By Dr. Yehdua Stolov | Executive Director
The Interfaith Encounter online group Jerusalem and beyond met on Zoom. This was the first encounter after both the war in Gaza and the riots which took place in Jerusalem and the mixed Jewish-Arab cities within Israel in May. It was important to recognize the emotions which were so close to the surface, yet at the same time, not get involved with political debate. The topic decided on by the coordinators was “our feelings of fear and distrust and how we can move forward despite these.”
Each person talked about how they felt ..mostly feelings of sadness and fear came up. The Muslim participants stressed how they were sad about the innocent children who died in Gaza as well as the use of force on the Temple Mount and the events in Sheik Jarrah. The Jewish participants listened and agreed that the death of all innocent people was horrible. The Jewish participants focused on the rocket attacks and lynches. The possibility of a face-to-face meeting at Almog Junction or further down on the Dead Sea was raised and almost everyone said that they would be interested. After the meeting, the Jewish participants wrote on the whatsapp group that they felt good about the meeting, that it was “real” and was important to “hear” how the Muslims perceived the situation.
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By Dr. Yehdua Stolov | Executive Director
By Dr. Yehdua Stolov | Executive Director
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