Dec 01 2006
‘Blessed are those with low expectations for they shall not be disappointed’
Daoud Kuttab
The repeated disappointments Palestinians have witnessed over the years have greatly lowered the expectations of most that real change is possible regarding the continuous illegal occupation of their country. Recalling the Sermon on the Mount, which took place on Palestinian lands, one activist created his version of one of the beatitudes that reads: “Blessed are those with low expectations for they shall not be disappointed.â€
Despite the proclamation of the US president and now even the prime minister of Israel that one day there will be a sovereign, viable Palestinian state on contiguous land, most Palestinians are now looking for partial relief only on the last portion of this international promise to Palestinians.