Plenty to talk about
“When we tell people about the Jewish-Kashmiri Dialogue-Group (JKDG), their reaction is usually one of bewilderment. “There are Jews in Kashmir?!?” they say. Or, “Where’s Kashmir?” At best they ask, “What do Jews and Kashmiris have to talk about?” The answer is: A lot. One of us, Alex Stein – an Israeli – traveled to Kashmir during his post-army trip to India. While there, he wrote an article about the Kashmiri struggle for independence from India on The Guardian’s Web site, attracting attention from local people who were heartened by outsiders supporting their call for autonomy. This prompted Alex to forge a connection between Kashmiris and Diaspora Jews.” Read on at Haaretz.
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