My activism goes back to my childhood, when I started as a supporter of the Vietnam anti-war movement and an advocate for civil rights. I was inspired by Sen. Eugene McCarthy and New York Congressman Allard Lowenstein. As a teen I joined and rose to leadership roles in Young Judea, the Zionist Youth Movement of Hadassah. All the while, I felt a deep need to integrate my involvement in progressive causes here in the states with my heartfelt connection to Israel and belief in Zionism.
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Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. The connection of the Jewish people to its holy city is undisputable. Every place you dig, you touch Jewish roots. Our prayers and scriptures are filled with yearnings for Jerusalem, and reinforce our historic and religious links to the city. We turn to Jerusalem in prayer three times a day and recall it during our most important rites of passage.
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Encountering Peace: The disposal of myths(1)
Too much of what is commonly known about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is generated by the constant repetition of truisms that fit the justifications of one side’s explanations. Too few of us bother to weigh the possibility that there might be another interpretation of reality. If so, it might also suggest that our own may not be the exclusive version of truth.
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A Gulf experience(1)
am writing from a Gulf Air flight from Bahrain to Amman after attending a conference on nuclear energy run by the Gulf Cooperation Council for Foreign Relations. Ironically, my in-flight reading is Thomas Friedman’s award-winning book The Lexus and the Olive Tree – a brilliant explanation of the meaning of globalization and its impacts on the world.
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