This story had me shedding tears as I see the words of sadness and saw the pictures of a family torn apart even as they try so hard to avoid politics.
It's neither pro-israeli nor pro-arab. It just tells a sad tale of a family separated by politics.
some excerpts...
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Mr. Hussein, who had come to relish life in Tel Aviv, had applied to convert to Judaism and been turned down by the Israeli religious authorities. So Ms. Peretz converted to Islam for the two to have a state-approved marriage
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In Nur Shams, Palestinian residents remember the family well. They knew that the mother was originally an Israeli Jew, but they said they accepted her and her son. \"She was considered a Muslim,\" said Omar Issa, 19, who said he remembered Ms. Peretz coming to cook with his mother. Like others, he said he recalled one quality clearly about the parents: The way they hovered lovingly over their only child.
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When he was called up for army service, his father encouraged him in his desire for a combat role, Sergeant Hussein said.
Mr. Hussein said of his son: \"I tell him `If they post you at a checkpoint, and you see me, and I'm not supposed to cross, then you should stop me and not let me through. You should do your job with total loyalty.' \"
entire Times storyMr. Hussein said of his son: \"I tell him `If they post you at a checkpoint, and you see me, and I'm not supposed to cross, then you should stop me and not let me through. You should do your job with total loyalty.' \"
[ November 09, 2003, 04:59 PM: Message edited by: ung ]