[The text of the caption is from an Israeli bumper sticker which is deliberately intended to reflect current Israeli confusion. The words suggest both that all of the West Bank and Gaza be given back to the Palestinians and that Israel should really "give it to them!"]

Ira Glass' "This American Life" went to Israel and the West Bank recently to see, after "two years in which each side has done terrible things to the other side .... what that's done to people living in Israel and the West Bank, and to see if anyone is feeling hope."

It was a great piece of radio journalism, and I link the complete program episode here, in case you missed it on air. Just click onto the "RealAudio" file icon below the program logo.

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Published on August 15, 2002 6:18 PM.

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