Thanks for the great article -- I was raised Christian with all the usual songs about Jerusalem and Shalom and Charlton Heston as Moses and CNN, all of which pointed to Israel as the 'good guys' and Palestinians as incomprehensible monsters. All it took was an actual visit to the Holy Land (including the West Bank and Gaza, which I entered as a guest, not a soldier or fancy foreign aid worker) to see that things are much different than we were led to believe.
I wrote a book about this transformation (see: www.pamolson.org) in a conversational style similar to yours. I'd love to see your story turned into a book, too! Your writing is so fun and easy to read, and I could tell you were leaving so much out to get it down to a reasonable length. It'd be fun to read the rest.
On Life After Zionist Summer Camp
Thanks for the great article -- I was raised Christian with all the usual songs about Jerusalem and Shalom and Charlton Heston as Moses and CNN, all of which pointed to Israel as the 'good guys' and Palestinians as incomprehensible monsters. All it took was an actual visit to the Holy Land (including the West Bank and Gaza, which I entered as a guest, not a soldier or fancy foreign aid worker) to see that things are much different than we were led to believe.
I wrote a book about this transformation (see: www.pamolson.org) in a conversational style similar to yours. I'd love to see your story turned into a book, too! Your writing is so fun and easy to read, and I could tell you were leaving so much out to get it down to a reasonable length. It'd be fun to read the rest.