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...organizers of the Mather and Lowell events, the third attempt in the past three years to generate a sustained conversation, think that the Arab-Jewish dialogue can successfully encompass a wide range of ideologies. The overarching goal, says David A. Weinfeld ’05, who is also a Crimson editor, is the “humanization” of the conflict. He believes that if Arab and Jewish student leaders develop strong personal relationships, perhaps Harvard can avoid the polarization that came in the wake of the divestment petition and the Jubran visit...
...Weinfeld, who attended a Zionist high school in Montreal, is moderating the relaunched dialogue series with Nayla R. Hamdi ’05, an economics and psychology concentrator in Lowell House. She grew up in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland, transferring to Harvard from the American University in Cairo at the beginning of her sophomore year, and says she wants to better understand pro-Israel positions after being steeped in the opposing viewpoint throughout her childhood...
...don’t want this to be like section,” says Weinfeld, a history concentrator in Mather House. So far, he doesn’t have any cause for concern on that front. The emotional temperature at the dialogues has been scalding. “There was definitely a lot of tension,” Hamdi says, specifically referring to the Lowell House event. “What we appreciate about the people here is that participants get very angry here but when they leave they are civil and willing to talk about these issues outside...
Seven Harvard students will join an Ivy League Birthright trip in Israel next month, said Birthright recruiter David A. Weinfeld ’05, who is also a Crimson editor...
...Staff writer David A. Weinfeld can be reached at weinfeld@fas.harvard.edu...