3 Wishes Summary

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The book "3 Wishes" is a collection of interviews and stories from children suffering from the Israel - Palestine conflict. It interviews children from both Israel and Palestine and shows you the different perspectives of the children's lives. The conflict between Israel and Palestine started in 1947 when the United Nations divided up Palestine into two separate states, one Islamic and one Jewish. Tension between the two states quickly rose and Israel was quick to assert its dominance through illegal expansion of land and human rights abuse against the Palestinians, and Palestine responded. A series of ongoing battles have left both states living in fear and uncertainty while no possible end or resolution is in site. This book made me consider…show more content…
They are dangerous and will shoot me if they get the chance. The Israeli army keeps them away from us. The person who said this is a 13 year old girl living in one of Israel's largest settlements. Settlements are Israeli communities built illegally on Palestinian land. These settlements often have giant walls surrounding them and very heavy military presence. We now begin to see the differing perspective of the two groups of people. The Palestinians want desperately to reclaim the land that was taken from them while the people of Israel stereotype and abuse the human rights of the Palestinians. I personally believe that both sides do not fully understand the perspectives of each other and in order to make peace they both need to give a little…show more content…
The book made me reflect on my own life and how we take for granted living a normal day to day life without fear. We never have to pick up a grenade in the garden, we never see the people we love die starving, we never have a family member kidnapped for a ransom, or lost a friend to the trade of a suicide bombing. In my opinion for a peaceful future both sides need to give a little up. Israel needs to remove checkpoints and settlements from Palestine and the Palestinians must forgive and forget. It is always important to remember that a no matter what a human life is a human life and we need to value every single one of these lives to truly make a
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