Even when people try to do the right thing—i.e., voluntarily interacting with other people—they can’t win. It seems that three years ago Jewish couple Natalie and Weisman Zakai offered to rent their home to their Arab friends Ahmed and Khalas Tarabin in the Israeli town of Nevatim. Since then: “Three of the couple’s six dogs have been mysteriously poisoned; Mrs Zakai’s car has been sprayed with the words ”Arab lover” and the windows smashed; her three children in school are regularly taunted and bullied by other pupils; and a collection of vintage cars in the family’s yard has been set … Continue reading Tsuris* for the Tarabins