Enlightened
Today was very enlightening. I heard from multiple perspectives and learned a lot about settlements, house demolitions, wall-building, bombings, rockets, checkpoints, occupation, security...much of this first-hand on the tour mentioned in this morning's post.
I spoke with Jews of various ethnicities & nationalities, and Palestinians with various religious backgrounds. Various combinations of Israeli, Arab, American, Christian, Jew, and Muslim.
One conclusion I feel I can definitely draw is that religion is not playing as much a role as many think. It's more a matter of identity and perception, if that makes sense. Empathy is very much in need.
Some of what we heard today was quite one-sided, but I was surprised at how much was reasonably open, honest discussion.
This is not the forum for strong opinions, but it is clear that sometimes people are not able to completely aggreement because of inherent differences. Like trying to reconcile different geometries based on different axioms. Parallel lines can and do intersect. It just depends on where you're coming from.
I spoke with Jews of various ethnicities & nationalities, and Palestinians with various religious backgrounds. Various combinations of Israeli, Arab, American, Christian, Jew, and Muslim.
One conclusion I feel I can definitely draw is that religion is not playing as much a role as many think. It's more a matter of identity and perception, if that makes sense. Empathy is very much in need.
Some of what we heard today was quite one-sided, but I was surprised at how much was reasonably open, honest discussion.
This is not the forum for strong opinions, but it is clear that sometimes people are not able to completely aggreement because of inherent differences. Like trying to reconcile different geometries based on different axioms. Parallel lines can and do intersect. It just depends on where you're coming from.
posted by Paul O. at 23:47
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