Even before the recent turmoil in the Middle East, an Israeli and Arab writer developed an unexpected friendship.
“Now we’ve never actually met. And we’ve never actually spoken. We write long letters to each other,” says Yossi Klein Halevi.
For the first time, Israeli writer Yossi Klein Halevi and Arab writer R.F. Georgy will have a conversation, live on our show.
“I acknowledge your humanity, you acknowledge my humanity. And as long as we acknowledge our collective humanity, hate will start to diminish,” Georgy says.
Today, On Point: Halevi and Georgy’s friendship and their hopes for peace in the region.
Guests
Yossi Klein Halevi, Israeli writer and a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. His latest book is called Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor. Author of the op-ed The lonely people of history, published in The Times of Israel.
R.F. Georgy, Egyptian-American author. His novel, Absolution: A Palestinian Israeli Love Story, is slated to be adapted to film by Israeli director Eran Riklis. Author of the op-ed The disposable people of history, published in The Times of Israel.
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