Jews And Arabs Refuse To Be Enemies

As the Israeli operation Protective Edge has so far claimed over 1,000 dead, users have been flooding the web with dozens of photos of Jews and Arabs together showcasing peace and love, under the hashtag #JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies.

 

The campaign was launched by Abraham Gutman (Jewish) and Dania Darwish (Arab), both students at Hunter College in New York, immediately after the start of Operation Protective Edge in Gaza - and this week it gained momentum.

 

“For me, it is hard to watch the current escalation between Israel and Gaza from afar. I wanted to find a way to be more than a passenger, to do something about it rather than just watch the news and hope for the best,” Gutman told Christian Science monitor.

Abraham and Dania took a photo of themselves in Washington Square Park. They started a Facebook group and by now have been flooded with photos from around the world. The page has more than 5,000 fans.

http://rt.com/news/175792-jews-arabs-refuse-enemies/

 

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A comment on their facebook page:"

That's the way. Jews and arabs all over the world taking photos together - refusing to be enemies. Stepping out of the field of war and stepping into and actually building the field of peace. This is the new energy. We have to create such alternatives of light to the darkness of war. Each one of us should ask her/himself - how can I promote peace?

Good luck with the peace demonstration in Tel Aviv this evening. I am with you in my heart...

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Excellent!

 

It's the young ones who will show the way towards peace - one hopes.

Although there are many people both in Israel and Palestine who want peace.

 

There is an organisation called "Chefs for Peace" with Christian Muslim and Israeli chefs operating from Jerusalem. They share a common food heritage and there's nothing like food to bring people together.

 

There's also the success story of Yotam Ottolenghi (Jewish) and Sami Tamimi (Muslim) who both grew up in Jerusalem in the west and east of the city but didn't know each other, then they met in London in the 80's, they became close friends then business partners. They set up  the Ottolenghi restaurants and the food is just fabulous, a fusion of Arab and Jewish. 

 

http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/locations

 

As I'm keen on cooking I have a couple of their recipe books, delicious food! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Added to the fact that those that take us to War, never do the fighting and dying themselves..................easy being at War, while sipping a Brandy in your Gentlemans Club.

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Strange also that the bombings on either side are not being reported unless it's to cover up another scandal etc over here& yet a it's constant as one of my Jewish friend informs me.




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It's the young ones who will show the way towards peace - one hopes.

 

Snag is they are taught to hate and even if they are not, they know no other way of life, they have no concept of peace.

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Unfortunately even if they are friends they dare not show it!.




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Remember this? How to create hatred in children and make sure strife continues.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Cross_dispute

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A Prime example, & many also disappeared when they showed any sympathy for injured soldiers as well!




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@bankhaunter wrote:

Remember this? How to create hatred in children and make sure strife continues.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Cross_dispute



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Smiley LOL

Petal
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Many a true word said in jest! Very good Tommy. LOL




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I trust tthat you all noticed that the pairings shown above showed pictures of old men + kids, older wives with married married husbands and young kids. nowhere did I see any images of adults between the ages of 18 and 35. 

Until you get groups of people between those ages acting with a desire to create friendship from both sides, Nothing will ever work.

 

I only wish it would.

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nowhere did I see any images of adults between the ages of 18 and 35.

 

They are the ones who have grown up with it and have known little else.

 

If you read personal stories of soldiers in WW1 you come across some who have spent two or more years in the trenches having been in their late teens at the start and when the Armistice came had wondered what they were going to do with their life now the war was over, they knew nothing else but fighting.

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@bankhaunter wrote:

It's the young ones who will show the way towards peace - one hopes.

 

Snag is they are taught to hate and even if they are not, they know no other way of life, they have no concept of peace.


Yes, would agree.

 

I saw this quote today and it's tragic and so sad, although it's not Israel, it's apt for any war zone at the moment.

"I'm a child in age and appearance. But in terms of morals and humanity, I'm not”

 Ezadine

 Nine-year-old Syrian

 

 

 

 

 

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Well, we could go back to say 1910 (just a random date) and have a middle east as depicted within any atlas of that time. Cause and effect, now we reap the benefits.

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Actually, the approximate date, and results from various events of that time and beyond, led to where we are now. The jewish community has had far worse relations historically with the West, and Christianity, than with it's immediate neighbours It's largely about land rights/territory not religion, and Israel do not come out of events well in this respect. There appears to be little real will to seek a settlement, just a desire to remove certain people from what it sees as it''s territory,
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