David LisbonaThings are only going to change when people on both sides really get a feeling of how the people feel on the other side. Often in discussion with Palestinians, I have made the point of how the Israelis are afraid and how the soldiers are afraid. They say, “What, really, the soldiers are afraid?” I say, “Oh yes, you have no idea how a soldier with a flack-jacket and a weapon is afraid of a ten-year old kid who may have an explosive belt on him.” It is as important for Palestinians to recognize this as it is important for Israelis to understand and be sensitive to the endless humiliation that the Palestinians suffer every day.
David Lisbona is one of the founders of Middleway and of Gisha. Middleway promotes non-violence and dialogue, provides humanitarian and developmental support to villages and educational institutions in the northern West Bank and participates in community work Palestinian villages in Israel. Gisha is a relatively new NGO for the improvement of Freedom of Movement for Palestinians. David is involved with the European Institute for Global Peace and their Palestinian counterparts, the Holy Land Trust, as well as in the People's Voice initiative.
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