Jeroen wrote <<Julia mentioned such a program for children in Ireland, but did not mention children when she talked about hosting a Palestinian and a Jew. Actually, I interpreted it as meaning a Palestinian and a Jew of any age, not specifically children. For the purpose of fostering mutual understanding, though, it would probably be easier if my guests were children rather than adults. With children there is a much smaller chance of them hating each other already.>>
You are wrong here. Probably, because grown people have more time to learn to think for themselves. When kids from our area meet each other abroad, they, usually, have their hartred with them. But I *did* hear only good things about grownup Israeli-Arab encounters abroad. Or, at least, used to - till several years ago. It's more complicated with Russian Jews - many Arabs learned in SU universities. So be both have common language and we have nothing to fight about abroad - abroad we are all "brothers from Middle East" Strange, I know. But fact. Ilana from Israel
