Father caught between Israel and Palestine

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TWO WORLDS: Adel Hussein is considered a traitor by other Palestinians because his son is serving as a soldier in the Israeli army. And now Israel caught up with him

AP , RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004,Page 6

Caught between two hostile worlds, a Palestinian father hopes his Israeli soldier son can help him find a home in one of them -- the Jewish state that rejects him as illegal and unwanted, and the Arab West Bank which considers him a traitor.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are in Israel illegally, most of them looking for work, others joining their relatives. The line between Israel and the West Bank artificially divides many families.

From Israel's point of view, the illegals are a double threat -- some might be potential terrorists; but all, by the very fact that they are Arabs, contribute to upsetting the delicate demographic balance that keeps Israel a Jewish state.

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