Thirteenth Call, Israel

We began the call by discussing the ethnic conflicts Israel faces. We discussed the Old City and how it has three parts: Christian, Jewish, and Muslim. The majority of the population is Jewish and Arab. There are Arab Christians and Arab Muslims, and the speaker referred to the Jews as an ethnicity, rather than a religion. There are also Mormon temples. Israel has the lowest place in the world, the Dead Sea and they consume lots of vegetables, salads, avocado, and fish. The speaker made it very clear that Israel is a very welcoming place with warm-hearted people. Everyone is friendly there and knows everybody- like a true nation. However, in the United States we are not all welcoming towards each other and are not nearly as nice as the people in Israel. It is a very green environment as well.