Happy Holidays to everyone!

It doesn't hurt one more time to thank everyone for your interest and support in "A Third Way" - thanks in part to our Kickstarter funds, we are continuing with new shoots and new editing. The organic garden project of Ziad and Nahum is progressing - it now has a name, in Hebrew, "Sdot HaShamaim" (Fields of Heaven). The land (on the edge of the Palestinian village of Husan) has been identified, and we did an initial shoot there - breathtaking series of springs in a little valley, moss dripping into pools of water, and some green, green fields already cultivated by Palestinian residents of Husan. If all goes well, the first seeds will be planted - in the special plot there where Palestinians and Israeli settlers will grow vegetables together - later this week.

We will continue to stay in touch via Kickstarter over the next few months, and assuming all goes on schedule, we will be collecting your contact info to send out rewards starting in the Spring (when the vegetables will be really ready to be put into salads!) 

All best from Jerusalem,

Harvey Stein

Hi to All,

We are in the home stretch with our Kickstarter fundraising! We need everyone's help now to reach our goal, with 8 days left. Now's the time, if you've contributed, to consider raising your pledge a bit. To do that:

Visit the project page and click “Manage Your Pledge.” Enter a new amount in the pledge amount box. Note that you are not adding to your existing pledge; the amount you enter will be the total amount collected if the project is successfully funded.

Another big help is to contact a few of your friends who you think might be interested in "A Third Way", and might consider becoming a supporter.  Send them our Kickstarter link (http://kck.st/rcFnn9), and tell them to watch the two clips there. Tell them that they can make a crucial difference to our Project in the next 8 days (and get a free gift besides).

We had a beautiful, slightly surreal shoot a couple days ago. Nahum and his Eretz Shalom organization invited several members of the American Consulate to come with a small group of settlers and Palestinians, and witness their friendships and cooperation. We had a certified convoy, including several black vans (with certified Men in Black inside). We visited Shimon, another settler, who lives in the settlement of Tekoa. Shimon's brother was killed while driving on a highway 2 months ago - by a stone thrown through his front wind shield by Palestinian teens. 

Shimon hosted the whole group, telling us that he simply wants the world to know that his family tragedy is a reason to reach out to his Palestinian neighbors more, not less. He said he wants to live in peace, and is happy being a citizen of a future Palestinian state. In any case, he said, "We belong to the land, the land doesn't belong to us."

Please help us continue following incredibly humble, courageous humans like Shimon (who will probably become involved with the Organic Garden of Eden Project of Ziad and Nahum we profiled in the last Update).

8 days left! Please help us reach our Kickstarter goal!

Big big thanks on a sunny morning in Jerusalem,

Harvey Stein