Not Done Yet

I just boarded my flight to Amman Jordan but, I haven’t yet finished with Israel. As I said before, Israel is complicated. A complicated history, complicated religions, and complicated politics. I’ve also found myself questioning my own bias as I try to interpret what I’ve seen. For the moment I only have a word of caution. I have American friends who have strong opinions about the state of Israel. I even have considered myself fairly well informed. But, having now been here for a week, I realize my understanding has been very superficial. So, my advice to any American is to be as informed as you can but, don’t expect to be an overnight expert. This place is, indeed, very complicated with a very long and complicated history.  In the meantime, I want to share a video made by a friend of my travel friend, Esther.  It’s a satirical account of Israel’s long, tragic history. 

So, though I’m not done with Israel yet, I will now move on to Jordan with more to come about Israel.