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"THE SKY OVER JERUSALEM TURNED BLACK IN MOURNING"
It was not an eclipse of the sun that turned the sky over Jerusalem black on Thursday… it was an organised protest of both Palestinians and Israelis commemorating the events of May 15th, 1948… the Nakba.
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your participation in the Justice is the Key to Tomorrow:
21,915 Black Balloons Over Jerusalem event on May 15, 2008, commemorating 60 years of our dispossession. Whether you are outside of Palestine and made a financial contribution to the action or sent a message of support, or whether you are in Palestine, wrote a letter, helped collect letters from children, spent hours blowing balloons, or were in one of the launch locations at lift off, your participation helped make this action a success. Balloons were launched from the Qalandia refugee camp (Ramallah / Jerusalem), from the Aida refugee camp (Bethlehem), and from various locations inside Jerusalem, including the Old City, the Hebrew University, and Shuafat / Sahel.
The entire text of the letter can be read HERE.
