Promises

                In the movie Promises, children with different religions lived near each other in Israel.  Some of the kids were Jewish and others were Palestinian.  Both religions believed the land was theirs because God gave it to them.  They didn’t like the other religion for taking it away from them.  It is sad that most of these kids never want to meet the other kids from the other religion.  They think they are terrorists or would kill them.  All of these kids believe the other religion is wrong and bad because that is what their parents told them.  Their parents learned from their parents, and it will keep being passed from generation to generation if these religions keep fighting and don’t talk to the other religion.  I liked what one of the boys said at the end of the movie.  He said something about how if they never meet each other, they will always keep fighting, but if they could meet and become friends, they could end the conflict between their religions.  The environment these people were living in wasn’t always a safe or good place to live in.  Some of the kids had to worry about terrorist attacks and if they were going to survive the bus route they had to take.  Other kids had to worry about being shot by soldiers for something like throwing stones.  I don’t think these kids should have to live in a place like this, I know I wouldn’t want to.  I would get tired of always fighting with people and worrying about whose land is whose.  I wouldn’t want to see my friends and family die because of this conflict.  Living like this must be really scary.  I think all of these people should live in a mixed community with both religions because they all think this land, Jerusalem especially, is theirs and has important meaning to their culture and religion.  I think they should find a way to end this conflict and live where they want to.