Israel

A little trip to the Mall

Posted by: Eva Ferrero on December 22, 2010

I do not like Malls. I do not like the visual overload. I like to go into a shop, buy what I need and get out as soon as I can. However, a Mall is handy. There are several (or many) different shops at the same place. It spares time. So today, I had to [...]

Love-story from Occupied Palestine

Posted by: Michal on February 22, 2010

I’m not inventing anything. I just have decided to let others know. I know, and maybe many readers have heard of it as well, Jewish-Palestinian couples usually always have a hard time, and few succeed to stay together. Pressure from our social environment and from our families are too often too big. Right a few [...]

Visiting Bethlehem

Posted by: Yifat Shaik on December 3, 2009

I will be the first to confess that I lived a pretty sheltered live. I am the only daughter of a upper middle class academic family, and despite living in a conflict area- I’ve been lucky then the majority of the people that live here.

My story: How I got involved in “peace” activism

Posted by: Eva Ferrero on November 13, 2009

I am Israeli and I am Jewish. I immigrated to this country 12 years ago, as an adult, with 2 babies. I did it for “Zionist” reasons – not to “settle the land” beyond the Green Line, but because I wanted to live in a Jewish environment and saw many advantages in living here, concerning [...]

Israelis in Denial: Carpet-shopping in Isfahan

Posted by: Orly Halpern on June 28, 2009

Bibi lives in La-La Land. Simply put, the prime minister of Israel and a large number of the Jewish citizens of Israel are in denial. And here are two pieces of evidence: 1. A left-wing Israeli friend of mine named Eyal called me last week to inform me that Israelis were organizing a rally at [...]