From Ha’aretz:
‘I kicked the Arab, I stepped on his head’
By Uri Blau
Dozens of teenage boys from Jerusalem received the same ICQ message: “We’re putting an end to all the Arabs who hang out in ‘Pisga’ [Pisgat Ze’ev] and the mall, whistle at the girls, curse, threaten little kids. Anyone who […]

I’ve only been involved in the Palestinian conflict for 32 years, at least consciously. So many other Palestinians have been involved since the inception, more than 60 years. And here we are. Where we were yesterday and 10 years ago. Nothing new. Same old stalemate. What’s the problem?
Part of the problem, in my opinion, is […]

This week I got a chance to meet a Christian Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, Nadia Hilou (Hilo). She is a member of the labor Party, and is the only Christian Arab woman, one of 17 total women, and one of two Arab Christians in the Israeli parliament. Nadia was the guest on my […]

According to Haaretz:
“Palestinian judges ordered the execution of a man for collaborating with Israel in Hebron on Monday.”
Well, we’re (illegally) killing each other in this country every day. We’re in a war. We all oppose this sort of killing.
This man is accused for “collaborating” with “the ennemy” - treason, if you want. A Palestinian judge […]

First, former President Jimmy Carter said that after meeting with Hamas leaders in Syria, Hamas would recognize Israel in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal … then, Hamas officials said, well no, they didn’t mean recognition, they would abide by a referendum of Palestinians (another one) on whether or not to recognize Israel and accept […]

I am a big believer that a principle applies to everyone, not just to one side or when it is convenient to stand by a principle. When Israelis kill Palestinian civilians, I condemn without hesitation. AND, when Palestinians kill Israeli civilians, I condemn them too.
When someone says something that is wrong, like it or not, […]

So many things have been happening that are disturbing. But more disturbing is the inability to make sense of them all, to connect the dots. Maybe just writing them might help comfort the afflicted:
OBAMA’S ARAB CONNECTIONS:
Barack Obama’s biggest problem has to do with Arabs and the Palestinians. This week, he was hounded by two controversies. […]

This is one of several “peace songs” produced by Search for Common Ground/Common Ground productions. “In My Heart” is also the theme song from The Shape of the Future, a SFCG-produced documentary film about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. David Broza and Said Murad (two well-known Israeli and Palestinian musicians) wrote the song; it was performed by […]

From the JPost (my comments below) -
Gazans celebrate Jerusalem’s terror attack:
Hamas on Friday claimed responsibility for Thursday’s terror attack in Merkaz Harav Yeshiva where eight students were murdered. “Hamas claims full responsibility for the operation in Jerusalem. The movement will release further details at a later stage,” the group’s message said.
The terrorist who killed eight […]

Limmud is one of the world’s largest gatherings of religious Jews in the world and the Limmud LA chapter is meeting this weekend and featuring the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour. We do two shows, one Saturday night and one Sunday night. And I give them credit for opening themselves up to prodding and poking by a […]