Middle East Post

I was asked to write a bit about the group, the people, and the process.

Exactly today I was thinking about the fact that its been a year since we all started this intensive process with this group, and I see the difference between Janelle 2007 and Janelle 2008. Hoping it’s just the beginning. Read more…

Janelle Uncategorized east, Fiji, group, israel, janelle, middle, peace, post, Robbins, The, Tony, youth

Before almost a year our group members met together to travel to Fiji to film a documentary that was made by Tony Robbins about them and the relations that were created between them. Read more…

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad Uncategorized 2008, abu, Areej, Ben, Conflcit, Deek, east, Eisheh, Fawaz, Fiji, Gal, george, group, israel, Jafari, janelle, Kardoush, Marianne, middle, palestine, peace, post, Raikh, Rasha, Robbins, Saadeh, Segal, Shira, The, Tony, Yeffet, youth, zayyad, ziad

I’m against the Israeli reality, or ignorance, or humiliating racism. I have nothing to say for it or to justify it. I don’t think I deserve to live any more than a Palestinian deserves, or anyone who is not Jewish, for that matter. I am not different and definitely not better or more worthy of a life. But for some reason I have a feeling I am stepping into one huge paradox.   By Janelle Read more…

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad Uncategorized east, israel, janelle, middle, of, palestine, point, politics, post, view

I’m afraid to write, because I feel like I’m suppose to represent “my people”. But I can’t. I read Areej’s letter about the prisoner who was killed in the Israeli prison, and my first reaction was to want to show MY side. Prove semantics and how I can write the whole story with such a different interpretation. But I’m tired of this. I hate wanting to contradict, when sometimes things are just wrong. Just shouldn’t have happened.
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Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad Uncategorized Conflict, east, israel, israeli side, janelle, middle, politics