Simplistic and naive

In “A Corona opportunity” (April 23), the editors gush over a heartwarming image of an Arab healthcare worker caring about his Jewish patients, as if this is something new and exciting. Of course there have always been wonderful Arab Israelis who serve the entire country and all population groups.

The problem is, sadly, that the vast majority of Arabs have been thoroughly brainwashed by a false and violent narrative against the Jews, making impossible any serious reconciliation with most of them, or we would have had the wonderful peaceful relations we all wish for many years ago.

The editorial falls back on the simplistic and naive refrain that the Nation State Law is a cause of our badly strained relations with the Arab population. Actually, this photo story tells us the opposite. An observant Jew who is proud of who he is inspires and elicits respect and admiration from others. Thus the kind nurse helping a patient put on tefillin.

Similarly, an Israeli Jew who stands up proudly and is not ashamed to proclaim that this land is indeed our nation state, will inspire and elicit respect from our non-Jewish neighbors.

On the same day that we could smile about a photo of a peaceful Arab doing something nice, we were smacked in the face once again with the news of yet another Arab terrorist attempting to kill an innocent Israeli, and we know that the terrorist’s family will now receive a handsome sum of money from the Palestinian leadership to acknowledge his “contribution” to their false, sick and violent cause.

We pray for the day when this Arab nurse becomes the norm among his people, when we will welcome and love all the Arab Israelis who will join our peaceful quest for a better world.

DEBORAH BUCKMAN Tzur Hadassah