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My forthcoming novel 'THE CHILDREN OF THE NAKBA' deals with some stereotypes that have tainted relationships between Israel and its neighbors for eons. Under the surface you learn that in the end these were just children acting out what they'd been conditioned to do. Nothing else makes sense, or we are just animals frolicking on a Pliocene landscape, waiting for T-Rex to ruin our day.

For instance:

 MYTH: The united Arab community hates the Jews, who in turn feel unloved (to put it mildly) and hunker down within the bastions of their military industrial complex, play with their deadly toys and sulk, except for the occasional pat on the back, or wagged finger from big brother America, after which they zig or zag to retain their massive US support. Their motto? Screw em all!

REALITY: People are conditioned not to expect the good works Israel does, and I am in turn conditioned not to believe and certainly not to perpetuate blatant propaganda, of which there is far too much on both sides.

But the following struck me as both verifiable and powerful, in the big scheme of things. Thank you to the relentlessly positive but in this case I believe right on the money, 'United with Israel'' site, December 18, 2013, for the following:

Israeli Aid Workers Trapped in Sudan

Israeli aid workers and hundreds more citizens of the Jewish state were caught up in the hostilities that broke out on Sunday night in the capital city of Juba.

IsraAid worker Ophelie Namiech (L) (Like they had to point that out)

“IsraAID, founded in 2001, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to providing life-saving disaster relief and long term support,” its website explains. “For over a decade, IsraAid has been helping people all over the world overcome extreme crises and has provided millions with the vital support needed to move from destruction to reconstruction, and eventually, to sustainable living.”

In South Sudan, IsraAID is supporting “efforts to fight gender-based violence through professional capacity-building and cooperative programming with the government, the police, and local organizations.”

Ask yourself.

If this is an evil regime as the equally relentlessly Palestinian propaganda machine would have us believe, what are they doing in Sudan, where a Jew would stand out like graffiti?

This seems to me pure good works. Israel has no dog in that tragic fight.

If someone out there does know an ulterior motive, please comment at the bottom of this blog.

Till then, credit where it's due.

David