Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Star-crossed lovers quit West Bank - BBC News
She is a 26-year-old Jewish Israeli. He is a 27-year-old Palestinian Muslim, Osama Zaatar.
Jasmine and Osama's is a love story, and it tells you so much about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
They met when they worked at the same place in Jerusalem, and three years ago they got married.
First they tried to live in Israel, but the Israeli authorities would not allow Osama to join his wife there.
Then they tried living in the occupied West Bank, but some Palestinians made life difficult for them.
Now they've given up and are moving to Europe.
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Neither Israeli nor Palestinian society has accepted their marriage.
On official Israeli documents, Jasmine tells me her marital status is described as "under investigation".
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Osama cannot go through the checkpoint with Jasmine. They don't know when he will be able to join her in Europe. ...
She is a 26-year-old Jewish Israeli. He is a 27-year-old Palestinian Muslim, Osama Zaatar.
Jasmine and Osama's is a love story, and it tells you so much about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
They met when they worked at the same place in Jerusalem, and three years ago they got married.
First they tried to live in Israel, but the Israeli authorities would not allow Osama to join his wife there.
Then they tried living in the occupied West Bank, but some Palestinians made life difficult for them.
Now they've given up and are moving to Europe.
...
Neither Israeli nor Palestinian society has accepted their marriage.
On official Israeli documents, Jasmine tells me her marital status is described as "under investigation".
...
Osama cannot go through the checkpoint with Jasmine. They don't know when he will be able to join her in Europe. ...
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