A note on my comedy club experience: The American-Israeli comedian who came up last specifically told the Arab he was welcome, and that he, the comedian, love all people equally regardless of race or religion.
I was then sitting with a friend the next day, a settler friend, discussing racism. She mentioned how she offered an Arab man a seat next to her on the bus, and he told her Jewish girls usually didn't want to sit next to him because he's an Arab. My settler friend was explaining how bad she felt upon hearing that. "It's true, Arabs have more rights here than in any Arab country - but that doesn't mean we're perfect". I want to use this to point out - there are plenty of settlers out there who don't hate Arabs, plenty who would even be willing to evacuate if there were peace with a Palestinian government they found trustworthy, and some, like Rabbi Froman, who'd be willing to live in a Palestinian state.
So let's not stereotype Arabs - but let's not stereotype settlers either, or stereotype anybody, really.
Shabbat shalom.
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