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Are Israelis & Palestinians Ready to Accept a Peace Agreement?

Started May 1, 2010 0 Replies 0 Likes

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Nov 16, 2010

Larry Snider left a comment for Zain Abu Qasem

"Hi Zain, My name is Larry Snider and you are welcome to go to my page to learn more about me. The reason I'm writing to you is that I'm working on an article on Gaza for the Lebanon Daily Star and would like to know more directly about…"

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Oct 29, 2010

Larry Snider replied to the discussion 'How to end occupation and help make peace?'

"I wrote an article for Common Ground about two months ago and the thesis was that the international community needs to work with Israelis and Palestinians alike to begin a national education program in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza too. The program…"

Jun 27, 2010

Larry Snider replied to the discussion 'Fayyad rolls up sleeves to build Palestinian state'

"The anger, fear and hatred of both sides must be overcome by both the politicians and the public if a workable two-state solution is to come and last. To do this the leaders must meet and be empowered by their peoples to negotiate a final status…"

May 21, 2010

Larry Snider left a comment for Linda Feldman

"Dear Clara, Appreciate your kind words. At the local level, we just held, (March 21st), a facilitated interfaith conversation with about 140 in attendance. We offered a Middle Easter dinner and music by a wonderful group of Jewish/Muslim players…"

May 1, 2010

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May 1, 2010

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Are Israelis & Palestinians Ready to Accept a Peace Agreement?

I wrote an article that was published yesterday by the Common Ground News Service that points to some underlying problems and the fact that neither government has worked to prepare its people to accept peace. You can read my article by clicking on the following link: http://www.commongroundnews.org/section.php?sid=0&lan=en The editor added a few things and subtracted a few including a…See More

May 1, 2010

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Larry Snider replied to the discussion 'Fayyad rolls up sleeves to build Palestinian state'

"All I can tell you is that it was obvious the man we met on the last day of March 2008 was a good man who was working with all he had to move the Palestinian people and the peace process forward."

Apr 28, 2010

Larry Snider left a comment for Katherine Barbieri

"Dear Katherine, WELCOME! As for women, their are so very many splendid women who have led me to understand the parameters of the conflict and the path forward towards a real solution. Here in the US it's Leah Green, the Director of the…"

Apr 8, 2010

Larry Snider replied to the discussion 'Fayyad rolls up sleeves to build Palestinian state'

"Many Israelis/Palestinians are aware that Fayyad did an interview that appeared in Haaretz the other day, (go to http://haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtVty.jhtml?sw=fayyad&itemNo=1160513) in which the title was "We will have a state next…"

Apr 5, 2010

Hisham Majali left a comment for Larry Snider

"I hope we do :)"

Mar 18, 2010

Larry Snider replied to the discussion 'Settler/Palestinian Dialogue and Action- Justified Cooperation??'

"The group that I coordinate, Interfaith Community for Middle East Peace brought Rabbi Menachem Froman of Tekoa and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra of Nazareth to the US last year to talk about their efforts to inspire a peoples peace movement in the West…"

Mar 14, 2010

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Mar 11, 2010

Galit Naaman left a comment for Larry Snider

"Sorry Larry.. just now read your post. Nice to e-meet you :)"

Mar 11, 2010

Larry Snider left a comment for Galit Naaman

"Dear Galit, 3600 members and only the two of us on line right now. Like the hound and your sense of humor. Welcome to you. Happy to be friend number four if you are of a mind. Blessings, Larry"

Mar 7, 2010

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My personal story:: That's a little complicated. I'm Jewish and about the time I found my way back to the synagogue as an adult some 14 years ago I started thinking about the need for peace in the Holy Land. I realized I knew almost nothing and started studying. I'm still studying every day some 14 years later.

Why I want peace:: I believe we are all the children of G-d, created in his image and we must learn to live together in peace. It is necessary to build this peace between people even as we continue to encourage it between the governments of Palestine and Israel. To do this we must promote dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians throughout Israel/Palestine, in schools and in a variety of sites to expose and express the truth of the "other," in ways where it can be admitted, understood and even accepted as a result of the open hearted compassion that each person brings to the process of listening. This same dialogue must occur here in America and around the world in ways that bring the faiths together to enhance understanding and decrease fear of the unknown. In this way we can all contribute to the process of building a more peaceful world.

Interests and activities:: I read and write on Middle East peacemaking, mostly locally here in the Philadelphia area. But every once in a while one of my articles goes a little farther. I coordinated an interfaith delegation to Israel/Palestine in March 2008 made up of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish clergy and lay leaders from the Philadelphia area and we met with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists, politicians, religious leaders and victims of the conflict in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah and other locations. Salah Shouky who is pictured with me is a member of the Bethlehem City Council and a member of Hamas.

Something you didn't know about me:: I'm working on a book on the absolute need for a life of advocacy.

How I found mepeace.org:: I've been to the site before but signed up this time as a result of hearing about it again by my friends the Traubmans of the Cal. Livingroom Dialogue that has been going on for some 19 years.

What I want to achieve here:: Learn from others, pass on information and make new friends......

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At 1:17am on March 18, 2010, Hisham Majali said…: I hope we do :)

At 12:39am on March 11, 2010, Galit Naaman said…: Sorry Larry.. just now read your post.
Nice to e-meet you :)

At 12:41am on January 3, 2010, Jeff Rudy said…: Hello,
I am the Co-Founder of Where Peace Lives, www.wherepeacelives.org. Please accept my invite to be friends and to join my group Where Peace Lives here on mepeace. Unfortuntely, an error occurrs when I click on the "add a friend" button on your profile page.
Much love and peace,
Jeff Rudy

At 10:48am on December 22, 2009, Oliver Haack said…: Great profile! Looking forward to your contributions..

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At 9:14am on December 22, 2009, fesalk411 said…: A True Story By Faisal Al-kateep
I am a Palestinian Arab from Hizmeh, a village between Jerusalem and Ramallah. When I was 15 years old I fought against the Israeli Occupation in search of freedom. At that time I thought every Jewish person, whether soldier or citizen, man or woman, young or old, should be killed. I rejected the right for any Jew to live and every Jew was a target. I was just a kid, believe me, and I didn’t understand anything about politics or the Arab-Israeli conflict. I was arrested and sat in jail for 12 years. This was during the first intifada from 1987. At that time nobody talked about peace but only of violence. I matured during my time in jail. I started studying and reading books on politics, literature, poetry, and about the Madrid Conference.

It gave me hope to live in peace and dignity. I learned that violence only breeds violence and that peace is the only solution for the two nations, the only way for both to have a respectful and beautiful future. We live on the same land. We are neighbors. We drink the same water and both pray to a monotheistic God. We must live in peace on the basis of religion for God and land for everyone.