tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426065946180818949.post3819420137233966567..comments2024-03-06T07:51:59.380+02:00Comments on Haifa Fieldnotes: Breaking a Promise - Refusing to Apologizekhulud khamishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14219709669555546025noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426065946180818949.post-12612476711020784302010-09-13T13:50:17.972+02:002010-09-13T13:50:17.972+02:00What first jumps out at me is the second-rate/seco...What first jumps out at me is the second-rate/second-class status of the person who is expected to attend, and wonder if Maria would have reacted to a US or French person in the same way.<br /><br />Second: like so many, I have had the experience of being detained and interrogated in Israel, it is frightening and anger-inspiring: frankly, I admire the self-control of Palestinians. This leads me Bronwynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426065946180818949.post-39910456610291793372010-06-13T01:19:20.579+03:002010-06-13T01:19:20.579+03:00Hey Susan,
No, I don't blame Maria either for...Hey Susan,<br /><br />No, I don't blame Maria either for being upset. But I do think that in any situation where someone breaches a trust or breaks a promise, the very least the person who was affected could do is ask for explanation or clarification. Maria didn't do that - but I am not angry at her. This was her choice and she has to be content with it. I know that when someone breaks a khulud khamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219709669555546025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426065946180818949.post-76242070713248322982010-06-12T16:10:47.790+03:002010-06-12T16:10:47.790+03:00Dear Khulud:
Quite a tight spot here. So many iss...Dear Khulud:<br /><br />Quite a tight spot here. So many issues here and I must say that you are quite brave dealing with so many things. Maria just chose to see one aspect. I don't blame her either. It again boils down to basic human instinct of trust and fear. I still cannot understand the conflict completely as I am in a place which is "safe" but the situation above goes beyond S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.com