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Winter2002.Pdf THE OuvE BnLxcn youth magazine The Olive Branch is a quarterly Bosnia' written and edited by youth from Albania' Greece' Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt' FYROM' Ind[, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Morocco' the Romama' Palestinian Authority, Pakistan, Qatar, United foniriu, Turkey, Yemen, Yugoslavia and the Peace program' States, who are part of the Seeds of THs Ol-tvt BruNcu Staff Ned Lazarus, Editor-in-ChieJ Waliach' Jen Marlowe, Jethro Berkman, Michael Assistant Editors Contributing Writers & Artists Bojan Balkans: Aida Popovac, Artin Piliboysian' Georgia Sesoski, Dzemila Helac, Endrit Yzeiri' Merima Gulea, Lejla Ahmetas' Marko Aksentijevic' Sneska Soahic, NLva Bulovec, Nita Himaduna' Vasevska, Zlatan Gackic' Cvprus, Greece, Tirrkey: Anna Pieridou' Ersev Ersoy' Constantinu Pilioura. Dmitris Tsaousis' Rina Onur' Marialena, Mehmet Ratip' Nisan Gursel' Stephanos Nicolaou' Shaffer'.- tUiOat. nurt, Ariel Tal' Bashar Iraqi' Elad Choukoun' Gil Eli Steinberg, Enas Kandil, Germain p.f.g, ffitu"O*wish, Hila Meller' Ibrahim Shikaki' Harel Maya Jamiia Liqanieh, Julia Resnitsky, Liav Netta Alami, Meshleen Shehade, Michal Tal-El' RayaYusuf' R9n Conen, Omar Alami, Orly Bogler' Samain' Roman, Ruba Nabulsi, Tarek AroW Yazeed Yona Kaplan. India/Pakistan: Bilal Khan, Kunal Sahasrabuddhe' Seekond Rabia Cheema, Radhika Lalla, Siddhafih Katz' USA: Hannah Lantos, Naima Margan' Shaina Sam Peisner. the Special thanks to: Adina. Alan Cinsburg' Dar Al- Rrt.ttr, S.t Hagefen. Christine' Cynthia' Foundation' Issa' Jundi, Fish, Frank' Gerlinda, Haifa Marieke' Mayor Johanna, Koby, Lany Yalla, Ladel' Shanna' Mitzna,Mer, Michelle, Rami, Reuven' Rona' are propefiy or Slv. Suzanne, Walid. All submissions for length' con- Seeds of peace, and may be edited tent or style. Send conespondence to: Ttrn Olwn Bnmcu c/o Seeds of Peace Center for Coexistence P.O. Box 25045, Jerusalem 97300 582'2221 Tel. 97 2'2' 582'0222 F ax' 97 2'2' Email: olivebranch@seedsofpeace'org Ma'ariv; THn, Ot-tvn' BneNcH is printed by Adi Saranga, graPhic designer' Seeds of Peace John Wallach. Founder and President President Bobbie Gottschalk, Executive Vice Director Tim Wilson, Vice President & Camp Bill Mclaughlin,Vice President & Center Director Barbara Zasloff' Vice President Christine CoveY' Vice President LindsaY Miller, Vice Presidenr Dena Fisher, Executive Director Center for Coexistence Staff' Jerusalem Bill Mclaughlin, Jethro Berkman' Jen Marlowe' Al-Jundi Michael Wiliach, Ned Lazarus, Sami orga- S..d. of P.u." is a non-profit, non-political con- nir^,ion that helps teenagers from regions of "ir]"i..rn peace' Set at our ,rt. slitls of ilaking , ls crealeo own camp in Maine. a safe environment views and leam the *tt.*1.,i,"*tr.rs"' can air their 1;"d'";"ii; and con fl ict resolution techniques Living in Orwell's 1984 L^++ I don't really know why I'm wnting. If you don't know why you're reading, read this. -|,-JVtLers go country, Wherever I it's the same. In this if you don't hear the news for 3 hours, you up to date. However, today's WeWill Never Forget are no longer news is the same as yesterday's news. just getting lt41'father passed uwav on .lanuary 30 in a Nothing is better, everything's terrible hit and rut car at'r'itlent. In rhe name worse. belora the Maine Stdte Legislotute In the midst of all that, life in Seeds is as of'mt Jantily, I thank all of 1-ou v'ho sent )'our .lohnWctlluth speaks support ond t'ondolences, to the Israeli Seeds usual. Discussions go on about past, present v'ho t,isit us in ow' hard times, und the Center that in rny city Brasov, six ethnic populations and future. Some heated, some cool. Nothing Same topics, same arguments, same staJJ'bringing them from all sides ol the coun- live together: Germans, Hungarians, Greeks, new. fesponses. n'1,, I don't know' how to thank you enough. I'll Jews, Gypsies and Romanians. In spite of some repeating ourselves. We're caught in tell vou that I'll never forget conflicts in the past. now the interethnic rela- We're good peacetul. a cycle we can't get out of. Action and reac- .ttttt ?tt.t'.s .litr u ltat rt,tt did. tions are and Every two years the iocal university organizes tion, each side thinks it knows what came Tarek and the Arov'fantily (Jatt) an intercultural event, which means that every first. The world is divided into good and evil- ethnic group prepares a program with dances, and that doesn't solve the problem; it makes Seed it worse. Opening the Road for Our Journey songs, choirs, exhibitions and more. As a of Peace I was deeply involved: singing with the Maybe it's all in my head, but I sense as Hi everyone. In case you don't know me, I'm Jewish choir, and playing the panpipes and days and tears go by we go deeper into one must Joo-joo from Seeds of Peace 2000 f,rst session. dancing with the Greeks. A Romanian potpour- despair. Of course, one does whal I read your magazine. It was incredibly beauti- ri was included too. lt wes a grert experience do. It's unfortunate people are dying, but as firl. I loved the way you put the stories and the for me because each group assimilated me very always, some people's lives are more valu- things in the stories truly reminded me what quickly and easily, as if I was a native. I'm very able. like Seeds does to us: it makes all the roads in fiont happy because now I have new friends and our Sometimes I open a newspaper and feel of us so smooth and shows us that our friend- collaboration and fiiendship will go on. I've just opened 1984, by George Orwell. newspa- ship is the best thing we could hold on to in our In my opinion, ethnic groups in our city are Read ir-it's very contemporary. My journey to peace all over the world in our one living in peace, tolerance, and even harmony, pers are lying. my prime minister is gaining way. By giving the magazine to people and which is desirable for the whole world. I gave more power than should be in a democracy, friends I realize what it does to the way they an Olive Branch to my father who is a city everyone is unemployed, life sucks, yet no think of everything. councilor involved in twin cities relationships, one thinks of changing the govemment, and one to my brother to show in his school. I which meanwhile is destroying houses of Jamila Liqanielt (Beit Iksa) think fhat Seeds of Peace is doing a great job innocent people, and thinks it can lie and say especially now, and l'm proud to be one. it didn't happen. Wb are brainwashed, both sides, and it gets Time to Fight for Peace Georgia Gulea (Brasot', Romania) worse. If you look at your classmates, maybe For nearly two years Palestinians and Israelis your parents, maybe yourselves, you'll see the in sight, have been bombing and destroying each other. Hi with a Heart Full of Sadness results. Everything is bluned, no end In spite of all the losses, human, economic and and we lower our heads, crawl behind our political, they are continuing. This fighting Hi all Seeds! We really miss all of you, the defenses and try to be as little as possible-as if affects negatively the neighboring countries. camp and the counselors. We are writing to there's no war outside, or it's legitimate. This war is not necessary. Without it the area you because we know you are suffering as Why? Because that's the way to keep sane. would have a healthier economy. lf both par- well as us. We as Palestinians are living in a In the meanwhile, we are losing our goal, ties give in, there will be a chance to solve all very hard situation. We f'eel frightened to go to purpose and conscience. It's no wonder we the the probiems. War makes things worse. school or out with my friends. because of the don't see the end of the road, when, in is As a Seed Of Peace, who has friends from shelling. Life has turned miserable without darkness, we chose another one, which both sides, I believe the only way to get some- sleeping,whenever we hear the sound of air- going in circles to the same point again. The where is not fighting with mortars or guns, but planes breaking the sound banier, because they only comfort is, that if the road is going in fighting to get peace. I hope we Seeds will put have bombed places sunounded by homes, circles, we have a chance to come back to our will together and fight fbr peace. causing damage and death. the same point and choose the right road We are all humans; we ail must live safely and this time. Yazeed Samain (Amman) securely like every teenager in the world with- I wonder though; will anyone recognize it out the killing or destruction which have this time, dare to raise their head and say situation has a bad something different? Dare to risk a comfort- Romanian-Style Seeds become a routine for us. This effect on our feelings and beliefs. We are still able silence for the truth {o come out or lus- I was very glad to receive The Olive Branch. I thinking aboul John Wallach's words, to make tice to be heard? was impressed by all the messages worldwide one tiiend fiom the other side.
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