Souheila, eyes are the window to the soul. When I look into your eyes I know that I can trust you .This did not happen overnight. It was a process between 2 people who come from very different background and history. As you wrote in my birthday card, you liked my Chutzpa, I saw that a sense of humor helped.

Our openness and mutual respect also helped.Your daily praying during work breaks caught my attention. I was intrigued, as in Israel I would always would be at a great distance from Muslim Women. I interacted only with secular Arab women who appeared on my Tv shows. I think this unique trust could only happen here in the USA–outside the deep polarized and suspicious world of the Mid East.

So looking into your Green eyes I reflect that we are a minority which reaches out and that you might take a risk by making our friendship public.