Why is it that the normally-sensible Rocky goes all weak-kneed and gooey-eyed when the subject is Israel and its neighbors right now?
A few dozen Israeli Jewish, Israeli Arab, and Palestinian schoolgirls are coming to Denver to meet each other and you know, like, have a dialogue.
Seeking Common Ground requested that the teens' last names not be published for safety reasons.
No comment necessary.
Assertion...
"I'm so completely confused," said Lily, 18, of Guerneville, Calif....
...and...
"There's no right on either side," said Lily...
QED! I promise, any lack of context here is entirely the fault of the reporter.
"Any time you get Palestinians and Israelis in the same room together, it's a success," she said.
Unless it's a deli, schoolbus, shopping mall, pizzeria, bar, or ice cream stand. Then it's only a partial success.
When the Israeli girls talk about understanding someone else and discovering similarities, and the Arab girls "have their opinions" and are "ready to talk about differences," it says a lot about the relative confidence of their cultures.
These kinds of things have been going on for as long as I can remember, along with mushy NPR-speak about "building bridges" and "breaking down barriers." That's all well and good as long as the enemy isn't using them for resupply and cover.
