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...we've been hearing from you, the community of Jewish Chronicle readers. For that, we thank you—any time a newspaper gets feedback from its audience, it's able to sharpen its focus and better measure the communities temperament.

At Wednesday night's event, held at the Hillel JUC building in Oakland, the sight might not have been pretty, but it was passionate; several Palestinian-supporting protestors were let in to hear Eitam's presentation. Unfortunately for everyone in attendance, instead of holding their tongues and engaging Eitam in an intelligent discourse and thereby making their points more acutely known, the protestors favored interrupting Eitam with calls of "Murderer!" and "Racist!" 

In an interview yesterday with The Chronicle (check out next week's issue), Eitam noted that he believed such impatience and immaturity reflected the whole Palestinian conflict—his point, made in his speech and again yesterday, that the Palestinians are not yet in the mindset for peace, was illustrated in the protester's disruption. 

Though public discussion is still flaring, let us take a moment to recognize something good—our community is talking, debating procedure, politics and morality, allowing all to sharpen their personal beliefs and, as PAJC Director Deborah Fidel said, chose "morality over unity."

Let us know your thoughts on the event and Eitam right here.