European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Plata in front of Judaism s most sacred place the Western Welling Well is always under guard. Only Steps away on the Temple mount which is shared up by the Wall s ancient stones Are two Sites revered in islam the dome at the Hoe and Alasa mosque. Police below left about to comb in area of Jerusalem s old City after an incident. In parts of the usually teeming old City right shopkeepers let Down their shutters in time of tension. An Arab woman below sits with child on Steps outside Damascus Gate next to chatting israeli paramilitary police. Undt a Iain dipping archway. Inc sightseer stumbles upon a Ctol of sullen must eng Arab youths warming their hands around an open Tiro near inc Street of chains from such youths arc drawn the Slone slinging troops that have turned pads of the holy land rom a tourist area into a combat Rone even though israelis firing real and rubber bullets have killed More than 4d arabs in clashes since dec. 8. Many confused arabs especially older ones with businesses and Money and the Hounsl Tarto to look alter say icy also tear their Arab Brotheren especially the mysterious ones who Are stimulating the uprising near a Slone Ca Ved picture showing a Bent Over Christ dragging his Cross toward Calvary a shopkeeper named Ahmed rasps to a visitor that riven to Tough shop owners Are on strike Tor inc cause or Cpl Tor a Short time each Day when Tood and Medicine May be purchased there is More la the Story we Don i Irusle each other some arabs Woik As agents and informers Lor the israelis a afters play both sides them Are a is of Petty revenge i Don t know who the palestinians leading this arc no one seems to know. It is such a bad time Many of us would Tike to open of shops but Don t want the tire and we Don t want to die what a Teribie time another m a red arid White headdress press from inc gloom of his empty shop Itol looks like a Lillet Slone Cava Oary 7.1988 piled with rugs and says that of course he is against the occupation but i have six children Many Bills la pay. Everyday i look outside. If others Don t wort i Don l work. But to arc not crazy. We Are Atrat the word goes around. Whispers. Be afters appear. Warnings on Walls Don t work they smashed my Inonu s windows who Are they t Don l know the like is going into its fourth week. Only in sensitive Jerusalem have the israelis not forcibly opened shops Mai land palestinians Call what is going on in inc ancient c by a Symbol for the world to see. Clearly Iho land of the Bible is nol a place for the Meek of heart this season spiritual peace a hard to come by. Even the most revered shrines Al the height of prayers late on the eerie look and sound of preparation Tor holy War. During the Friday calling of the moslem prayers on Iho 30-acre Temple mount to Sands of arabs both Zsido and outside the mosques go Down on their Knees. A sightseer perched near the remains o the Anc enl Western Watt looks up to see police helicopters steadily ending circling Bunches of armed israeli soldiers and police clog the Gates All around watching warily. Al noon on one Side of the wan. Moslem Bow repeatedly As the payers ascend to a wailing nearly frantic pitch. On the Olhorn Side of Iho Wall also known As the wailing Wall the most sacred place in Judaism Black garbed jewish faithful Are praying Heads rocking toward the Wall. Suddenly Iho Bells of a Christian Church nearby begin pealing like religious Thunder and the Beda Jed visitor can Only wonder the meaning of All that Pray Reg going on and All thai trouble it is a Long Long Story says Menachem Tochner a 67-year-old jewish storekeeper who still has Bullet holes in his grocery store near the old oly lion inc 1948 and 1967 wars i have Many Arab he shakes his head i m sorry we can 1 All be friends but the Sotu Uon seems impossible it is so All mixed up " Tichnor is one of those who believes that Tow occupied cml Orion Are part of the jews Kiwi Cal Homeland promised to them by god. Ii is Home Swei Homo says Khalid a. A 68 year old Arab guide who has seen to Many american tourists he sometimes talks like one. Gazing Down from Iho mount o olives As the Sun sinks behind Iho Walls of the old City the Way in has for thousands of years All smiles and says his family is eighth generation Jerusalem but he says Shalho has had jewish Lii ends even in the of is of times to came Oul at the Sama family the same land what is the Dill Cronce to a jew and to Why to we nol live As Brothers to will All die soon enough Why do we have to kill each other the stars and stripes Pago 15
