Israel Reflections 2013–It’s Still Complicated
As we wrote about the last Israel trip, noting the complications and contradictions of the country are crucial to also understanding it. On the 65th anniversary of Israeli independence, this blog post from student Kristina Minor discusses the importance and implications of Zionism:
Israel is by far the most complicated place I have ever been. There is no way to fully understand what is going on in the area without walking the streets and speaking to the people. What hit me most about the trip was seeing the beauty and passion for life and harmony that has emerged as a result of hundreds of years of conflict and pain.
The very foundations of the Israeli are based on a painful Jewish history and promises waiting to be fulfilled.