On September 25, 2004, Jews around the world observed Yom Kippur, the day of repentance'

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On September 25, 2004, Jews around the world
observed Yom Kippur, the day of repentance.
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The day before, Jewish activists from the
International Womens Peace Service in the West
Bank offered the settlers of Ariel and Tapuach a
new penitential prayer for the holiday.
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Using the format of the traditional prayer, we
named a sin for each letter of the alphabet. We
posted the prayer in and around settlements near
the Palestinian village where we live and work.
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The prayer reflects and reinforces the collective
responsibility inherent in Judaism. Accepting
this, we have used the language of we and not
they or you.
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The following are sins that have been committed
by settlers in the name of the Jewish people.The
voice you will hear singing is nine-year-old Arwa
from the village of Jayyus.
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We have Appropriated land
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We have Burned olive trees
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We have Constructed segregation walls
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We have Demolished homes
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We have Erased history of Palestinians
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We have Forced people to wait for hours at
checkpoints
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We have Generalized about Arab people
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We have Hated people because of their race
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We have Ignored the suffering of our neighbors
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We have Judaized Palestinian areas
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We have Killed children
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We have Lost our humanity
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We have Misrepresented the teachings of the Torah
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We have Neglected our responsibility to work for
justice
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We have Obstructed the right of refugees to
return home
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We have Persecuted others in the name of our own
persecution
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We have Quietly transferred Palestinians from
their homeland
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We have Restricted free movement of Palestinians
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We have Separated ourselves from our neighbors
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We have Terrorized the Palestinian population
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We have Used guns and laws to facilitate ethnic
cleansing
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We have Vandalized
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We have Wrongly educated our children
(settler demonstration)
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We have eXpunged Arabic from road signs
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We have Yelled racist epithets
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We have Zealously suppressed peaceful protest
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For all these sins we have committed against
G-d and our Palestinian neighbors, forgive us,
pardon us, grant us atonement.
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