Next month Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary.Some people are thrilled. Others not so.
The "not so's" include many folks of the Arab persuasion, not a few of which intend to boycott any birthday celebrations.. But not all! The Israeli-Arabs living in the Galilee village of A-Taibeh near the Gilboa not only intend to join in the celebrations but have painted the dome of their mosque with Israel's national blue and white colors in honor of the anniversary!
About 2,000 people live in A-Taibeh. A village elder, HIsham Zouabi, said that "We are citizens of the State of Israel. For us religion encourages us to bring nations together. The goal is simple: coexistence. A Jew who comes here should not feel that the place is hostile but like home."
Wow! Too often we hear that Israel has no right to exist and must be pushed into the sea until the Jews are gone forever.
Maybe there is hope. Here's a glimmer, anyway.
[Thanks to JTA and Haaretz.com for this story.]
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If the truth were published re Israel, its society, its acceptance of refugees of all colors and religions, its peaceful integration of many cultures and religions, its success in becoming a first world country in such a short time, the world would ask it to take over the Arab world and educate it.
It certainly would not have to fight every day for its existence.
Bob Poris
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