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“We became aware that history is too long and prophets too many.

We came to understand that space is diverse and enwrapping—not a cell—

and that no one can monopolise land, God, or memory.

We also know that history is neither fair nor graceful.

Our mission, as human beings, is that we are at once the victims of history and its makers.

And the incurable disease we suffer from is hope…

Hope that will restore this place to its original meaning: a land of love and peace.

Thank you for carrying this burden of hope with us.”

––– Mahmoud Darwish (Palestinian poet), speech, 2002.