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Israel Restaurant Offers Discount to Jews, Arabs Who Eat Together
Kobi Tzafrir, the owner of Hummus Bar in the Israeli village of Kfar Vitkin, is offering a 50-percent discount to parties that are mixed Arab and Jewish.

"Afraid of Arabs? Afraid of Jews? We do not have Arabs! But we also have no Jews ... We have people!" he posted on the restaurant's Facebook page.

 
Maybe there's hope?

Israel Restaurant Offers Discount to Jews, Arabs Who Eat Together
Kobi Tzafrir, the owner of Hummus Bar in the Israeli village of Kfar Vitkin, is offering a 50-percent discount to parties that are mixed Arab and Jewish.

"Afraid of Arabs? Afraid of Jews? We do not have Arabs! But we also have no Jews ... We have people!" he posted on the restaurant's Facebook page.


I'm not interested in your sayings.:102:
 

For a child has been born to us, A son has been given us. And authority has settled on his shoulders. He has been named
“The Mighty Hashem is planning grace; The Eternal Father, a peaceable ruler”

Isaiah 9:5 (The Israel Bible™)

Hear the verse in Hebrew

kee YE-led yu-lad LA-nu BEN ni-tan LA-nu va-t’-HEE ha-mis-RAH al shikh-MO va-yik-RA sh’-MO PE-le yo-AYTZ AYL gi-BOR a-vee AD sar sha-LOM

A Brighter Future
Isaiah’s prophecy of the upcoming salvation of the people is combined with a vision regarding the birth of a child. Judging from the context of the prophecy, Isaiah appears to be referring to the righteous King Chizkiyahu, whom tradition credits with educating all the Children of Israel about the intricacies of Hashem’s (God's) laws. Over the last three chapters, Isaiah has combined prophecies of redemption with announcements of upcoming births. This signifies that even if the present may seem difficult, the future will always be brighter.
 

Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
the flinty rock into a fountain

Psalms 114:8 (The Israel Bible™)

Hear the verse in Hebrew

ha-ho-f’-KHEE ha-TZUR a-gam MA-yim kha-la-MEESH l’-ma-y’-no MA-yim

A Brighter Future
This verse describes the great strength of Hashem (God), Who can produce water from a rock. The Hebrew word for ‘the rock,’ ha-tzur (הצור), alludes to something that is unmoving or stubborn. Yet if read backwards, the word becomes rotzeh (רוצה) which means ‘want’ or ‘willing.’ Just as a rock can be turned into water, so too, obstinacy can be turned into willingness. And no matter how far a person is from God, he or she can always come closer. Additionally, Tzur is one of the Bible’s names for the Almighty Himself. Hashem’s protection and kindness are as solid and unchanging as a rock.
 

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