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Romeo and Juliette, Gaza strip style

Womblingdon
14-06-2004, 19:58
Just an unusual news story from today's Yediot Ahronot (Israeli daily in Hebrew), partial translation mine:

Soldiers of the Givati brigade conducted "suspect arrest procedure" against a young couple who were approaching the Kfar Darom army base while carrying a bag. After stopping them by warning shots in the air, the soldiers discovered that the two carried no weapons or explosives. The young Palestinian couple told the investigators: "We have been dating for six years, but our families do not allow us to marry each other. Without hope for getting married, life is pointless, and so we came to the base so the soldiers would shoot us."
The couple was searched and released.
Insane Troll
14-06-2004, 20:00
:cry: :cry:
Superpower07
15-06-2004, 01:41
When I went to see a performance of Romeo and Juliet, the actors (after the play ended) brought up various 'Romeo and Juliet' situations . . . one of them was with Palestine! It looks like their words had more truth than I once thought

:shock:
Jhenova
15-06-2004, 01:49
shoot them and hang them...foolish lovers...
Trotterstan
15-06-2004, 05:00
Life is crazy when you live an a war zone.
imported_Melcelene
15-06-2004, 05:03
Life is crazy when your parents don't except you.
King Binks
15-06-2004, 05:03
Life is crazy when you live an a war zone.
Or when your madly in love.
Avia
15-06-2004, 05:03
that is really tragic.

i wonder if they were ever shot, since it said they were released.

makes me also think of pyramus and thisbe...