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The muscle of peacemaking
Christa Case Bryant
Editor
Just days ago, many Palestinians didn鈥檛 put much stock in President Donald Trump鈥檚 push for a peace deal to end two years of fighting in Gaza. 鈥淧eople are afraid to feel hope,鈥� Gaza resident Tamer Misilih told our reporter Ghada Abdulfattah as he tried to fix his sandal in his tent. 鈥淓ven if a deal is signed, I don鈥檛 believe Israel will keep its word.鈥� Even amid celebrations overnight, some still expressed skepticism or fear.
No doubt many of the hostages whom Hamas took on Oct. 7, 2023, have been afraid to hope, too. This week released hostage Eli Sharabi shared one thing that kept him going amid rats and worms underground: Finding something good that happened each day. Then four to five things a day. 鈥淚 knew it鈥檚 like a muscle you have to train,鈥� he Bari Weiss of The Free Press.聽
The coming days and weeks will test the muscles of hope and peacemaking in the Middle East. May they get stronger through exercise.
