Lisa,
Excellent article! Bravo.
So happy that your voice is finding a larger and larger audience.
Regards,
Nick

The vast majority of the comments will demand you atone personally for any percieved sins of Israel or Jews. The next largest group will tell you that the percived sins of Israel or Jews are so great that there is nothing you could possibly do to atone for them, other than jump into the sea. And then there will be a very small but vocal group saying that the only way Israel will be safe is by killing every Arab within a 50 mile radius.

You should definitely continue posting and I will continue reading, but please don't expect any intelliegent discussion in the comments -- it's just not going to happen.

Yeah - everyone is an expert in Israeli-Palestinian relations. And the commenters will totally hijack the comments and put words in your mouth. But what else is new?
er....at least people care?

Dry bones
got marrow and blood
dry bones
got life in the blood
dry bones
got G-d
rattlin them bones.
It's about
what you got.

One guy even referred to you as "Hottie McFittie"! If that's not high praise, I don't know what is! :-)

Yeah, "hottie mcfittie" was about the least off-topic comment there. Would be funny if it weren't so abysmally sad.

Well, bugger them all my dear, and just keep on writing. Savtadotty and the six of us appreciate it :-)

Make that seven - and I'm sure there are many more of us. Although I must admit I was pretty shocked by those ghastly comments.

Regardless of one's level of observance, all Jews are tied to Israel, as our long history illustrates. However, this does not mean we cannot coexist with others. As an Israeli (born and bred), I do believe that we (Israelis and palestinians)all want the same things. Namely, a future for our children, peace of mind, and relative prosperity. Perhaps I am overly naive, but Ibelieve if we can overcome political and religious extremism we can reach some solution.

I liked your article very much. To me, it seems that Zionism and Palestinian are a form of nationalism. I don't know whether Zionism is a form of Palestinian nationalism or not, but it's connected to developing a homeland for Jews either in Palestine or Isreal. Judaism and Islam are religions on the other hand. It can be difficult not to get them mixed up and have them stand for each other. In my view it seems like a lot of the conflicts revolve around this issue, because they are a set of divergent beliefs about shared historical spaces like Jerusalem. I think it is very important for Jews and Muslims alike to acknowledge their shared history in "Temple Mount" and "Haram al Sharif". I liked the comment about history too, that it can't go back forever. It makes you acknowledge that part of it will involve compromise for both sides.