Palestinian Translating an Israeli Book:
Six years ago, Elias Khoury's 20-year-old son, George, was killed in a Palestinian terrorist attack. The Khourys are Palestinian, so the murder of George -- who was out for a jog and shot from behind by gunmen in a car -- produced an apology. Sorry, the killers said, we assumed the jogger was a Jew. Now, in memory of his son, Mr. Khoury did something that shocked many in his community. He paid for the translation into Arabic of the autobiography of Israel's most prominent author and dove, Amos Oz -- A Tale of Love and Darkness. [more]

Be The Change:
Whenever you encounter a conflict, try to genuinely explore the conflict from your opponent's view.

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On Mar 8, 2010 elizabeth writes:	if only we could all have that insight of our opponents view of things before we judge one another, sadly that is in very few of our minds....I know myself that I am guilty of judging before reasoning. Articles as this keep me aware of myself.  Thank you for this
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