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Chloe

Friday, April 22, 2016

HAND IN HAND


Hi Humans,

       As a dog in a Jewish family, I have a special interest in what goes on in Israel because it is home to more than a third of all the Jews in the world and the only country in which Jews are the majority. So, when I ran across Hand in Hand on the internet, I found it very interesting. Hand in Hand is an organization that creates integrated schools for Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs. School is where humans’ attitudes are formed.

The problem between Israel and Palestine is that years of conflict have created populations on both sides with hardened attitudes toward each other. Examples of this on the one hand was seen in Gaza, when Israel withdrew from Gaza as a first step toward a two state solution, and the Arabs of Gaza elected Hamas, a rabidly anti-Jewish government, that began attacking Israel with rockets and terrorist tunnels, and persecuting any Arabs that disagreed with them. On the other hand in Israel we have seen the growth of a radical settler movement that puts their ideological nonsense ahead of the security of their fellow Israelis as well as the dignity of the Palestinian Arabs. We see an elected Israeli government that panders to them despite the cautions of Israel’s military and intelligence leaders.

Some Israeli Jews are even suspicious of their fellow Israelis who are Arabs. Integrating Israeli Arabs and Jews is necessary to make Israel a unified country. After all, Israeli Arabs make up 20% of the population of Israel, Jews 75%, and various others 5%. Integration would make Israel stronger and could be a model in helping to create a lasting peace between Israel and the two Palestines in Gaza and the West Bank.

The link online to Hand in Hand is https://www.handinhandk12.org/
 
Chloe

 

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