قريتي الجميلة عمواس التي لم أرها في حياتي
My beautiful village, Emmaus, I have never seen
منظر قريتي الحبيبة عام 1958 وفيها مسجد وكنيسة ومدرستان للذكور وللإناث وقهوة عامة ومقام أبي عبيدة رضي الله عنه الذي توفى رحمه الله في طاعون عمواس
The site of my beloved village in 1958 and it shows a mosque, a church, two schools for boys and girls, and the shrine of Abu Obaidah

The site of my beloved village in 1958 and it shows a mosque, a church, two schools for boys and girls, and the shrine of Abu Obaidah

دخلتها عصابات الهاجانة بعد حرب الأيام الستة سنة 1967 وعملو فيها شيئين
Entered by Hagana militias during 1967 war, they did two things

Entered by Hagana militias during 1967 war, they did two things

قاموا بالتطهير العرقي وطرد سكان عمواس من بيوتهم ومزارعهم
The ethnically cleansed the village and forced people out of their homes and farms

The ethnically cleansed the village and forced people out of their homes and farms

ثم هدموا القرية حجرا حجرا
They destroyed the village stone by stone

They destroyed the village stone by stone

ثم تركوها قاعا صفصفا
Then they left it emtpy landscape

Then they left it emtpy landscape

ثم منعوا البناء وتركوا الشجر ينمو لتغطية الجربمة
They prevented reconstruction and let the trees grow up to hide the crime

They prevented reconstruction and let the trees grow up to hide the crime

وأنشأوا متنزها بدعم من بلدية تورنتو سموه كندا بارك
They constructed the Canada Park with the sponsorhip of Toronto city

They constructed the Canada Park with the sponsorhip of Toronto city

وهذه هي قصة عمواس
And this is the story of Emmaus
And this is the story of Emmaus
للقصة الكاملة ولقصص الكثير من القرى الفلسطينية المدمرة زوروا موقع فلسطين في الذاكرة
For more stories about similar palestinians villages that have been ethinically cleansed, visit Palestine Remembered site

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