Photo Credit: South Carolina State Rep. David Weeks
“It’s been a very enlightening trip for me,” State Representative Shannon Erickson (R) told Tazpit. “I had a lot of misinformation before I came on this trip and I was surprised that there is a lot of heart to work out the issues here on both sides,” she said.
“People are not angry, hateful or full of fear as you would think just watching the media coverage of this region. There is kindness and morality among Israelis and Palestinians and also a lot of resilience – I wish more people could see this side of the country.”
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