Dr. Tamari's Articles

I found these article interesting... the topic of Arab Jews living in the mid-east was something I had always known.... and now I have read it more than once, that once upon a time Jews did and still do live in Arab and Muslim countries.... also, I was never really sure but he said that not all the Jews that are living in Palestine/ Jerusalem are supporters of Zionism... I guess I had always told my self that there is no way that no one is against it... but how come we never see any of them speaking out about it ?? is it that they fear there government, and if so how does that make that government a democracy ??

I also read, about how culture changed after the ottoman empires fall... It never fails to amaze me how cultural change can have such a powerful effect! Of coarse someones cultural background is going to have an effect on the society he/she lives in this also includes military... As a Palestinian I feel like our culture has been ignored, not destroyed but ignored. The reason I say ignored is because I still have hope in Justice, regardless of the fact that there are some who are working on destroying the Palestinians and their culture; let us not forget that that is also called ETHNIC CLEANSING. this type of "ignoring of the culture" has lead the world and mostly the West to dehumanize the Palestinians... when you don't see someones culture you don't see them as a human ....

Reading these articles has allowed me to see things from a different angle as well as reassure some of the feelings/thoughts I had....

questions:

1) do you ever see peace between the two? is there a solution in your eyes?

2) what do you think is the most important thing that we as youth can focus on to bridging the gaps between the two?

3)how do you think this open air prison that the Palestinians are forced to live in affecting their culture and their psychological abilities.

4) I would have to say that I can recognize how the Jews view Israel as their homeland, Just as the Palestinians view it to be our homeland as well but why do you think that the recognition for the Jews results in the denial of the Palestinians... ??