Different Kinds of Bravery

Today had me out of the house for the most part, which is why I haven't done much with my blog or posting comments on others' blogs. One thing I did today was see an amazing movie, Hotel Rwanda. Don Cheadle was brilliant. So was Sophie Okonedo. It's a hard, hard film to sit through, very upsetting but what an experience. I cannot recommend it enough. It will definitely have you talking about it for quite some time. Makes me profoundly sad (not that I wasn't already) about the genocide that happened there. To honor that, I remind you of the friendship of two very special people, David Gewirtzman and Jacqueline Murekatete, both survivors of genocide -- Mr. Gewirtzman from the Holocaust and Ms. Murekatete from Rwanda. Read about them in this moving past article from the Washington Times.

I think Nonie Darwish is an amazing writer. She is brave, and she is open. Her Web site, Arabs for Israel, fills me with hope. Here is a wonderful article of hers I think people should read:

Inside the Forbidden Country
By Nonie Darwish
I recently appeared as a speaker at the second annual Jerusalem Summit held at Israel's King David Hotel.  In doing so, I deliberately flaunted the rules that govern Arab behavior toward Israel.  Israel's neighbors, the dictatorships that compose the Arab League, forbid their subjects to visit or do business with Israel and its citizens.  I am an American raised in Gaza and Egypt; needless to say, I expected my visit to raise some eyebrows. Read the rest here.