Well, take a look at what's on the schedule of Project Interchange for Multi-Cultural American Policy Makers who will be exploringe Israel, including American Hindus, Evangelical Christians, Sikhs or members of the Chinese-American community such as include Richard Cizik, Vice President for Governmental Affairs, national Association of Evangelicals, Charles C. Haynes, a senior scholar at the First Amendment Center, and Carolyn Frederickson, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office, with the purpose of shattering stereotypes about the country and its complex reality.
On Friday, the group will eat a traditional Shabbat Dinner with Rabbi Nava Hefetz, Educational Director of Rabbis for Human Rights, at her home.
A visit to the security fence and discussion with Dr. Nazmi Amin Al-Ju'beh from Riwaq – Center for Architectural Conservation in Ramallah, will expose the daily challenges of Palestinians. Amin Al-Ju'beh is a member of the Palestinian delegation to the bilateral peace negotiations in Washington D.C.
Don't worry, they aren't that open-minded or multicultural to invite me or one of my friends and comrades to introduce the groups to the fukll breadth and depth of Israel.
Such visits, hopes Project Interchange, an institute of the American Jewish Committee, leads to a better understanding of Israel and the fulfilment of a peaceful future.
Richard Foltin, Director of Legislative Affairs, American Jewish Committee, who is accompanying the delegation says, "We want our guests to hear all sectors of Israel in their own voices, so that people will better understand the nature of its challenges."
(Kippah tip: Judy B.)
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