A Seminar of Jewish and Arab kids

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Tuesday January 06, 2009 · 8:46 AM PST

2009/01/06 · 08:46

I came to Israel as a student five months ago. I have been given a lot to think about, as I've been here. I do want to weight in on the current war in the south, with what I now know, and my perspective from near by, but that will be tomorrow's diary. I want to first share an interesting experience I had here, a seminar.

It was with my class from school, about a month ago, so before the current conflict. There is a place, called Neve Shalom in Hebrew, Wahat al-Salam in Arabic, and Oasis of Peace in English. It's a village, and it's purpose, as the name would indicate, is to educate Israelis and Palestinians about one another. With my 10th grade class, I went there for a few days to meet and talk to a 10th grade class of Arabs. It's an understatement to say I learned a lot.

Mishy

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Monday October 06, 2008 · 8:17 AM PDT

2008/10/06 · 08:17

I know a lot of people have already written about new volunteers. There are countless stories of people getting involved in politics for the first time. That is, in part, what this election has been about. But I thought I'd share this anyway.

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A different take on Israel in American politics

Mishy

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Sunday October 05, 2008 · 11:27 AM PDT

2008/10/05 · 11:27

I am an exchange student in Israel, and I've found it interesting see the Israeli take on American politics. I was watching the news this evening, and I saw a story on "the Jewish vote" in America. I have frequently felt that all the praising of Israel that candidates sometimes get into is sometimes just a little bit too ass-kissing. So I was intrigued to see how it was portrayed in the Israeli media...

Mishy

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Saturday September 20, 2008 · 6:42 AM PDT

2008/09/20 · 06:42

Last fall, I decided I wanted to be an exchange student. I wanted to go someplace else in the world, see new people and things, and take a break from the boring regularity of life back home. So now it's one year later, and I've been in Israel for about a month and a half. I recently started school, and overall things are going great. I'm having fun and I plan on being here for the rest of this school year.

When I first got here, I was curious as to what people here think of Americans. In the U.S., I've heard a lot about how both so many people around the world are supposed to disapprove of America's actions and support Barack Obama. And I was also curious about how people in Israel, in particular, might have a different take than many people in the world in general. So I paid attention. And this is what I've discovered, so far...

Mishy

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Saturday September 13, 2008 · 2:08 AM PDT

2008/09/13 · 02:08

This week, I've been thinking about 9/11, and everything that has happened these last 7 years. I've been seeing all the ways people are remembering.

For me, 9/11 was an especially significant event. I was only eight years old, and it's the first major event I can remember really clearly. I have grown up in this new post 9/11 era.

Mishy

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Thursday August 28, 2008 · 3:47 AM PDT

2008/08/28 · 03:47

Hi. I have been a reader of Daily Kos for a while - not as long as many here, but a little while at least. I don't write diaries or even comment much, because I have felt like I don't have that much to say about the politics being discussed here. I use this site as way to educate myself about what's going on. There are probably many people like me, here and other places, especially in this election season.

Recently, I have been thinking. I may not know much about the ins and outs of politics, although I would like to, and I may not have the experience in following politics to judge how things are going, but I do have this - my personal experience of what this election has been like so far. My view, as a first time close follower of a presidential election. And my view, as a young person who has been watching the effect that Barack Obama and his ways of involving people are affecting other young people around me.

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