Response to Tuesday

I thought it was a great experience to be able to talk with individuals who are living in Jerusalem and give us an inside perspective. There was a very conscious effort to avoid politics and kind of this sweeping ideal that the issues in the city all stem from political extremists on both ends. This is a contrasting ideal to Professor Salim who views the issue as a deeply entrenched issue within the people on both sides of the conflict. I also thought it was interesting that one of the students did bring up that certain groups of people including some Arabs are discriminated against, it was a very real statement made in a very politically conscious discussion. Another thing that was interesting was their perspective on U.S. Americans, and our disconnect with the region and conflict. I did thoroughly enjoy the experience and enjoyed the opportunity to use such technology as a mechanism to bring us closer together through this great communication.