The Israeli restaurant giving discounted hummus to Arabs and Jews who dine together

Could the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict be solved with a plate of pureed chickpeas and tahini?

One family-style restaurant in a village near Netanya, a coastal city nicknamed the “Israeli Riviera,” is doing its part to try.

Arabs and Jews are invited to break (pita) bread together at the eatery and, if they share a table, enjoy 50 percent off a helping of creamy hummus.

The chickpea-inspired peace agreement has made international headlines since Hummus Bar posted the promotion on Facebook last week. Written in Hebrew, the post roughly translates to: “Scared of Arabs? Scared of Jews? By us we don’t have Arabs! But we also don’t have Jews… By us we’ve got human beings!”

The restaurant’s manager, Kobi Tzafrir, told the Times of Israel that several Arab and Jewish customers had taken advantage of the deal and sat together. He told Al Jazeera he wanted to show the world that not all Arabs and Jews were participating in the violent attacks across Israel that have resulted in the deaths of 10 Israelis and 43 Palestinians.

We knew hummus was a delicious, heart-healthy snack, but a broker for peace? Yes, there is some debate over whether its authentically an Arab or Israeli dish, but perhaps the two sides’ shared love for it could be the missing ingredient for Middle East peace.

As Tzafir told the Times, “If there’s anything that can bring together these peoples, it’s hummus.”

Response:

Long time conflict, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has been trouble for not only those two countries but also many countries. This article talks about little but huge improvement between two countries. Arabs and Jews were invited to eat together. Peace agreement has made between two races although it was not official. The author seems to be excited about the event and wants peace between two countries. Although the author seems a little bit doubtful, it is clear that author thinks this event will lead to an improvement between two countries. I would agree with the author because conflict often can be solved through little event and I think this even would contribute highly to the solution of the conflict between two countries.

Nato chief doubts Russia's violations of Turkish airspace were accidental

Nato chief doubts Russia's violations of Turkish airspace were accidental

Jens Stoltenberg says US-led Nato alliance, of which Turkey is a member, has not received ‘any real explanation’ from Moscow about incursions

 Jens Stoltenberg said Nato had discussed the possibility of using its military lines of communication with Russia over its Syria air campaign.

 Jens Stoltenberg said Nato had discussed the possibility of using its military lines of communication with Russia over its Syria air campaign.

Russian incursions into Turkish airspace over the weekend “don’t look like an accident”, the Nato secretary general has said.

Jens Stoltenberg said he doubted Russia’s explanation that its airspace violations were a mistake because they happened twice and both lasted longer than just a few seconds.

Stoltenberg said the US-led Nato alliance, of which Turkey is a member, had not received any real explanation of what happened. He had not had any direct contact with Moscow, he said, but Nato has discussed the possibility of using its military lines of communication with Russia.

Turkey summoned the Russian ambassador to Ankara for a second time after a new violation of its airspace on Sunday. The Russian envoy was warned that similar incidents should not happen again otherwise “Russia would be held responsible”, an official told AFP.

The violation on Sunday appears to have been the second in as many days after Turkey said its fighter jets intercepted a Russian warplane close to the Syrian border on Saturday, forcing it to turn back. The Russian ambassador was first summoned after Saturday’s incident.

Turkey’s prime minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, said on Monday that Ankara would activate military “rules of engagement” irrespective of who violates its airspace.

“Even if it is a flying bird it will be intercepted,” Davutoğlu said in an interview with Turkish television.

Russia’s defence ministry said an SU-30 fighter aircraft had entered Turkish airspace “for a few seconds” on Saturday because of bad weather, adding that measures had been taken to prevent a repeat of such incidents. The Russian embassy in Ankara said Moscow was looking into the allegation of a second violation on Sunday.

Russian warplanes have been flying over Syrian territory since Wednesday, conducting airstrikes on what Moscow says are targets belonging to Islamic State jihadis and other “terrorist” groups in the country’s northern and central provinces.

The west has accused Moscow of using the raids as cover to strike moderate opponents of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.

Turkey opposes Russian intervention in Syria. The government of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has insisted on Assad’s departure as a prelude to resolving the crisis, and has backed a range of rebel groups fighting to overthrow him.

Last week, Turkey issued a joint statement with its allies involved in the US-backed campaign against Isis that asked Moscow to cease attacks on the Syrian opposition and to focus on fighting Isis.

Agence France-Presse and Reuters contributed to this report

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/06/nato-chief-jens-stoltenberg-russia-turkish-airspace-violations-syria

"Nato Chief Doubts Russia's Violations of Turkish Airspace Were Accidental." The Guardian. The Guardian, 6 Oct. 2016. Web. 6 Oct. 2016

Response

This article talks about Russia violating Turkish airspace. NATO had concluded that it doesn't seem to be an accident. The author of this article seems to be in more doubt. He seems to be more in side of Turkey than Russia. Although there are some doubts that it was just an accident, I want to think it as an accident. I don't think Russian government would want any trouble with Turkey and especially US. Since US will make an action to help out Turkey.