#1jewess

[secular-jew]

Israelis have more distrust than hatred of Palestinians, while Palestinians have more hatred than distrust of Israelis

[secular-jew]

Boots on the ground in Jerusalem

A friend, who blogs on tumblr under "1jewess" - left the comfy confines of her life in he US, left her friends and family - and emigrated to Jerusalem. She's a keen observer of the human condition, she’s been a student of the conflict with her boots on the ground, and is also a terrific writer. Very insightful comments about real life in Jerusalem, separating the myth from reality. If the Isr/Pal conflict interests you, then look up her blog. 

""Another thing I’ve told millennials: In my hood, you can't always tell the difference between Arabs and Jews. This is the only area where I can’t tell just at first glance. Many of my neighbors are Mizrahi Jews from Arab lands. Some of them speak Arabic to Palestinian neighbors and some of the ultra religious Jewish women wear a niqab. I remember thinking those women were Palestinians living in an ultra Islamic household. I was wrong. Anyway, I remind the millennials that half the Jewish population here is Mizrahi, not the Ashkie, (European colonizers) they despise. They had to flee persecution with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Yet the Haredim of the ghetto and the elite Ashkie left are the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. My point- We are not a nation of immigrants. We are a nation of refugees. Know the difference. Israel is not like America. The US is a nation of immigrants, not a nation of refugees.""