Veteran Israeli Broadcaster Recalls Amusing Palestinian Encounter

Veteran Israeli broadcaster Haim Yavin recounted a humorous and somewhat surreal conversation he had with young Palestinian and Jordanian women during a peace conference in Greece decades ago. Yavin, along with Professor Daniel Bar-Siman-Tov and the article's author, Meir Uziel, were engaged in discussions with Arab participants.

During a break, the group sat outside, and a lighthearted exchange began. The Palestinian woman playfully challenged Yavin to adopt Arabic place names, like 'Akka' for Acre and 'Al-Quds' for Jerusalem, which he humorously agreed to, much to the amusement of his Israeli colleagues.

The conversation took a more imaginative turn when the Palestinian woman suggested Israelis should marry Palestinian women to create mixed families. Yavin responded by extending the idea to include Jordanian and Moroccan women, further escalating the playful banter.

He then proposed a hypothetical scenario where a Palestinian village in the West Bank could 'Judaize,' becoming an Israeli town, and suggested the Palestinian woman could become Prime Minister if they became the majority. Yavin expressed mock dismay at revealing such 'secrets' of the Jewish nation, while the Palestinian woman expressed fascination with Judaism, even mentioning a 'chicken holiday,' and lamenting that men were in the 'wrong religion.'