Name : Hussam Sweity
Prof : Alessandro Petti
Class: Urban Studies
Walk in hills though Palestine
Of the most beautiful of God's creation (nature), it is the most important things because it contains a number of things known and unknown numbers are incalculable.
I live in a village south of Hebron, it is not stranger to me to do these things, (walking in the mountains, valleys and villages that contain many of these things,) but every time I walk by in these mountains discovered a new and exciting things have not gone on before, such as: types of of plants, animals, trees and types of the different nature , every nature contains different characteristics that distinguish it from others.
On the morning of a beautiful day, the last day of winter, I woke up in the morning and we had to go to Bethlehem to go along in Palestine's picturesque, I think we should gather at the university because, I did not come today's lecture before the trip, due to the circumstances I has explained to the Doctor, when I came to the university I did not find any one, I was surprised myself, "and wondered whether canceled or what happened?" , Immediately after this happened I called Dr. so I know what happens!! , He told me then that I must meet him in Bethlehem not in the university , in the meantime, everyone was there except , rushed to the car and went to Bethlehem, to an area called DCO When I got there they had started the journey, because I arrived late, I did not know the way to go no, I spoke to my friend that his name is (Salah), and he described to me where to go.
when I started leading road walk to them, everything around me intrigues me and attracted me to it, it is true I walked a lot and am not stranger to the mountains, but I did not see such beauty in my life, when I got another way, will begin through the mountains, I saw a tunnel that I went through before one day of this trip, it's very, very close to me, but I can not go to it once again because, "I had entered through an entry permit to Israel," What a position touching and sad, yesterday when you walk in comfort and, today can not even touch it with your hands.
Remedied the situation, though difficult, and completed my way to the mountains, now look around there is nothing pointing me to them , so I don’t know where I moved, the phone has become out of coverage, and suddenly I saw signs of foots for who those?? do not know!, however, I became like a drowning man who holds the pill effect of straw, followed little by little, I saw them Yes I saw them these words echoed in me several times, I was walk the naturally, after I saw them I became ran right to them, when I arrived them they had walked a distance for quite time, but the mountain views power my determination to proceed with them, despite what I missed , and to compensate for what I missed as well.
From the beginning and I'm excited for this walk, I did everything strange or dangerous to draw attention tome, but why?? I do not know!! , And there are many things that impressed me greatly, "such as the large rock," while we were walking, we discussed a lot of things about the faculty, students, ourselves, and we got only one more fact that this trip was very useful not only in terms of college, because the atmosphere was nice and appropriate for these discussions, after walking a long and continuous, we reached a village called Battir This village is situated on the border areas with Israel, and therefore one of the regions (C).
Battir are: a rural village with its own history of struggle , and non-combative events, this village of the most beautiful nature, picturesque villages of Palestine that imprison hearts, with it is famous story , this village in a war in 1948, attacked by Israeli population and were at that time, helpless, they just were only have to leave the village and escape, because they were a fear from death, but, every rule have abnormalities, he had one of fighters Allah's mercy on him, to return to the village and tern on all the lighting of all of the houses, so that the Jews thought that the village inhabited and that they did not get out of it and it did not give up, but here was my question how this happened, let's say he's the guy he cried, how the army not looking for the village I did not find the answer?? , This is not important, and then followed up with an agreement between the villagers and the Jews, to keep the ground with them, provided they build in it, and to deprive it of which they built a railroad train divided the land into two parts.
This track has the elimination of many of the hopes set for the restoration of land that have been contested, it is department the land into two parts, and the Department the hearts of the people of the village into two parts also, this is the policy of the enemy captured the Palestinian territories, they are giving them land the treaties and the treaties also plundered, ( That is, they beat us in our language) This rail train passes every half hour, including that (they do not leave this land in the same, always keep the track and through these arguments and find them always,) and in turn the village, they can not do anything about it.
Located to the south-west of the city of Jerusalem, and away from about 8 km, and rises 632 meters above sea level, is due out on the label to the Phoenician (amputation) In other words, cut and separated, as well as in Arabic, covers an area of 8028 dunums territory, surrounded by the territory Walaja, Beit Jala, Hassan, and the basement, the number of population in 1922 of about (542) people, and in 1945 about (1050) people. The village of archaeological site contains Alyosasat buildings, pools, seductive, and floors paved with mosaic. In 1948, the Zionists seized on some buildings in the village, including her school and railway station. And to the south-west set up a colony (Nefoptir) in 1950.
Although, all that has happened and is happening in the site of Battir, but they are steadfast, if not a weapon , their industry, they have the industry effects are rare and usually renew and tradition, it gives them much of the profits that help them to live, The profession of many female heads of families in the village, part of these profits back to charities and this is something amazing to be a village like this you are about such things.
Then we have completed the road to the mountains, we reached the summit of Mount and we had brought with us drilling equipment, and certain types of trees, then we split into groups, where each group planted a tree and we were in those moments of joy at the top, where the spirit of community, the land was with us the joy of dancing and I think We hope it , these trees that planted in it gives the land the power and hope. Despite all the miles that we made but we did not feel tired, boredom and fatigue, because the scenes around us has relieved us of all this we just want to move forward.
In the end, although we go on this trip, but we're happy we feel sadness and sorrow on this earth that suffer bitter with the occupation.
With respect
