Jewish-Palestinian couples have been tested after the deadliest attack on Israel in 50 years. Some work through it, others fear they won't overcome it.
The children sat in the back seat of the car as their parents spoke in code. Mya Guarnieri Jaradat and her ex-husband, Mohamed Jaradat, spoke in snippets of English and Arabic. Sensing something was amiss as they headed to the beach, their 7-year-old daughter asked what was wrong. “There’s a war in Israel,” Mya said. “Who are they fighting?” their daughter asked. Mya is an American Israeli who grew up in Gainesville, Fla. Mohamed is Palestinian.
“He’s not justifying it, he’s not condoning it, but having seen their circumstances firsthand and having some understanding of what they’ve gone through, he can see how people resort to this level of craziness,” she said. “Again, he doesn’t endorse it. “We’re both opposed to violence, period. We’re against violence, and we’re against civilians dying needless, senseless deaths that will only bring more violence. That’s the way we see it.
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