An Israeli club DJ who has helped make ethnic Arab music the hottest late-night trend in fashionable nightspots in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, the 26-year-old Tel Avivian said to himself ‘if Arab music has become so popular among Israelis, then bringing Arab DJs to Israel will be even better.’
So last week, Einhorn made history of sorts by bringing together Palestinian, Jordanian and Israeli DJs under one roof in Jerusalem in the name of coexistence and a common love of fusing together traditional Arab music with club rhythms.
Bridge For Peace featuring Einhorn, Palestinian DJ Khalil from Ramallah, and Jordanian DJ Kalice from Amman, drew over 800 people to Jerusalem’s bursting after-midnight dance club Haoman 17, where Israelis gyrated to the dizzying sounds of the ancient/modern music.
Source: [Israel 21C]
Why I am not surprised that this was not reported in the Jordanian press? I guess journalists shy away from covering these kinds of stories for fear of being labeled "normalizers." I believe these initiatives should be highlighted in the local and the international press as it shows that in spite of the bloody mayhem taking place in our region we can still co-exist peacefully and even create music.
“Totally speechless”
Good! Now you won’t take my comments in isolation and out of context.
“so don’t come here acting like you have the moral high-ground, I live there.”
huh? so those who were expelled and lost the most don’t have any moral high-ground? I am totally speechless.
Sakhafat,
watch what you say and read before you respond. I don’t talk about ancestors when I talk about those whom I lost during the struggle, I talk about brothers, cousins and friends so don’t come here acting like you have the moral high-ground, I live there.
My point was (and it saddens me that you didn’t get it the first time, perhaps if you read more carefully…) that interactions can happen on an individual level that can be condusive to a wider understanding, on and off the negotiations table; just go read it again man.
Chaya,
By the same (weak)argument, there is a bigger concentration of Jews in Northeast America (New York alone!) than in Israel…why don’t you pick a piece of land and a temple there? “There is an Israel out there already, its called New Jersey!”
Please enough with these pleabian arguments/suggestions, get real.
Chaya,
Excuse me?
Palestinians living in Jordan happen to do so because they were displaced forcefully displaced to neighbouring countries like Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan.
I happen to be of Palestinian origin. I am in deep love with Jordan, it culture, and generous people – But on the other hand, I would not think twice before going to Palestine when the time is right.
A taste of strong attitude towards diving Arabs can be sensed from your comment. Well let me enlighten you with some primitive facts about Jordan and Palestine.
Jordan, at some point in time, happened to be generically labeled as the East Bank because it is situated on the East of the banks of the River Jordan. You do the math for the West Bank.
Chaya,
Jordan, Palestine, and other Arab states used to form a strong solidarity until the Brits divided them into the present day Arab countries you see on the map. We all root from the same origin no regardless of our natonalities – something I am very proud of.
Spare your fallacies for yourself Chaya.
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Natasha,
What is the exact reason behind you regularly deleting my posts?
Jareer,
Please, next time try getting into intellectually deeper conversations by basing your opinions on facts, not theories you picked up from your local sheesha hangout – sadly the Arabic way of gathering information.
What are you exactly suggesting Jareer?
Forsaking 57 years the Palestinians have lived in occupation and constant bloodshed just to fulfill a racist rabbi’s dream?
Jareer, I honestly do not mean to sound condescending on this “free” blog, but I urge you to fix the logic.
Thanks.
None of you really know what is going on here. Again – civilians (including Arabs) were hit by a bomber. These people were doing such terrible things! They were shopping! And don’t give me that crap about the ‘palestinians’ not having weapons. They have plenty of them. Abbas is supposed to take these weapons away from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, those people who are supported by Iran and who – by the way – has made it known that he wants to “wipe Israel off the map.” What? I shouldn’t take this seriously? That’s what people said about “Mein Kampf.” What were the assaults pre-1967 about? They protested to any form of a Jewish state. Because – after all – non-Muslims are nothing but dhimmi – with no rights, except those given by Muslims. Why didn’t they fight against Jordan who was occupying half of Israel at the time? That’s where the term “West Bank” came from – the west bank of Jordan. And by the way, how many of you know that Jordan is the other half of what was called Palestine at the time. Jordan was created in (I think) 1921 to satisfy those that wanted an Arab-Palestinian state. So, there already exists a Palestine for the Arabs. It is called Jordan! Just as there was a transfer of population when Pakistan was created (Hindus to India/Moslems to Pakistan); the same think could be done here seeing to it that the major population of Jordan is Palestinian. Those that truly want to stay on the Israeli side would get Jordanian citizenship.
“He believes he was persecuted, expelled from his land for hundreds or thousands of years, you are no different.”
huh? This is silly. There is something called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Without getting into the legal aspect, it says you can’t throw people out of their land.
So you are saying unless I accept my banishment and that of 3.5 million non-jews (UNRWA stats) that I am like those who committed the ethnic cleasning. Hmmmmm…I don’t think you know what you are talking about.
“He believes he also has the right to kill whoever stands against his dream”
Huh? say what? what blog are you reading? what statement I said can be understood in the above manner? are you OK?
“That one believes he has to wipe you out, and so you do”
I do? by asking for the implementation of UN resolutions I want to wipe the Israelis out? What are you talking about? the mere act of asking for justice is a form of extremism that equates me to those who violate the norms of civilized nations? God lord!!! who tought you your values? Do you accept something called human rights? do you accept that it’s immoral to throw people out of their homes because they are not jewish?
My dear, I think you are far worse than the jewish fanatics. because they too can’t see what’s wrong, legally and morally, with what they do to non-jews. Mu god. To know there are people like you who think they are moderates and who accuse those who wish to uphold human rights with extremis. Such a shallow person.
You, and the fanatic jewish with ‘jaddoleh’ ( the one you see by the temple beating his head to the wall)are no different. That one believes he has to wipe you out, and so you do. He believes his ancestors lived in his land, and he alone has the right to live and hec with others, so do you. He believes he was persecuted, expelled from his land for hundreds or thousands of years, you are no different. He believes he also has the right to kill whoever stands against his dream, so do you. He believes no DJ should meet with Arab DJ, so do you. Can you see an end to all that ?
‘live and let live’
Just because you have not lost loved ones and have not lost property it does not give you he right to tell those who want justice to ‘live and let live’
We have rights. What about those rights? the DJ and his Israeli compatriots took everything I have. is that ‘live and let live’
the jews are still hunting nazis, skinheads, and KKK’ers. where is there ‘live and let live’? or is there justice only if you are jewish?
your definition of ‘live and let live’ effectivly means ‘forget about everything you lost and let those who wronged you enojy it while I and the millions of palestinains who are living in exile just chalk up the whole ordeal to bad luck.
Even if I agree with you, I still have no right, not moral nor legal, to tell those who lost everything to live and let live, while the Israeli practice ‘Take all they have and let them live outside’