Today, I want to introduce a similar love story that happened in the Middle East. That is the Middle East version of Romeo and Juliet.
Two main character’s nationality in the Middle East version of Romeo and Juliet is Palestinian and Israel. The two countries have disputed for many years due to religious conflicts.
Furthermore, the heroine in this story is an Israeli Jewish woman and the hero is a Palestinian Muslim man. It has been 5 years for them to love each other and finally they became a couple as they got married in last August 17th.
However, the wedding should be celebrated but it became a hot topic around the world. That’s because of their religion.
Before the wedding day, Israeli Jewish woman changed her religion to Islam following her husband’s religion. And then, Israel’s far-right organization named Lehava warned the couple. That group threatened the couple, saying “We will kill you.” and “We will demonstrate on your wedding day”. Thus, the couple called for the prohibition of the far-right group’s demonstration to the court.
However, as a result, their request was rejected.
So, the couple had looked for other way to ensure their safety. Eventually, they employed thirty security guards on the wedding day.
For this, the total cost that they spent on them was $ 120,000, $ 4,000 per person.
Maybe their wedding could be seemed like a celebrity’s wedding because there were bodyguards and they spent a lot of money on it. But the two people who got married are just a normal couple.
The only one reason that makes their marriage kind of a big problem is just a religious difference. However, there was nothing that can stop their love. Also, they said their love was growing more and became hotter while they went through these things. .
The Israel and Palestine
The Jewish and Muslim…
Isn’t it a really sensitive issue? The war between them is still going on.
But, I bless the marriage of the two people.
