I am really trying hard to deal with this Palestrinian/Israeli conflict. Trying hard not to see it as us versus them. Trying hard not to see the media (even PBS) as being skewed one way or the other. It's painful; it's challenging; I admire so much the individuals who have both the courage and the compassion to reach out to the other side -- and that is happening. To those who can encompass the entire meshuganeh (senseless craziness) without caving in to anger, bitterness, blame, accusations. It is hard and yet our progress, our very survival, as a human race depends on our capacity to take those steps, to move our consciousness forward. Please God! Help!