ukuze uthole ulwazi mayelana ne- I-International Solidarity Movement, bheka indawo yabo.
I-ZNetwork ixhaswa kuphela ngokuphana kwabafundi bayo.
Nikela