Kurdish - Peace Maker Walks from Israel to Iraq

Sarah, a Kurdish Jew, born in Kurdistan/Iraq, when she was forced to leave Iraq many years ago, left the community torah scroll with dear Muslim friends in Iraq for safe keeping.

She flew from Israel to Turkey, and walked across the border to bring the torah scroll back with her to Israel. When we visited her, she had just been back to Iraq the previous week with her daughter.

In this video, she explains how hard it was for her to watch people succumb to such hardship. She talks while making the most DELICIOUS bread on an open fire stove.

While she spoke, she would place a spoonful of honey on top of the bread, and spread it around it's surface, like butter. Once it had dried, she would flip the bread over and repeat the process on the other side. She did this over and over again, until the moment when she lifted it from the fire and served it to us, steaming hot on a plate.

It was DELICIOUS!!!!

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[kurdishgal101]

thank god we kurds are able to live peacefully together and try to work hard as a nation to gain independance

our israeli brotheres have been there for us and its time to do the same long live israel long live kurdistan!!!

[musicpeace]

We have lots to learn from this positive example. May there be many more. Thanks for writing. Eliana

[musicpeace]

The woman in the video, and myself, the woman who filmed the video are living in SOLUTION. This is BEYOND DUALITY  - meaning RIGHT vs WRONG, GOOD vs. BAD. I almost erased all of the hate comments on both sides from this forum - and then decided to write from my heart instead.

I invite you to be an EXAMPLE of what it is that you would like to see the OTHER do for you. Eliana Gilad

[musicpeace]

I know better than to expect that one is better or worse than the other. In my own personal experience, this belief "of better than or worse than" creates alot of pain. I am committed to heal that in myself first, and hopefully to be an example of good for anyone else who is ready to end their own suffering, no matter what color, religion, body package they happen to live in.

[musicpeace]

Thanks for all your comments. Sara Hatan is a wonderful woman. We will visit with her on the upcoming Sacred Peace Tour in Fall 2007. Please join us... you can learn more at sacredpeacetour dot com

[musicpeace]

God bless the Kurds! Do you know the singer Aynur?

[Kurdboon]

love and respect to all jews and kurds. viva ISRAEL AND KURDISTAN.

[mariwan27]

Long Live Kurds and Isrealies, We as a Kurds Love Isreal more than Isrealies. I perssonaly wish I was from Isreal, but anyway I don't see deference between been Kurds and Isrealy. come on Isreal and Kurds, Long Live Kurdistan and Isreal Love you from all my heart Isreal. From Kurdish Boy

[VioletKurdistan]

LONG LIVE ISRAEL,,KURDISTAN,,EZDI PPL,,ASSYRIAN PPL & ARMENIA!!!!!!

peace on earth!! God bless all friends and fans!

[2paclove2]

@kurdishgal101 keep dreaming let israel help you at the end.

[xoshnaw2]

hello to all kurd in the world biji kurd.

[gilaviv1]

@khunchaa look, you don't live in israel and you have no knowledge of how we see the kurdish struggle. and again, I am proud Israeli kurdish. we emigrate to Israel coz the home of the jewish ppl is Israel. in judaism we pray evry day " next year in jerusalem" now it is not necessary.

[khunchaa]

@gilaviv1 well dear thanks for ur advice about NOT giving up for our enemy but may be you shouldn't have EITHER! u ignored the cause of your ppl as u were/ still supposed 2be a Kurd not Israeli & u cud've kept ur faith in Kurdistan & fight for our freedom but unfortunatly u & many ppl like u just have words but no action! again what i am saying is nothing personal towards u as i think ur educated person and seem nice! but i felt i must tell u that we r not fool & we know who truely supports us!

[gilaviv1]

@khunchaa well I can't ignore what you say. but I can promis you that 95% of the jewish population in Israel support and will stand behind the kurdish struggle for freedom and independence. so, dont give up for your enemy. hope you have a modern country like israel.

[khunchaa]

@gilaviv1 who is US reffering to! as Israel or urself! cuz u can read my comments and see they contain nothing disrespectful dear! plus if ur so proud of being a Kurd then u shouldnt consider urself being more Israeli than being a Kurd! cuz u probably forgot where u born! that is supposed to be ur Homeland!

[gilaviv1]

@khunchaa For many years we help and seport kurdistan fron inside. I am proud to be called kurdi. and when my parents did my circumcision the guest of honour was my grandfather frinend Mulla Muostafa barazani. please give us a little respect.

[khunchaa]

@alexanderlinden yeah ur right thanks for ur help! what happened to our leader is a good example of ur support for us!!

[khunchaa]

@urungu34 why dont u shut the fock up u coward gay boy! u think NO1 can fuck the turks! Israel just did! and go bark at them instead of us Kurds! stop being like a defeated dirty dog that all what it can do is BARKING from far away!