بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Dear Khader, dear Randa!
I have spent the last week or more thinking every day about what to tell you. It is not that easy to put into words what I feel for you. The two of you are the ones bringing the change we all wish to see. I have immense respect for your actions, for the way you respond to the injustice you are facing.
My great grandfather had been a political prisoner, too. It was his origin that was deemed dangerous and unwanted by the regime that ruled out country back in his days. I never met him in person, but I know from my grandmother that he and his wife were facing all those things side by side. They have lost everything, and they struggled to survive, but not for one minute did they lose their dignity. They never accepted to become a part of the regime that oppressed them. For sure they had been offered to throw away their beliefs and embrace the official state ideology. It would have opened for them the door to living a comfortable life again. But they refused, because being free and honest inside one´s heart is not comparable to any “privileges” that this world might believe to give.
What I especially wish to tell you is this: Despite everything, never lose trust in our God, never doubt of his mercy and love. For God nothing is impossible. He only decides what will happen. It is only the human mind which likes to try to understand God´s power only within limits. We like to say ´this can be´ and ´this cannot be´, but it is never for us to know. Never fear anything, no matter how difficult it may seem to be. God is with you, and the more you rely on Him and seek His help, the closer He is to you.
In the on line world, in the last week or so, no story has a chance compared to yours. We learnt from you, we are spreading the word, we are standing by you. It is you who inspire us, and who teach us what sumoud and patriotism look like. You represent Palestine in the best way, Palestine loves you and all of the world loves you. We know of you, and we will never be silenced or intimidated defending you. Freedom, pride and dignity are the goal, and you are showing the way.
We are here for you. We pray for you, for your children, for your parents, for your wonderful nation that resists brutality in the most honourable way.
Stay strong.
God be with you all.
Yours,
Barbora Weberova, Slovakia