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Jerrold Cohen, you are correct. When Arabs or Muslims engage in violence against civilians it is labeled terrorism. When it comes to international politics we are the equivalent of black people of the 1950s in the US South or in Africa. We are gui...
I disagree that political solutions will never erase hate. The Irish Protestants and Catholics had to give concessions to come to peace. Of course, Northern Ireland is a different case. The Irish were becoming secular in Ireland, Israelis don't ap...
Fred,
Too many Israelis think Palestinians should have been able to build a Hong Kong somehow though Palestinians are controlled by Israel. Israel has control over the lives of the Palestinians. Our relatives are kind of in large ghettos with all...
This claim that if Jews didn't win in 1948 then all the Jews would be killed is conjecture. Jews killed many Palestinians and Palestinians are no different than Jews would probably have done the same and killed many Jews. However, Arabs don't have...
Neri, how do we make the Canaanites - Israelis and Palestinians recognize they are of one tissue? Yes, some Palestinains think all Zionists are the same, and vice versa, and meanwhile Netanyahu is using the might of Israel to destroy. I recognize ...
It is good that Mofaz said he would deal with Hamas. In other news agencies, I have heard Hamas say positive things regarding what Mofaz said on the Ynet website. Hamas said that Mofaz's statement was positive. Of course, Hamas doesn't trust Israe...
You misunderstand what Hamas is saying. It will not directly negotiate on its own with Israel. However, it does not mean that a unity government that has as its head the PLO can't negotiate and Hamas would abide, it said, by what the Palestinian p...
The author who is Israeli uses the term apartheid vis-a-vis Israel. At any rate, he feels that Israel treats Palestinians worse than how South Africa treated the blacks of South Africa. If this is true, then it shows that the US Government is enga...
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- Hometown:
- Montreal but I live in Korea now...Well, I've grown up everywhere in reality:)
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- My personal story:
- I am an English instructor of Palestinian descent who believes in peace. I was born in Canada, lived in the US and Kuwait for many years. I am an American citizen and a Canadian citizen. I lived in South Korea before. Now, I am back in the U.S. I am moving to West Virginia rather soon. I speak three languages. I have been a Palestinian activists before out of concern for the rights of my relatives down there, not so much out of strong nationalist feeling, though I acknowledge my roots.
- Why I want peace:
- One, the world needs peace in the Middle East. Two, too many people have suffered. The violence is done in the name of Israelis and Arabs, and it affects people in the diaspora like myself, so I would like it to end.
Quotable
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?
– Mahatma Gandhi
- Interests and activities:
- I like cafes, politics, history, reading, meditation, smoking nargileh
- Something you didn't know about me:
- That I have traveled to many countries..
- How I found mepeace.org:
- web search
- What I want to achieve here:
- I would like to work with other Palestinians and also with Jews on creating a strong Palestinian peace camp.
- Do you promise to respect others and our guidelines and not spam?
- Yes
Basil Keilani's Blog
A Joke.....
Next time you think your hotel bill is too high you might want to consider this...
A husband and wife are travelling by car from Brisbane to Melbourne .
After almost ten hours on the road, they're too tired to continue and they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at a nice hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road.
When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk; hands them a bill for $450.00.
The man explodes and demands to know wh… Continue
A husband and wife are travelling by car from Brisbane to Melbourne .
After almost ten hours on the road, they're too tired to continue and they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at a nice hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road.
When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk; hands them a bill for $450.00.
The man explodes and demands to know wh… Continue
Posted on April 2, 2009 at 9:24am — 1 Comment
Love like a lion:)
watch?v=zVNTdWbVBgc
This is one of my favorite videos. You should watch it. If a lion can love people, then Israelis and Palestinians should be able to do so. We are of the same species!
Aerosmith, "I don't want to miss a thing"
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While youre far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every… Continue
This is one of my favorite videos. You should watch it. If a lion can love people, then Israelis and Palestinians should be able to do so. We are of the same species!
Aerosmith, "I don't want to miss a thing"
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While youre far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every… Continue
Posted on March 31, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment
Mary, Mary, quite contrary (Racism has a major psychological cost for people, destroys lives)
Feb 26, 2009 10:57 | Updated Feb 28, 2009 3:44
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
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Posted on February 28, 2009 at 8:24am —
A Toxic Force Rises in Israel
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Published on Thursday, February 12, 2009 by The Guardian/UK
A Toxic Force Rises in Israel
The country needs to take a long hard look at itself after a vote that has elevated a far right politician to kingmaker
by Jonathan Freedland
The search for silver linings in the murky cloud of yesterday's Israeli election requires a great effort of the will. There is not much to go on. You could draw comfort from the fact that Likud's Bibi Netanyahu, who thought he was such a dead cert to… Continue
Published on Thursday, February 12, 2009 by The Guardian/UK
A Toxic Force Rises in Israel
The country needs to take a long hard look at itself after a vote that has elevated a far right politician to kingmaker
by Jonathan Freedland
The search for silver linings in the murky cloud of yesterday's Israeli election requires a great effort of the will. There is not much to go on. You could draw comfort from the fact that Likud's Bibi Netanyahu, who thought he was such a dead cert to… Continue
Posted on February 13, 2009 at 6:20am —
Gideon Levy/Does Zionism legitimize every act of violence and injustice.
Last update - 07:54 12/02/2009
Gideon Levy / Does Zionism legitimize every act of violence and injustice?
By Gideon Levy
Tags: israel news, israel elections
Click here for exclusive Haaretz coverage of the elections in Israel
The Israeli left died in 2000. Since then its corpse has been lying around unburied until finally its death certificate was issued, signed, sealed and delivered on Tuesday. The hangman of 2000 was also the gravedigger of 2009: Defense Minister Ehud Barak. The man who… Continue
Gideon Levy / Does Zionism legitimize every act of violence and injustice?
By Gideon Levy
Tags: israel news, israel elections
Click here for exclusive Haaretz coverage of the elections in Israel
The Israeli left died in 2000. Since then its corpse has been lying around unburied until finally its death certificate was issued, signed, sealed and delivered on Tuesday. The hangman of 2000 was also the gravedigger of 2009: Defense Minister Ehud Barak. The man who… Continue
Posted on February 12, 2009 at 9:41am —
Comment Wall (78 comments)
- At 7:58am on October 23, 2009,
Paul RETI said… - Happy Birthday, Basil! According to another source...
- At 12:53pm on October 5, 2009,
Çiğdem Yılmazer said… - Thanks Basil, or "teşekkür ederim" :)
- At 7:23pm on September 15, 2009,
JC | WorriedLebanese said…
- Hey Basil, There are some discussions that I do not care to join, so I'll answer one of your comments over here. You said "In Lebanon, you cannot marry someone from another sect unless you convert to their religion. In Israel, cross-confessional marriages are not accepted unless people go to Cyprus". This is not accurate.
Interfaith and cross-confessional marriages are allowed in both Lebanon and Israel, the possibility of such marriages depend on the acceptance of the religious authorities under whose authority the marriage is celebrated. This is the main difference between these two countries and their neighbours for whom one (religious) law has precendence over the others. A Muslim man can get married to a Jewish woman, and a Maronite can get married to a Jewish or a Muslim woman in both countries
- At 1:40am on August 26, 2009,
Reem Mustafa said… - I guess you should know what was my answer to that Guy. and Please don't allow yourself to determine what should my expressions be like . I do respect the others and I am so proud that I have a lot of friends that can communicate with me in a very intellectual way. If you could not read my page in the correct way . I can send you explanations in how to read the impeded metaphors in my sentences.
- At 4:05pm on August 25, 2009,
sicklecelarmenia said… - I'm sure you left the Palestinian woman the same message, right?
Or is "peace" a one way street here?
- At 12:58am on July 29, 2009,
Stephanie Chase said… - Sure! :)
I would love to!
That's really sweet of you! :)
- At 7:27pm on July 26, 2009,
joanne strasser said… - u just to download some third-party software and ur ipod music problem will be solved :-)
- At 1:43pm on July 8, 2009,
ANTHONY SMITH said… - I can delete if you want, stay at home.
- At 11:58pm on July 7, 2009,
Dror said… - Thanks a lot for the heart-warming comment you left me. I regard myself as a lucky person who lives his life quite normally, but many of the stories told in family reunions were stories of war and misery, which I learned to take for granted. There were others stories too, my grandparents were very proud of being part of the first Zionist communities, and it wasn't easy discovering that there are people who regard their activities as harmful, even disastrous.
Where does you family live? Is it impossible to visit there even with Canadian passport? How did you family ended up in Canada?
- At 5:06pm on July 6, 2009,
Camila said… - thanks!!!
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Terror is what one side call the violent action of the other side, defining any one as terrorist just disable us from practically access the root causes of the action and provide non violent solution.
Terror Has no religion ,color ,Race ,Home ,Hu...
Last update - 23:42 15/11/2009 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1128255.html
Palestinian PM: Declaration of statehood just a formality
By Amira Hass, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Sund...
The conflict will be resolve by going back to pre 1920 condition; historians as lan Pappe and others are not contributing to create a better future they just focus on their interpertation of history.
the future is not interpertation, the future i...
So what is the differense between the hate you present and the hate we see in the video?
Do you think that only Israelis express hate?
Do you think that the peace we wish to create will not include these people and the Palestinian people who hate...
wow wow wow
I did not know how western think .I ask my self Question . when some one make terrible thing and murder ,why they fast looking to his religion , if it Islam called him terror ,or Islam are terror ,so is really Islam terror .i did not t...
Que? Disarm the Palestinians? Who has the nuclear, biological and conventional weapons? Certainly not the Palestinians.
Who is full of hate?
Feeling the Hate in Tel Aviv -- The Sequel to the Video YouTube Censored:
Exactly, many Palestinians and their supporters do not recognize the 1967 borders because: Israel was created via Ethnic Cleansing... see Ilan Pappe: The Ethnic Cleansimng of Palestine.
Therefore, all solutions must take this fact into account or ...
Dear Geneviève
If there is just only one way ... then peace be one sided ... How can we include in our future the guys who hate us?
Do you think that we should force the to abide our higher morlity ?
Do we have higher morality by forcing removin...
Geneviève wrote: "Israel should get back to the 1967 borders"
The Arab and Islamic World, many Palestinians and their supporters DO NOT recognise the 1967 borders.
Egypt simply no longer claims Gaza, and Jordan no longer claims the West Bank.
Highlight: "Plainly, there is no chance of a negotiated peace settlement without negotiations. And negotiations imply communication. And effective communication implies the use of words with a shared meaning ... we are all victims of the great bar...
with your permission i would like to put a link to this mepeace page in the boundaryless world facebook group, if you could confirm if this is ok with you? thank you for your consideration. equally if you are in Facebook i am happy also to invite ...
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thank you so much for sharing with us all that you have made available to us to have a greater understanding of the area of Jerusalem my Friend
i have read all your blog entries this evening and feel you have answered all my initial questions and...
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