Gideon Levy: : Notte di preghiera

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Ali Jabarin è solo più un'ombra di quel che era. Dal fermo e dal pestaggio non lavora, dorme poco, soffre spesso di mal di testa, capogiri ed incubi, ed i timpani a pezzi non gli lasciano tregua. Tutto questo per i pugni degli agenti della Polizia di Frontiera, che l'hanno fermatato mentre si recava alla funzione di preghiera per commemorare Laylat al-Qadr, la notte in cui Mohammed ha ricevuto il Corano dal Cielo. Quella notte, sul pellegrino Jabarin – che abita a pochi minuti da Gerusalemme ma che ha il divieto di andarci, anche per le preghiere più sacre - sono piovuti colpi e calci.

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