Kids have minds like steel traps.
They will spot inconsistencies in your behavior in a flash, and they remember what you say better than you do, whether or not they choose to listen. They may be little, but they are learning machines, snapping up vocabulary and drawing lessons about the world effortlessly and at a furious pace. Compared to Israel and the Jewish people, the Palestinians are in their political infancy - indeed their state is yet to be officially born. At this time of conflict between us, neither side would admit it, but there is much of a parent-child relationship between Israel and the Palestinians. On May 15th, the 53rd anniversary of Israel's founding, Palestinians mimicked Israel's Remembrance Day by standing in silence while sirens blared.