A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance...a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
The poet Yehuda Amichai taught that we do not have time in our life to have time for everything. We must weep and laugh with the same eyes.
On the Titanic 75% of 3rd class drowned vs 40% in 1st class. Today those of us who can work from home, have access to 1st class medical care, are like those in Titanic's 1st class, we are fairing better than the poorest among us. Poverty is the deadliest underlying condition.
.@tcwittes asks @AmbassadorRice what gives her the motivation to persist and to keep at it. Rice says that she’s an optimist at heart. History has shown that progress is possible. You have to have the long view. Over time, we are perfecting our imperfect selves. #JStreet10
"The Trump administration has made a bad situation even more complicated by promising a proposal, which is highly unlikely to be the balanced bridging proposal to yield progress" -- @AmbassadorRice on whether the U.S can still mediate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict #JStreet10
MLK said that the ��arc of the moral universe bends towards justice.” We all have roles to play with our resources and stand up for what we believe in -@AmbassadorRice #JStreet10
America has three policies on Russia: one from Congress, one from the @realDonaldTrump and one from the rest of the administration; we need one, sophisticated policy! - @AmbassadorRice#JStreet10
First up: A conversation on Middle East policy in the age of Trump between @tcwittes and @AmbassadorRice.
Watch LIVE: https://t.co/orLfHPwk55
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@AmbassadorRice speaks of the importance of knowing our red lines, reminiscent of @YehudaKurtzer’s teaching about moral obligation v. moral imperative yesterday at #JStreet10