Would you accept this gift?

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Londoner In Israel

Definitely I would accept, as I actually did so when they came to Tel Aviv - I encountered them in Rabin Square, which is the plaza shown right at the beginning of the video posted by subxerorock.

Hopeless - you are right that hugging cannot instantly solve the world's problems, any more than songs for peace, or discussions on websites such as this. But all of these things can enable us to relate to each other a bit more positively, which certainly wouldn't hurt, so there's really no reason not to embrace them all as an initial step - in these situations literally...

Edit to Ivri below - fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering, these are the wisest words ever spoken by a Muppet. Anything which reduces fear, anger, and hate can be a small step towards bringing an end to the suffering.

Oh that's cool they have that in Israel as well. We have that group in my college campus so I have to 'accept the gift' everyday..even when I'm late for class lol

karin

yes i would be glad to accept
peace has to start somewhere, right? why not with a hug

Jonathan s

Sure! People hugging each other are obviously better than people killing each other!

MikeInRI

Sure - hugs are great.

Good Luck!!!

Worldluv

Absolutely! I've heard of the Free Hugs campaign in various parts of the world, but never in a million years did I think it would work with a mixed Arab-Jewish population. This is fantastic and thank you for sharing it, Muslim By Choice.

Hugs not only feel good but they also help the body's immune system and decreases depression and stress. Hugging in Jaffa also helps both sides see - and treat - each other with warmth and like fellow human beings. I hope it not only keeps going but spreads to other parts of Israel/Palestine!

Duke of Tudor

Grrr. I don't like it when someone share this kind of video clip. LOOOL. Just kidding, Muslim by choice. It's a touching clip. Free hug is a gesture of goodwill and friendship. Thank you for sharing. I hope one day we all here can meet in Jerusalem or any other cities in Israel to hug each other :)

hamarker

good video. I would accept it with my hands wide open.
loved it. thank u for showing this.
everybody needs a hug sometimes.

arianah

Sure I would, this world could use more hugs, especially in that region.

Simplicity

That's funny.. if it was from a woman like me ..ok yes why not ..I wouldn't embarrass nice people..seems to have good intentions but they are funny.

samsproudmommy

sure

kismet

DEFINITELY (but only from a female)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-my hometown rocks:)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO JAFFA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL FOR PEACE AND PEACE FOR ALL:)

jdriven

I don't know. I can't understand.
I listened to the song twice now. May some more. Sounds like rock and roll to me. I never listen to the words anyway.
I rate this one star.

ABC

It depends who is going to hug me!!
muslem by choice:
I am sorry to say no, I will not accept it, because it is not just simple to forget sixty years of pain and forgive all the crimes for a hug.

joe the man

as long as everyone showers and doesnt put a lot of perfume on so that it smears on whoever they're hugging.

subxerorock

Can they combine the two campaigns?
http://tinyurl.com/ym27fh

xxSangoxx really love L and Kiba

no because it's kinda weird....

larry p

No, I would be too scared to pull the string.

metary

EU Citizen

Stranger Danger

Tommy S

not in america..kinda wierd to the western..

HopelessZ00

No I wouldn't. I forget which country started this idea first. But a hug is not going to bring peace many other productive ways to spend the day.

We could go out and hug trees but would that save the environment? Cheers!

Ivri Anokhi

No.

This is preposterous!

Terror attacks are taking place every day. Today the radical Mulsims blew off the legs of an 8-year old Israeli boy.

Hugs willnot solve this problem.

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jebus_1620

Not from thoughs people. I would from a real hockey playing, hard working Canadian because they smell good and you can understand them. You asked,

Gareeb

no,

T J

Silly and not serious.

Terror can be defeated only on the battlefield.

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