What Just Happened?

13th June - Tearing Down Walls, Chickens without Borders, Trace Your Enthusiasm

June 14, 2020 What Just Happened? Season 1 Episode 6
What Just Happened?
13th June - Tearing Down Walls, Chickens without Borders, Trace Your Enthusiasm
Show Notes

Good news! This week’s good news should be a telling lesson to us all. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Israeli army commandeered a number of hotels in which to quarantine Covid-19 patients. The majority were reserved for the exclusive use of orthodox Jews. A few, however, took patients from across the spectrum of religion and atheism and housed them in close quarters, far from the usual government-designed segregation and division. The result was a resounding success which saw Israelis and Palestinians enjoying dining together, comedy performed simultaneously in Arabic and Hebrew, and a separating wall in the dining room of one hotel taken down so that all could enjoy the Passover Seder dinner together regardless of faith. We would probably all do well at the moment to remember what we share as the world begins to reopen.

& then all of the other news...