Student Questions
Since the Jewish claim to the land of Israel is religious, how do you justify your claim to that land to those who are not religious? Does Israel fund Palestinian schools in Israel? Catherine Stevens
One never seems to hear about Palestinians living within Israel, not the West Bank or Gaza. Do they have the same rights as Israeli's and are they patriotic to Israel? Virginia Johnson
Do you think the U.S. would be in favor of a Palestinian state if we did not want support for military action against Iraq? Wayne Gore
You said earlier that the U.S. was your number one ally, but in your video presentation of the history it didn't mention them at all. Why is that? Do you think the actions of Ariel Sharon and his army are justified or do you think they're going over the top? Rasha Saad
You said earlier that there aren't only religious reasons but also political reasons as to why the Jews have a right to claim Israel. What are those reasons? Marwa Alkharo
Do you prefer the Clinton "let's get the U.S. actively involved in this conflict" view or the original Bush view, which was "we should let the parties solve this for themselves"? Bruce Bentley
If the U.S. were to go to war with Iraq, how involved would Israel be? Do you think that a war against Iraq would intensify the conflict between Israel and Palestine? Romana Muzzamell
Do you think it is fair to compare the Palestinian terrorist groups with the Irgun; the Jewish group that used terrorism to get the British to leave Palestine after World War II? Ibrahim Nur
If the current conflict with Palestinians continues, will Israel use more powerful weapons against the Palestinians? Patrick Coles
Where were you when Prime Minister Rabin was killed? What did you think at that time? Doug Segura
Is the conflict between Israel and Palestinians more of a conflict over land or religion? Maggy Vaughn
Are some Israeli's and Palestinians afraid to make peace because they are afraid they will be killed by extremists? Brian Turner
Do you think Arafat has the power to stop the suicide bombers or is he just not that powerful? Sadaf Ulomi
Do you think Ariel Sharon would be able to sit down with a Palestinian leader? Paco Robinson
Do you believe that making Jerusalem neutral under Israeli and Palestinian control would help solve some of the conflict or cause more conflict? Laura Hampton
Do you know of Palestinian leaders you would like to see become their next leader? David Van Every
Was Zionsim an overall good idea? It seems Jews in the U.S. are safer? Mike Geiger
What is your reaction to the U.N. calling for a Palestinian state and the US voting for it? Tim McCarthy
Due to illness, Laura Smith was not able to attend our trip to the Israeli Embassy. If she had been there she would have asked: Since Palestinians and Israeli's have been fighting for so long, do you think there could ever be enough trust between the two groups to have a peace treaty?