Giving an Oscar nomination to this film glorifies inexcusable actions. It may even encourage future homicide bombings. |
I get discouraged when the media call terrorists freedom fighters. They think they are championing the underdog. But terrorists are not the underdog, they are brain-washed killers. The true freedom fighters are the brave moderate Arab voices who risk their life speaking and advocating peace and freedom. |
In such a climate, children learn quickly to become like the oppressor and not like the oppressed. |
Islamic terror has become an epidemic. |
It will say that here is two guys who did terrorism ... and the movie won an Academy Award. |
Our play songs said that Jews were our dogs. A dog is an unclean animal in Arab culture. |
Prime Minister Golda Meir said that the Middle East will see peace when Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel. On behalf of many Arab mothers, this is one mother who not only loves her children, but also loves Israel's children. |
We have to plant the tree, the carob tree. |
We want to inspire and give hope. Sometimes it takes people to see two women, one from Israel, one Arab, standing there, speaking together. It gives hope to Arabs and Israelis. It gives the feeling that peace can happen. |