Finally Some Common Sense

In an Ha'aretz report, IDF soldiers are now learning polite Arabic exchanges with which to communicate with Palestinians crossing through their checkpoints. "Please," "Thank you" and "Good Morning" should have been phrases introduced eons ago, but thankfully are now entering the soldiers' day-to-day lexicon as they encounter the hopefully harmless masses of workers going through the daily perceived hassles of checkpoints and soldiers. Let's all keep in mind that real peace isn't made between leaders and treaties. It has to happen on the ground when people see each other as real people. Kol HaKavod.