“The people in Israel are preoccupied, seeing how in other countries people live normal and peaceful lives. This reinforces the desire to end the conflict.”

— Jonathan Kis-Lev

Teichert, Corina. From Attempts to Crossing Borders (Vom Versuch, Grenzen zu überschreiten) http://www.j-zeit.de/archiv/artikel.1282.html, Jüdische Zeitung, 2008-07-28

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