First weeks readings..

Ok, so about the readings, I think that had this event actually taken place, it would have been a very eye opening experience; for Americans, Palestinians, and Israelis. To come together in one place and time when there are so many disagrements and issues seperating the two groups is amazing to me. Even if the event never actually took place, the fact that the two groups agreed to it and set it up (on paper) is just astounding.
You remember in kindergaten when the teachers and schools tried to teach us how to share? It was kinda har wasnt it? at least at first (for me, it still can be, but try growing up with a twin, you'd be competitive too!), but in the end, we all learned how to, at least a little bit. When there is a 1000+ years of differences and disgreements between two groups of people, it tends to be a little more difficult to just move past them....I would love to see it happen though.
When we watched the video in class on thursday, we saw one people, two religions because there is no difference between the people. They both have 2 eyes, 2 ears, mouths, noses, legs, arms, etc. Sure thats like saying humans and monkeys are the same, but so what? why not examine the similarities for once rather then the differences? The jews and the arabs are the same people who happen to believe different things...I know some people would disgree with me, but thats their opinion, this is mine. The video was raw, and it may not have been unbiased but it showed two worlds and how they were similar and how they were different. But I think we should discuss how these two cultures are the same as well as how they are differnt cause in the readings, it tells of how the students and researches went about how to bring these two cutlures together and they were focussing on how to bring a contested city of three faiths to the shores of america and show it for how it was and not in a disneyfied kind of way......I think it would be awesome if it could happen someday...
Sorry if it seems like Im rambling a bit, Im going on lack of sleep at the moment :)