The continuing war in Gaza has left Jewish and Muslim communities here in Australia traumatised and afraid.
Antisemitism and Islamophobia are both on the rise.
Families and friendships have fractured, careers shattered and online feuds are intense.
In all of this, presenter Benjamin Law asks: are conversations and friendship still possible? And if so, at what cost?
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00:00 October 7 changed everything
02:14 Ben meets friends across the divide
06:05 100% Jewish 100% Christian
08:20 Standing Together with Irene and Sonya
10:44 Aboud is Palestinian with family in Gaza
11:31 An Islamophobic attack
12:50 Upset at launch of Sydney Friends of Standing Together
16:59 The Jewish response to genocide accusation
18:00 Sitting Together workshop for difficult conversations
22:20 Israel’s right to exist
24:41 All we are saying is give peace a chance
25:52 Time to speak up
26:34 Crossing the divisions
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