Palestine/Israel

There are attempts being made to reconcile Israeli-Palestine conflict. I was just about to lose hope. Honestly, this isn't the only issue that has continued to alienate people, especially Americans. What I think happens is that people get so caught up in proving that they have a point, they forget to respect someone in the same position. I know, and you're right. Both sides aren't always right. I mean, the Holocaust was wrong, but we need to understand issues like this are complex, and we need to turn the side blinders off and look at everything around us.

I hate when I can't decide. I want to know all the facts and make an educated decision, but it's just too hard. It would be so much easier if the whole disagreement could be resolved. Wouldn't that make life just that much easier? I hate turning on the news and seeing someone take his or her own life in a suicide bombing over something that makes no sense to me

gah. I hate it.

This magazine seems pretty genuine. It's goals include:

• to promote rapprochement and better understanding between the two peoples;
• to provide a platform for Palestinians and Israelis - academics, public figures, journalists and other experts to take part in the on-going debate;
• to raise awareness, inform and clarify to a wider public within both communities about the issues at the crux of the conflict and how they impact on the lives of both peoples, from the perspective of each side;
• to foster, in a climate of constructive criticism and mutual respect, active dialogue and exchanges within and between the two civil societies.