Houses and Keys

Everyday, houses and keys are being changed. This change creates a problem. The new keys will not be able to open the doors of the old houses, for they pass away. However, the old keys will not be able to open the doors of the new houses. Therefore, if we could not open the houses, we are unable to figure out what is inside these houses. Every moment, some houses fall down. But some are built too. Moreover, the inhabitants are moving from time to time. It shows that some people can live somewhere for a while. Then, they move to another place and new house. So the old houses will be replaced by the new ones for new inhabitants in the ex-place. We will walk through two different houses and try to find their keys. We are going to shed on the creation of the social division in Palestinian society in light of migration disease in Turmusayya village and the Rawabi project in Ramallah city.

The creation of social division is segregating the society into parts or different classes. It refers to ancient ages. Sometimes, we have to take a trip to the past. In 20th century, British society was divided into three various classes. First, the upper class, which is often the people with inherited money. Second, the middle class, which is the majority of the British population. Third, the lower or working class, which is people who are agricultural, mine and factory workers. This affected the society negatively. For it makes conflicts among those unlike classes. For example, the lower class will fought the upper class for having a lot of money and control, in particular as there was no justice. Likewise, when the human body is infected by a disease, it weakens all the parts of the body. So the body will collapse, and the society will break down too.

From past going back to the presence, many diseases affect the human's body. For instance, migration disease in Turmusayya village, in Palestine. Palestine as a territory is occupied by Israelis. They control totally over Palestinian lands and lives also. They are making Palestinians live in a virtual prison; many Palestinians leave their lands looking for better life and making money.

They left to America. Some of the Turmusayyan people who left their lands returned in three years. They made a lot of money and businesses. Once they got their lands back, they started investing their money in building new houses and stores. The style of building that they are designing is Villas style. It is different from the old or simple styles of building in Turmusayya village normally that was built.

This modern style of building houses and investing money created the notion of social classes in Turmusayya village between nobility, which is living in villas, and the lower class, which is people who have simple houses and lack of money. Thus, Turmusayya is a beautiful house, but the migration disease changed their lives by creating different social classes.

From diseases, or biological life into economic life, Qatar Diar and Massri companies are building a new city in Ramallah. It calls Rawabi city and project also. Rawabi is an Arabic word that means hills. It is a cooperative project between Qatar government and Palestinian's. Qatar Diar and Massri are the charges for this project. Rawabi city is located nine kilometers north Ramallah, 3.5 km beyond Birzet University and about twenty five kilometers from Nablus city. It will include 25,000 residents houses. Furthermore, it will be populated by 40.000 Palestinian inhabitants.

Rawabi is being built in area 'A' according to the Israeli division of Palestinian territories, which means it is under Palestinian jurisdiction. Even though it is in area 'A,' it is still facing struggles.
“The Palestinians control the land on which Rawabi will be built, but not the area through which its access road will have to go. Israel has yet to grant permission for the road, which will be essential for the project to succeed. At the moment, the only way to access the site is via a narrow and bumpy road.”-BBC News.
Hence, the success of this project need an Israeli permission to access the road. Moreover, it is near to Jewish community land or settlement; it might have clashes between them, the Palestinians who live in Rawabi and the Jewish who are living near to.

This project contributes in the creation of the social division in Palestinian society. It is a revolutionary idea that seeks to draw middle class professionally, especially those who want to free from their town or village for a better life. For it offers very modern style of constructing houses for the first time differ from the rest villages that are around Ramallah city.

Another point is that Rawabi will offer jobs to people who are unemployed. Nevertheless, it is still problematic, as it will offer opportunities to a number of several Palestinians who are unemployed. Therefore, the people who will be employed, they will improve their lives. Yet the people who will stay unemployed, they will stay living simply. Consequently, it forms numerous different classes in Palestinian society.

The creation of social division is still hard matter, since it can be achieved as an outcome from some projects that do not actually intend to make this effect. Turmusayyan people do not want to create any division between themselves and other Palestinians. Still, the style of constructing their houses produce this creation un-intentionally. Similarly, Rawabi project aims to help Palestinians; the approach of fulfilling this project supported the establishment of social division with no any real planning for that effect. Accordingly, the creation of social division is still difficult matter how to tackle.

References:
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2- “Qatari Diar and Massar International Partner to Build the New Palestinian Planned City of Rawabi.” Rawabi. 20 May. 2010 > http://www.rawabi.ps/press_show.php?id=6&page=no<
3- Amman, Wa’d. “Al-Rawabi Project; Palestine.” Instablogs. 2010. 18 May. 2010 > http://waz84.instablogs.com/entry/al-rawabi-project-palestine<