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The Brian Lehrer Show / November 05, 2007 / Seeing Eye to Eye

Seeing Eye to Eye

Monday, November 05, 2007

Avoub Tutunji, an 18 year old Israeli Arab who identifies as Palestinian, and Avital Djemal, an 18 year old Israeli Orthodox Jew, are participants in the Face to Face/Faith to Faith program, a year-long program for interfaith exchange and conflict resolution. They are joined by Rabbi Justus Baird, the Director of the Center for Multifaith Education at the Auburn Theological Seminary, which operates the Face to Face program.

Face to Face program at the Auburn Theological Seminary


Comments

  • [1] Gaines from Knoxville, TN November 05, 2007 - 10:47AM

    Convince me that this leadership program is not a resume building joke. I've been in these leadership programs at my university, and they are mostly worthless except for the value(?) they add to my resume. Convince me this program is different please.
  • [2] Bruce from Highland Park, NJ November 05, 2007 - 10:52AM

    Please have your Israeli-Arab guest clarify his statement about getting through checkpoints. I thought that checkpoints were in the West Bank, not in Israel behind the green line.
  • [3] Leo L from Rego Park, NY November 05, 2007 - 10:59AM

    Bruce,

    Arabs and muslims in Israel are Second Class Citizens - Those who live in the West Bank and Gaza are 3rd class citizens - Despite the rhetoric, Israel occupies these territories and is responsible for the horrible living conditions under which Palestinians (Muslim AND Christians) live.

    Despite the propaganda in the US media (Israeli media is much more fair), the OVERWHELMING majority of Palestinians in the occupied territories are average decent families who are prevented from living a quiet normal life. They are NOT terrorists or criminals as they are regularly smeared in the US.


  • [4] salvatore principato from manhattan November 05, 2007 - 11:02AM

    Brian flippantly commented that Hamas would be unable to respect a peace treaty

    if there were a two state solution

    but if my memory serves me

    didn't Hamas recently respect a cease fire for a year and a half until Israeli provocation convinced them to renounce it?

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