**Luxury Item:**What is your real first name and who gave you this name? Do you like it, what does it mean?
Israeli girl:
My father named me Nicole due to he is Polish.
Luxury Item: Who introduced you to Gupshup? If you then knew what it would do to you, would still have joined it?
**Israeli girl:**I was researching through, and looking at the pictures of Pakistan,..basically whole lifestyle..from fashion, to current affairs, culture..everything. I was very impressed to be frank. Then i came around this site, decided to join ..i thought it would be good idea to know Pakistanis that way.
**Luxury Item:**What is your favorite forum on GS and why?
**Israeli girl:**Pakistan affairs, world affairs, religion, and culture galleries.
**Luxury Item:**You have expressed some very strong opinions in World Affairs. Do you feel that world has a bias against Iraelis and their treatment of the Palestinians?
**Israeli girl:**Yes, same as like any Israeli is bias against arabs.
**Luxury Item:**What’s the Israeli bias against arabs?
**Israeli girl:**That every arab is a terrorist. We hate arabs because, they hate us. Simple. I think the first move toward peace is to stop hating each other.
**Luxury Item:**Since you served as a member of the IDF, what was your proudest moment in the service?
**Israeli girl:**For defending myself. I was stationed at Hebron..border with some refugee camp. A man came around shooting at us..killing our soldier. Then i’ve decided to take him down..this person was on my target. For some reason..i shot him in his legs..instead of his head..which i suppose to. Who knows..he was suicide bomber too. Anyways, i was very much terrified and been sick for days and then decided to work as a peace activist.
**Luxury Item:**What changed your mind?
**Israeli girl:**What changed my mind was that, this particular terrorist..must have had so much hatred in him. Why so much hatred?. And in addition to that..i thought, this man must have had family waiting for him..just like..my mother used to call me every two hours to say how am i doing..and used to plead me to withdraw myself out of army and live like regular israeli.
**Luxury Item:**How does it feel working as a peace activist compared to defending the homeland?
**Israeli girl:**You see, i feel very good. I have sense of pride in me and peace of mind that..iam working for sake of peace. While, defending my homeland is different issue, i am very much proud what i did..and if given chance..i will go back and serve as brave woman.
**Luxury Item:**Do you work with international peace activists that work in the occupied territories? If so,
do you think they are victims of anti-semitic propaganda or people with a just cause? Lot of
them defended Arafat when his compound was demolished in Ramallah.
**Israeli girl:**Infact, i’ve worked with red cross, and several other internation organizations working IN Palestine to help people there. You know anti-semitism is everywhere..even in this forum as welll.!. I think some people exagratte alot..and arabs are very emotional as you know. When Arafat’s compound was demolished in Ramallah..it was swift warning for him to stop terrorising the people of Israel..and stop killing civilians in the name of Intefada. And as you know, the Intefada was also led by one of his closest colleagues and friends in Fattah movement. Therefore, it was just swift warning for him to control. He could have done great job..just like mahmoud abbas is doing at the moment.
**Luxury Item:**What was your least proud momemnt in the service?
**Israeli girl:**For guarding the boundries of Isreal.
**Luxury Item:**Please elaborate.
**Israeli girl:**Simple. Wouldn’t you guard your country against terrorist?. Given..your family was at risk of suicide bombing ANY time and anywhere. It is not good of a situation. You need to look through our eyes..not only Palestinians.
**Luxury Item:**It seems like Israeli settlements in the West Bank are growing like mushrooms. Would you support dismantling all settlements in the West Bank? Should Palestinians forget about West Bank?
**Israeli girl:**If it is sake of peace, just like we did in Gaza. Yes!..but not all..because, many of OUR people are there for long..and as you know we have extremist elements in our people..so i don’t think it is easier. Iam sure you’ve watched news recently.
**Luxury Item:**Do you think that European support for Palestinian state is motivated by thier anti-semitism or
their guilt?
**Israeli girl:**Yes, it is both.
**Luxury Item:**What would bring peace to the Middle-East?
**Israeli girl:**Getting rid of nuclear, terrorism, and hatred.
**Luxury Item:**Do you have Arab/Palestinian friends?
**Israeli girl:**Yes back in israel..i’ve had some arab israeli friends. That is why i picked up some arabic language from them.
**Luxury Item:**Knowing what you know now, would you introduce GupShup to your Israeli and Jewish friends?
**Israeli girl:**Yes, given, people of pakistan change their negative perception and propaganda about Israel. At last, we are all humans.
**Israeli girl:**Thanks.
