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.
Chloe
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