![]() |
On Stage In Jerusalem, Jewish And Arab Audiences Hear The Other Side Of The Story
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Ilene Prusher - October 5, 2007 - 3:21pm The characters: six Jerusalemites. The setting: the embattled city claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians. The point: to get people listening to narratives they didn't think they wanted to hear. Jerusalem Stories is a series of dramatic monologues that are being performed in Jewish and Arab parts of the city, in Hebrew and in Arabic, with the aim of challenging audiences to empathize with the other side – or the "enemy," as many here would say. |
![]() |
Idea Raised Of Two Capitals In Jerusalems
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press by Barry Schweid - October 5, 2007 - 3:14pm Five former State Department and Pentagon officials are proposing Israeli and Palestinian capitals in Jerusalem and excluding Arab refugees from returning to Israel as part of an Middle East accord. In a six-page policy statement submitted to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, they also suggested a series of peace conferences following the one she hopes to convene next month, probably in Annapolis, Md. |