Episode #12 Knowledge of the Other
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What did you learn about Israelis?
Actually, for us it differs.
Jews are people who follow
one of the monotheistic religions.
But as a kid I can remember
I listened to people who mixed between
both [Jews and Israelis],
and they considered both as enemies.
For me personally,
I had nothing against - it was not
inciting me to do anything
or to hate.
But I could hear lots of
hate speech about Jews.
I did not learn at all about Arab culture,
Muslim culture.
I was practically blind to the fact that
I'm sharing this place with another culture.
I knew that Arabs are here,
that they are dangerous for me
and that I should fear them and be careful,
because they want to hurt me,
because they don't want me here.
That's how I grew up.