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...Ready to Return The Bentolila Family...
Like most of Gaza's residents, the Hilburgs thrived by growing organic crops, notably cherry tomatoes for export to Europe. The Hilburgs say it breaks their hearts to dismantle the hothouses they worked so hard to build, but in the nearby enclave of Gadid, another U.S.-born settler, Lynn Bentolila, expresses a sentiment widely shared in the Gush: "I don't want to see [the Palestinians] using my land or living in my house." The Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have been wrangling over the issue: both agree the Israeli houses should be destroyed but dispute who would...
...door comes at the Hilburg house, the moment Bryna calls "a calamity," her family "will be here at the table, drinking coffee. And when the soldiers arrive, we'll offer them a cup." Sammy breaks in. "And then they have to carry me out." Over at the Bentolila house in Gadid, Gabriel is talking about the need for dignity. "It will break our hearts to leave this place," he says. "So we'll leave it behind all exactly as it is. And we'll take our flags and walk out the gate and join our neighbors and all walk together...
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