World's Leading Authors Gather In Jerusalem to Discuss Life,

The International Writers festival opened amid excitement and controversy this Sunday in Jerusalem, as highly respected authors from around the world gathered to talk about life, literature and Israel. Over 60 Israeli writers including Amoz Oz, David Grossman and Cilla Elazar, joined foreign authors such as South African author Nadine Gordimer; Jewish American writers Anita Diamant, Jonathan Safran Foer, Nicole Krauss, Nathan Englander and authors from Italy, France, Agentina, Portugal, Albania and other countries, for the event. In an intimate discussion in front of the ancient walls of Jerusalem, South African Noble Prize Laurete Nadine Gordimer, sat down with Israeli author Amoz Oz and 350 audience memb

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[dirosaga]

US and THEM never leads to peace, only war, and death.

[ShalomFreedman]

The fundamental assymetry between Israel and its enemies , and between Israel and the 'Hamas' jihadists in Gaza is as follows: Israel seeks peace and does everything it possibly can to not injure civilians. The terrorists and jihadists aim to kill any Israeli they can wherever they can. Even in the situation today in regard to the Gaza Strip the aggression , the initiation of violence invariably comes from the Palestinians. The 'kill ratio' simply points to Israel's greater military skill.

[ShalomFreedman]

One would have thought the organization which aims to present Jewish culture would have had the courage not to present the false symmetry between Jews and Arabs in the conflict over the Holy Land. The fact is the whole history of the conflict is one in which the Jews have sought for peace, and have met with refusal and rejection. That might not play well in Lefty- land but it is the historical truth. If we cannot stand for our own, then who will?