Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour returns for 3rd Tour in Israel-Palestine
Two events coming up in Jerusalem:
The Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour is returning for its 3rd Tour. While we don’t try to resolve all the issues between our two people, we do try to inject humor as a way to calm things down and allow people to discuss and debate issues more reasoinably and respectfully … as you know, it’s not easy between Palestinians and Israelis.
I am also organizing a journalism conference through the National Arab American Journalists Association and Society of Professional Journalists-Arab Section for Monday Dec. 3 from 12 to 5:30. MidEastYouth.com will be represented on the first Internet panel by Liz Cohen, and I will moderate the second panel on print journalism. The details ar at www.NAAJA-US.com.
The Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour believes that “If we can laugh together, we can live together.”
Our tour is returning to Israel/Palestine with:
– two shows Friday Nov. 30, and Saturday Dec. 1 at the Ambassador Hotel in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem,
– one show in Haifa at Or-Hadash Synagogue on Thursday Dec. 6,
– and a 4th show in Jerusalem at Kol HaNeshama.
We have been trying to arrange other shows but as you can imagine, not everyone likes the idea of Palestinians and Israelis being friends. We’re supposed to hate each other.
But we won’t do that.
We all have strong views based on principle, but we also believe that we must find a way to end violence and compromise so that both sides can live in peace.
The comedy show features myself (father from Jerusalem and mother from Bethlehem), Israeli comedians Charley Warady and Yisrael Campbell, and two new additions to the show, Israeli Gil Kopatch and Egyptian American Sherif Hedayat (www.FunnySherif.com).
Our web site is www.IPComedyTour.com …
there are too many things that make us cry and pain … there is not enough that make us laugh … we’re going to keep trying
Please help us spread the word … if you know people and contacts in Israel, that would be great
Thanks and best regards
Shalom and Salam
Ray Hanania
www.IPComedyTour.com
PS … we also have shows in the United States beginning in January, with a kick-off performance at Spertus College Jan. 12 … and a bigger tour in March … we’re not giving up
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All of this sounds really amazing. Kudos for all your great work, Ray! Please keep us updated, and good luck. I seriously appreciate everything that you’re doing.
It really is great, but when are they gonna come to the UK too???
That’s really fantastic, Ray. Say, what happened to your most recent (I thought) article where you and Ali were politely disagreeing about the criticism of social institutions?
Friday show at the Ambassador – it will probably be without Yisroel Campbell as he won’t do a Friday night show, will he?
looking forward to seeing you Saturday night at the Ambassador Hotel. It’ll give me something to do rather than watch awful movies on TV.
Oh and by the way, I’d love to invite you and the entire comedy troupe to my home for Shabbat dinner. I’m serious. It’ll be a hoot! (That’s if you don’t do a Friday late night gig – or if you people want to come before the gig and get stuffed on chicken soup with matza balls. I think you have my email somewhere…. I just need to know before Wednesday….
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