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April 8th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Homs at Easter used to be a tapestry of colourful parades, said Dima Moussa, a
member of the Syrian National Council who recalled years of festive visits
to her family in Homs as a young woman.
“You could feel Easter across the whole city. Everybody would put on their
best clothes, a the children would parade around their church playing
instruments,” said Dima. “We painted boiled eggs and brought them to Church
to be blessed.”
“It is a family occasion. Everyone would visit their relatives, bringing with
them colourful eggs and chocolate for the children. My grandparents would
put on huge meals, often a whole sheep, for the whole family”.
Two weeks ago Moussa’s relatives fled from Homs as government forces began
shelling the Christian neighbourhoods of Hamidiyah and Boustan al-Diwan
where they lived. Videos of the area show streets riddled with debris, and
concrete buildings shattered by shells and bullet holes.
“The windows of my grandfather’s home were shattered by shelling,” said
Moussa. “The regime doesn’t care anymore, they are targeting all
neighbourhoods, and mosques and churches.”
“It is too dangerous to go to Church, as the regime is even shelling these,”
said Saif al Arab, an activist in Homs who claimed to be in contact with
Christians in his neighbourhood. “There is not enough food for them to
celebrate in the traditional way. This is not a celebration, they gathered
to pray for the people who have been killed in the bombardments”.
At the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI implored Damascus to heed international
demands to end the bloodshed. He said: “Particularly in Syria, may there be
an end to bloodshed and an immediate commitment to the path of respect,
dialogue and reconciliation, as called for by the international community.”
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