"History never repeats, but sometimes it rhymes."
-Mark Twain
A demonstration affiliated with ‘Boycott Apartheid Israel week’ was held recently in Melbourne town. The streets were full of University students and others, chanting vitriolic messages such as:
‘Is-ra-el and the USA,
How many kids did you kill today?’
I carried two flags – the Palestinian and the Israeli one. My message is as naïve as the character I define – namely, to convey a hope that these two conflicting groups might be able to talk and listen to each other, with the ultimate goal, one day, of ‘peace’.
Unfortunately, it was impossible to talk with anyone. The Israeli flag I was holding was ripped up by one of the protesters.
 A fresh beginning |  The rally starts |
|---|---|
 Anti-Israel rally in Melbourne City |  'Palestinians, Israelis, We Love You' |
 Plonk in the Middle |  Oops, wrong country. Friendly Israeli-Palestinian Rally in Israel |
 An i for an i makes the whole world blind |  Oh oh, there goes the Israeli flag |
 I Have a Dream | I Have a Dream |
 The end of The Dream |  Baby steps: Miss World Peace's first time in the City |
 ‘Women in Black’ protest |  Fuck off you racist Zionist! |
 Mum's in the foreground holding an upside down video camera |  Trying to stay peaceful |
 Screen Shot of video |  |
 Screen Shot of video |  Screen Shot of video |
 Miss World Peace |