The meaning of betrayal

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Daniel did not sleep that night. The sound of gunfire echoed in his ears, and Khalid's face haunted him every moment. Khalid was no ordinary soldier... he was a Palestinian who had betrayed his people. Yet his cries before he died still echoed in Daniel's chest: "I want to live... I want a chance..." He sat next to Yusuf, while the other was busy checking their meagre supplies. Daniel hesitated before asking in a low voice: "Yusuf... what is the difference between me and Khaled? Both of us fought against you... Why is he a traitor... and I am just an enemy?" Yusuf slowly raised his head, looked deeply into his eyes, and said: "Betrayal, Daniel... is when you stab those who trust you in the back. It is when you sell your family and your land in exchange for a house or mone

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