It took 32 years to taste the freedom. It took 32 years to reach the moment where the whole Bethlehem and Palestine as well to give a hug to the 57 years old Saed Al Ataba, the Palestinian prisoner who was released yesterday from the Israeli prison. Saed was arrested in 1977 and judged by an Israeli court with Life imprisonment punishment. During that time, Said was still young and was 26 years old only. However, he is now 57 years old but filled with hope and challenge. He has proven that there is always hope despite all hard times failure or fall, there is always a moment of success and glory. Although Said had been released with some other prisoners, there still thousands of Palestinian prisoners waiting to have the same moment of freedom. Saed said if the people once will to have the life, the custody will respond, a say by one of the famous Arab poet Abu Al – Qasem Al- Shabi. All over the sixty years of the Israeli occupation, thousands of Palestinians were arrested and put in Israeli prisons. Some of them released and more are still there behind bars seeking and hoping to see an end for their suffering and have at least one hug with their beloved sons, wives, daughters, mothers, and fathers before death.
Palestinians have paid and still paying very high price for taking one Israeli soldier in a military operation as prisoner. Tens of their elected parliament members (including the head of the parliament himself) were arrested. Tens of Israeli raids were made. Huge of collective punishment were used by Israelis and all this continue to make the life of the Palestinians as hard as possible. Considering all of that, what would be the suitable price for Israel to pay for all of this, taking into account the arresting of more than 11,000 of Palestinians half of them are kids