Reconcilation in this Week's EuroQuest

At left, the Basque separatist movement ETA announcing what it calls a permanent ceasefire. But how likely is that?

In a world filled with violence and acrimony, a program of unlikely reconciliatons.

Segment 1 - Poland Proves to be Israel’s Ally
Poland has developed a "special relationship" with Israel. A fifth of the Israeli population has roots in Poland. Democracy and membership of the EU have transformed Polish/Israeli relations as Radio Polonia’s Rafal Kiepuszewski reports.
Here's the original article from Radio Polonia.

Segment 2 - Theo Richmond on Polish Anti-Semitism
Theo Richmond is a British author of Konin: a Quest, in which he traces his own family history in a Jewish village in Poland. Here’s what he had to say about Jewish persecution in the West of Poland in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Here's a link to Theo Richmond's Page at Random House

Segment 3 - Armenian Resurgence
As Turkey is trying to join the EU, it is liberalizing all its minority laws. As a result, the sound of Armenian music and especially books by Armenian writers are reappearing. Rhoda Metcalfe speaks of a second awakening of Armenian culture in Istanbul.

Segment 4 - The ETA Ceasefire: Do They Really Mean It?
Last March, ETA made the announcement everybody was waiting for: a permanent ceasefire. There have been other ceasefires. But this time, as Christophe Schmidt reports from the region, most observers seem to think they mean it.
Wikipedia has a fantastically good page on ETA.
*Addendum: The conservative Popular Party just withdrew its backing for the peace process with ETA. Click here for a Reuters article.

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