Dear frends, I would like to invite you to the special memorial for Emuas, Yalo and Beit nuba. The event will be in June 7th 15:-19:00 at wahwt alsalam-neve shalom to lesten to live testimonies from both palestinians and Jews who witnessed the evacuation and the distruction. This will include the show of slides which were taken then. A visit to the sight of the three villages which will include the posting of name signs for the 3 villages. it will be great if u will invite frends to the event The organizerrs: The United coordination commitee for the three villages The spritual centre of wahat al salam-neve shalom Zochrot-tthakera(Remember) for mor detalls: 2 9911652 dyanarizek@hotmail.com

كي لا ننسى أن لنا ماضينا حاضرنا ومستبلنا Y´ي هه الديار

ندعوكم جميعا لاحياء كرى رى اللطرون الثلاث -عمواس يالو وبيت نوبا
ولك يوم السبت المواY´ 7/6/03
يبدأ اللاء Y´ي رية واحة السلام الريبة ولك للاستماع الى شهود عيان من الY´لسطينيين واليهود كما سنرى الصور وماطع من الاY´لام
حول ها الموضوع وY´ي الساعة السادسة نوم بزيارة الرى الثلاث للاستماع الى بعض الاهالي ثم سنوم بوضع اللاY´تات التي تشير الى ما كان وعلى أمل أن يعود
البرنامج برعاية المركز الروحاني Y´ي رية واحة السلام
مؤسسة اكرات
لجنة التنسي الموحدة لرى اللطرون الثلاث
ملاحظة: نرجوا نشر هه الدعوة على الجميع حتى يتمكن البعض من الحضور
نحن بحاجة الى اكبر عدد ممكن من الY´لسطينيين الين يتمكنون من الحضور والمشاركة لمزيد من التY´اصيل 9911652-02 منطة الدس
وبالمناسبة اوم بشكر كل من شارك من اجل إنجاح ها الموع اليم
ديانا رز

I am one of the people who come originally from Imwas and have only seen it in the pictures, I really am proud of this web site and wish to help in anyway possible.
We will return.
Please send a letter of condemnation to the founders of the "Canada Park".

What a tragedy. I am so sorry. This is why I try as hard as I can to argue for the restoration of a full right of return for the exiled ones.

I want to thank each and every person made this effort, and
If you need any help; Historical, tichnical ... just ask.

I want to thank a=each and every person made this effort, and I you need any help; Historical, tichnical ... just ask.

للمرة الثالثة خلال العام الحالي اتقدم بالشكر والامتنان لمن اقام هذا الموقع ، وكواحد من ابناء عمواس ادعوا جميع ابناء البلدة الخالدة في القلوب ان يشدوا على يد ادارة جمعية عمواس الخيرية في عمان / الاردن وفي اي موقع أخر لانها الرابط الاخير الذي يجمع اهل البلدة القديمة قدم الزمن ......
ولكم كل الشكر مرة اخرى

Hi!I'm spanish,i want to shout that we want a FREE PALESTINE!we don´t want more occupation.Nothing is more important than freedom.I want to tell that on my future plans there is a travel to Palestine!ISRAEL OUT NOW!!!

Why is the world supporting the zionist ethnic cleaning and was fighting the nazi ethnic cleaning, i don't know. Maybe too much television but it's not an excuse because no one can say "i don't know".
I'm sure at the time will do it's work and Israel will pay someday, i hope soon, the price of those terror acts.
Best wishes from a swiss living in Sweden.

iam very proud that i am from Imwas
i hope to add any usful thing to this site
my name Hanan Abdel-Aziz Abou-Ghoush
i am IT engeneer ,,,may i can make anything for my beautiful village

HI, My story is a story i have heard from my father. i am an american teen living in the US. I am also Palestinian. My father told my when the soldiers came to his villiage, the first thing he did was climb the tree infront of his home, and he grabbed the brid's nest. He was saving the birds from the Israilies... how sad is that?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
تحية خالصة وطيبة لكل من يعمل باخلاص وصدق في سبيل المحافظة على بقاء اسم عمواس حياً ظاهراً رغم انف العدو الصهيوني ومن يساندة.
وما السعي الدؤوب وراء المحافظة على الاسم الا تمهيداً لطريق العودة للوطن ان شاء الله , واعادة البناء من جديد .
لدي صور عن كتابات قديمة حول عمواس , كتبها رحالة انجليز زودني بها صديق من الناصرة / الدكتور الياس فرح .. وهي بلغة انجليزية قديمة وبحاجة للترجمة . أرجو مساعدتي في ذلك لاتمكن من نشر المفيد من عبر جمعية عمواس الخيرية في عمان .
علماً أرقام هواتفي ( 4921449 )عمان و 079432634 الجوال
وعنواني الالكتروني nasri1964@yahoo.com

I don´t Known What a difference between Zionism and Nazism
Hittle was a good teacher for the Jews.I don´t Know how the world watching this tragedid without reaction.
I am brasilian all brasilian love us the palestine
The Justice will arrive
good Luck
Kisses
Best wiches

بسه اننç انرحهو انرحêه
اتâده بظطêه انشمر نمن هو ساçه èêساçه لê اوشاء èت×èêر çذا انهèâظ èتحدêثç èآهن هو جهêظ ابواء ظهèاس انتماتل èانتظاضد لê سبêن ابراز âضêةأعنé èأجهن بâظة لê انâنèب ظهèاس انتê ها ماوت êèهاë انا رهزاë ننتحدê èانصهèد لê èجç انظدèاو انعاشه èاندنêن ظنé ذنم ¬ انحانة اننتê آنت انêçا بظد احتنانç هباشرة ¬ èانتê حèنتçا انانة انصçêèوêة انé دهار بظد حêاة .
èانé نâاء âرêب او شاء اننç
وصرê انâêسêة /جهظêة ظهèاس انخêرêة

After having planned on that already for a while, I went today to look for the remains of IMWAS! I received, in addition to this great website, very helpful input yesterday from a German monk, who resides at the monestary above the archeological site EMMAUS.
The entire area of the village is almost totally covered by all kind of shrubs, flowers and cactusses - but there are some structures, and with them I would need the help of someone, who is familiar with the place, the way it used to be!
I found for example something which clearly resembles a large cave, expanded by built stone walls with window, a hole in the roof for the smoke and a excellently constructed archway as entrance! Another structure is a tomb of a Sheikh which could use some repair-work and is located on top of a hill. I took pictures - they will follow!
I would so much appreciate if someone could tell me, if, what I found, existed indeed in Imwas!
While I was walking and climbing around, I thought of the people, who lived there, and how their lifes were changed - in such a horrible way - within only a few hours time! To all of them nothing but the Best - I wish, I could do much more!

I would like to thank every person who participated in building this webpage for the people of 'Imwas.
I am from 'Imwas and I was 10 year old when we were ethnically cleansed at gun point (as described in the pictures) from our 'Imwas in 1967. Since then we have never lost hope to rebuild our lives again in our village, Inshallah. I have witnessed this crime against men, women, and children which I will never forget.

As one of the population of the village of IMWAS. I would like to extend my deep appreciation & thasks, to every one who spent moment of his time to give an idea to every one about our lovely village, with promise to come bake to you after I read the topics carefully. And ill but all of my comments to you with all help from ABUZAID family

كاحد ابناء عمواس الذين اجبرتهم قوات الاحتلال على مغادرة بلادهم فلسطين بشكل عام وقريتهم عمواس بشكل خاص اتقدم الى كل من ساهم في اثراء هذة الموقع بكل الشكر والتقدير داعيا الله العلي القدير ان تتظافر كل الجهود الخيرة لاستعادة فلسطين وعودة االجميع الى ارضيهم
مع تاكيدي المطلق بالعودة اليكم فور الانتهاء من تدقيق كافة المعلومات الوارة عن قريتي وساقدم لكم كل الدعم والمساعدة التي اقدر عليها بالتعاون مع كافة عائلة ابوزيد في عمواس والذين اعتقد ان لديهم الكثير الذي يمكن اضافته الى هذا الموقع المعبر . مرة ثانية اتقدم اليكم بعميق الشكر والى اللقاء قريبا ان شاء الله

Thank you for making this site. The time will come when the Western World recognises the harsh injustices inflicted on Palestinians, and unlike many other oppressed peoples in the past,their own personal accounts of these horrors will be available. The point made that the nature of the conflict would not be altered if both sides were Christian rather than Muslim/Jewish is well-taken. I'm from the Rep. of Ireland, which is now an economy-driven Western state but which has a history of colonial rule and apartheid. It is my opinion that if after Republican terrorists in the partitioned Northern-Ireland bombed British civilians, Britain was to re-occupy some of our counties and murder children, many of our people would become terrorists, even without any great extent of the suffering endured by Palestinians. I respect the makers of this site for tackling the ignorance of the West even-headedly. I do'nt think I could be so calm. God Bless.

Thank you for having this beautiful website. It really felt great to see my village before destruction. My father was so happy to see the pictures. He started showing me where he lived and worked. Thank you again.

Two years ago we had guests from Amman, Jordan - very dear friends of mine and their neighbor. My friend's mother, who couldn't make the trip due to poor health, was born and grew up in Jaffa and her biggest wish was of course for her daughter, to see the place of her origin. No question, we took her all around Yafo and sure enough, she recognized according to the stories, her mother told her, the place of a bakery, (today a movie theater replaces it, close to a bank) and some other locations and we made together the sad trip back into the past. Finally we went to the beach and all I could do, was hug her, as she stood there, crying.
With the neighbor it was different! He came from a village, which was located inside, what is today "Park Canada" (which was built on 'Imwas's reins), close to Latrun! He asked to see the place one more time. Unfortunately, I forgot the name of the village and as the man died about a year and a half ago, it would be rather difficult to research that. I will try though!
The moment we reached the park-entrance, he was like electrified and directed us with an incredible sense of orientation all the way down, to he very center of the park - all of a sudden happily exclaiming, THIS would be the place of his village. Fact is, there was absolutely NOTHING left, which would even distantly resemble a place of residence, in other words - there was not one stone on the other anymore! But he was sure and nothing and nobody could convince him about anything else! He left the car and walked around among the bushes and flowers, quietly, obviously reminiscing, how it used to be. We stayed behind. Nobody talked, we just watched him. We understood without words, how important this visit was for this old man. 
I think often of them. Salwa, my friend from Amman was here again and will hopefully come more often. And the neighbor - well, he finished his journey. I hope, we were able to brighten at least one of his last days - I wish, we could have done much, much more!

Congratulations on a very well-designed and clear website depicting a comprehensive summary of Palestine! It is within the intellectual reach of those who ask, but are only answered by mainstream, pro-Israeli media.

The accuracy and minute detailed illustration of each event and place helps those who are misinformed to understand the truth. I wish it were possible to show this to educate the American people instead of the grossly biased CNN, etc.

Best wishes in your future endeavors. We will do our part in passing this site on to others.

Keep up the good work and God bless,
Dr. Carol Ann George (Lebanese American)
Husam Masoud (Palestinian)