Jews in the United States
Your article rekindled many memories and hopes. On arrival in California as a UCLA student, I lived with a Jewish family. I also became cordial with their friends. The fact that they did not eat pork and many other endearing facets of their Jewish culture were in harmony with the Muslim values I knew in India. Since then I have lectured to many Jewish audiences, and worked with Jews in films, TV, radio.
The notion that all Jews are in conflict with all Arabs and most Muslims is erroneous, sad and mischievous. Like many rational Jews, Arabs and Muslims, I regret and resent that we hear much too much about conflicts and wars between Jews and Arabs, while the thousand years of peace and mutual respect between these two civilized people is all but forgotten.
ALI WASSIL, Los Angeles
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