Source: CNN
Sharbel’s grandparents had lived in the village of Bir’im in the north of Israel. In October 1948, Bir’im was captured by the Jewish Haganah during their operation in the northern Galilee region. A few days later, all the villagers were expelled until the military operation was complete. Having left their homes only temporarily, they came back to be told it was still not safe, but that they would be able to return after a fortnight. They were never allowed to return.
The villagers of Bir’im became internally displaced citizens within Israel. Sharbel’s parents grew up a few kilometres from their home village and then moved to Haifa. Bir’im itself became a national park and rather than allowing the villagers to return, the Israeli government offered compensation. ‘It left a scar,’ Sharbel admits, ‘and gave me a deep hatred of the Israelis.’
Sharbel is Melkite Greek Catholic. Like many other Christians, he considered church to be for holidays, weddings and funerals. Jesus was simply the Christian God, just as Muslims had their prophet Mohammed, and the Jews had the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Sharbel connected with his Christian Arab community and avoided situations that would have brought him into contact with Jews.
Then he met an American called David who invited him into his home and shared his life with him. Through acts of kindness which built their friendship, David became like an elder brother to Sharbel. He gradually introduced Sharbel to a living relationship with Jesus. But when David invited him to his congregation, Sharbel was shocked to see the Israeli flag and a menorah. He fled in panic but David followed him and asked quietly, ‘What’s up?’
Quote—’Sharbel, I’m Jewish… and Jesus was also Jewish.’ Sharbel stared in disbelief until the reality sank in. Then he prayed, ‘God, if this is true, please take all you want to out of my heart.’ As the pain, anger and hatred left, Sharbel was filled instead with peace and then love. He changed from perpetuating the cycle of violence to becoming part of the solution.===
Muslim Arab and Hamas should copy this true thought ftom God.
All love ❤️
As I say many times here that the key to have real peace in our mind is to love enemy and pray for them.
If you still hate in your heart to Jews, there us no peace, only hate, anger and want to retailate and to kill.
This is what are happening in most Muslim around the world— they do not want to forgive and to love enemy—
From the morning get up from sleep, their mind think enemy and hate them—
unfortunately the majority of Israeli Jews hate the Palestinians more than the other way round. Are you not following the News spots on the internet? Muslim countries hate? Even in Iran most people do not hate Americans, the Saudis love them. Hate? Yes, I suppose those whose families were killed by ‘allied’ bombing might do so …
Rafiq —just for your info: seek the truth
All live ❤️
https://youtu.be/ocNttZV4G_0
you are a victim of Zionist propaganda. You IGNORE what is happening in the occupied territories. Although Arabs in Israel are still not treated as well as Jewish citizens, yes, they are treated better than the ones in the occupied territories. BDS is because of the occupied territories. Do you really not see that?
Does israel Governmsnt treat Ahmadiyyah Muslim lovely, fairly and equally— tell me honostly Rafiq?
Does Hamas, Saudi Jordan Egypt treat Ahmadiyyah equal justice and kindly? No Right? They ban and persecute Ahmadiyyah even they mock Ahmadiyyah is not Islam.
So witch countri you prefet to live between Israel or Arab countries? Wiich one you want to help when both sides in conflict or even war?
I want you to respond honestly in Ramadhan.please!
All love ❤️
Every time you erase my comment, you make a sin. Please dont make sin in Ramadhan, love every one, no hatred for all. God bless you.
Somi does not understand ‘justice for all’. Yes, Israel is treating Ahmadi-Muslims well in Israel. We appreciate that. It does however not mean that we should be blind when they are unjust to others, like the Palestinians in the occupied territories. ‘Justice for All’ means we stand up for justice even for those who do not reciprocate to us. (yet). – A sin if I erase your repetitive pro-Zionist comments? I do not think so.