The program was provided by Hope Dweik who shared her experiences in Palestine through her life. Born of Jewish parents and grew up in Buffalo NY. While at university Hope met a man and fell in love. He was a Muslim and from Palestine. There was never any discussion growing up regarding the religious friction. Yet Hope found herself needing to make a choice between family and love.
Hope and her new family did move back to his homeland of Palestine. Hope was needed to hide her Jewish origins. She practiced both Islam and Christianity. Hope shared that there was always the need to be on alert while in Palestine for most of the population.
There were many thoughts shared on the reasons for the ongoing conflict and occupation of Palestine. The club did share good discussion about the views, reasons about the conflict. If you would like to hear more about Hope’s experiences, please feel free to reach out to her.
