Mohamad Jamous, AR Palestinian Director, was driving home to Ramallah, with friends, when his car and many other cars nearby were blocked and attacked. Mohamad recorded this prayer and wrote this blog soon after the attack.
October 24th, 2022
I am writing this to you late at night, after a tough day for all of us.
A day that ignited with anger and violence in all parts of the Holy Land.
The day when the Palestinians woke up to the sounds of bullets and the smell of gas fired by IDF soldiers.
The day when the Israelis woke up with fear and tension from the multiple attacks that have taken place in the recent period.
At eleven o’clock in the evening, when I was driving towards the entrance to the city of Ramallah, specifically at the “Beit El” settlement, I was surprised by the presence of Palestinian cars in front of me. I thought it was traffic.
I know that at this time there are very few traffic jams. I continued to drive slowly and very carefully.
My heart began to race, and I realized that there was something dangerous, without knowing what this danger was…
It was only a few seconds later that I was surprised by the presence of a number of angry Jewish youths in the street.
I was surprised by them, in front of me, attacking a number of Palestinian cars!!
And blocking the road to Ramallah.
I didn’t know what to do! I can’t walk away, and I can’t move fast, I can’t do anything!!
One of them came up to me and attacked my car, and cursed me, he broke the mirror of the car.
I tried to talk to him in Hebrew but he didn’t answer me! He tried to attack me many times.
I closed the car windows tightly and tried to get away, but I couldn’t…
Ten seconds was enough to think about my wife, my family, my job, my friends, my peoples, everything!
I thought for a moment that someone would shoot and kill me.
During this situation, a number of Israeli soldiers were in the place, but unfortunately they did not prevent them in any serious way.
A disaster was going to happen, but thanks to God’s will, I survived and overcame this disaster in peace.
Thank God that He willed me to stay alive and continue spreading hope and peace in this land.
God willed me to keep working to end this violence and to restore stability and peace in this Holy Land.
These are scary moments, terrifying moments that push me to work harder to achieve peace in the land. Moments that make me think daily about solutions to end this conflict. Moments that increase my strength, hope, and courage to stand up and renounce violence, to achieve love and goodness between the two peoples.
Thank you for your support.
Mohamad Jamous
AR Palestinian Programs Director
