Elder of Ziyon heeft gelijk dat het hypocriet is om alleen voor dialoog te zijn als men beide de bezetting hekelt - zoals in veel dialooggroepen gebeurd -, en niet wanneer eens niet Israels (vermeend) wangedrag centraal staat. Hier gaat het blijkbaar niet zozeer om politiek maar om praktisch samenleven, en het is mooi als men elkaar daar vindt. Dat wil natuurlijk niet zeggen dat er geen misstanden (aan beide kanten overigens) zijn, en beide partijen zouden die in hun eigen gemeenschappen moeten aankaarten.
Praktische samenwerking biedt nog geen oplossing voor de ongelijkheid en politieke meningsverschillen, maar is een belangrijk beginpunt om vijandbeelden af te bouwen en vertrouwen te scheppen.
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Shhhh! Jews and Arabs from territories plant trees - together!
School children from the Efrat settlement and residents of the neighboring Palestinian village of Jurat al-Shama planted trees together in an initiative that promoted co-existence in the West Bank, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday.
The event, held on the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shvat, aimed to block the hazardous dust that is being disseminated by a nearby tree-processing plant.
The factory's owner and a resident of Jurat al-Shama, Abu-Taled, relented recently to residents' complaints and built a stone wall that blocked the dust; but the barrier proved bothersome to both the Palestinian and Jewish residents of the area.
When a new traffic circle was installed at the entrance to Efrat recently, Mayor Oded Ravivi decided to level the land between the plant and the settlement, and replace the wall with a small forest.
"We met with Abu-Taled, and agreed to plant a grove on Tu B'Shvat in order to block the dust," Ravivi said. "Abu-Taled was very enthusiastic, and promised to bring friends and employees.
"This is how we could fulfill the mitzvah while also tightening our ties and work towards peaceful co-existence," he said, refering to the Jewish custom of planting trees on the nature-oriented holiday.
According to Ravivi, the sides are currently considering the possibility that Efrat security personnel would guard the factory at night, as part of the effort to cultivate a neighborly relationship.
To the Israel-hating Left, "co-existence" means attending conferences where Jews and Arabs can both attack Israel equally.
They hate real cooperation and co-existence between Jews and Arabs in Judea and Samaria, because it exposes them as hypocrites.
The idea of Jews with kippot working next to Arabs in keffiyehs does not make them smile. On the contrary, it makes their blood boil.
Proving once again that the Israel-hating Left is anything but liberal.
They hate real cooperation and co-existence between Jews and Arabs in Judea and Samaria, because it exposes them as hypocrites.
The idea of Jews with kippot working next to Arabs in keffiyehs does not make them smile. On the contrary, it makes their blood boil.
Proving once again that the Israel-hating Left is anything but liberal.
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