The Elephant in the Room
The title references a common English idiom for an obvious condition that is being ignored or under addressed. It also references the tale of stationary blind men describing what they're touching while restricted to only the trunk or tusk or tail or ear or leg.
How is it that the historically sacred, and relatively tiny, space of Jerusalem, with a relatively small population, has become such an imposing, and negative, influence upon so much of the rest of the planet's human population?
I offer http://www.israelpalestineproject.org/narrative.htm to serve as a base of historical fact and perspective, for our discussion here.
How is it that the historically sacred, and relatively tiny, space of Jerusalem, with a relatively small population, has become such an imposing, and negative, influence upon so much of the rest of the planet's human population?
I offer http://www.israelpalestineproject.org/narrative.htm to serve as a base of historical fact and perspective, for our discussion here.
Tags: Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, conflict, peace
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Permalink Reply by Maynard on -
The Tikkun community takes up the issue as it relates to the holy Passover ...
"Here is a series of articles that may help you negotiate through the Passover holiday and the ethical morass facing those who wish to celebrate the holiday of our freedom from slavery without going dead to the reality of the Jewish people’s role in the suffering of the Palestinian people, today, right now, as we celebrate this year’s Passover" -
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Permalink Reply by Amjad Saleem on -
thanks for this
i will go through and repond -
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