Parallels and Paradoxes....

I really liked reading about Edward and Daniel, I thought it was amazing how the two could put aside their differences and focus on what similarities they had. I see how that worked so well though, Edward was an extremely understanding person not to mention that his life was pretty much in displacement. He was a Palestinian who never lived there, and so it might be easier for him to have such laxed views of the situation. regardless, I think it still is amazing because I believe that in order for the Jews and the Palestinian to get along they must admit that before a certain time in history they were all jew Palestinians, Muslim Palestinians, and Christian Palestinians. Understanding that the Jews have their history in this land just as the Palestinians ... which I actually believe that majority of the Palestinians accept that. I totally agree that the time has come to realize that we have a problem of human and social justice that must be solved, and that the national aspect of this conflict is only one of its many dimensions.

questions :

1) do you think that through music the walls of politics can be torn down?

2) How has working on projects like this changed your perspective?

3) Do you ever see peace between the two sides? do you see both the Jews and the Palestinians living together again like they used to in the past?

4) do you think the "state of Israel" would be willing to advocate what Daniel and Edward had started so that somehow peace could be attained ?

Noura's article was great, it was very precise and thorough. A lot of the things that she pointed out were things that I have thought about in the past in regards of what the real problem between the two sides was. Noura is right, both sides are fighting for something that they both want,which makes them forget about their similarities and only see their differences in order to prove each other wrong... one thing that I disagreed with just a little is when she said that BOTH Palestinians and Israelis have denied the legitimacy of the others ties to the land ... I don't necessarily believe that that is the issue with the Palestinians, I think that the Palestinians are or were more opened to the idea that they have their reasons of why the land was so important to them. I think that in the way Israel has been treating the Palestinians it has left the Palestinians to feel negative towards them in general.