For more tolerance, we need more ... tourism? | Aziz Abu Sarah

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: David Brayman ืžื‘ืงืจ: Shir Ben Asher Kestin
00:12
I'm a tourism entrepreneur and a peacebuilder,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื–ื ืชื™ื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื‘ื ืื™ ืฉืœื•ื,
00:15
but this is not how I started.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื›ืš ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™.
00:18
When I was seven years old, I remember watching television
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 7, ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื™ื–ื™ื”
00:21
and seeing people throwing rocks,
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ื•ืจืื™ืชื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื–ื•ืจืงื™ื ืื‘ื ื™ื,
00:24
and thinking, this must be a fun thing to do.
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, ื–ื” ื‘ื˜ื— ืžืžืฉ ื›ื™ืฃ.
00:27
So I got out to the street and threw rocks,
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ืื– ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืœืจื—ื•ื‘ ื•ื–ืจืงืชื™ ืื‘ื ื™ื,
00:30
not realizing I was supposed to throw rocks at Israeli cars.
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ืœื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืืžื•ืจ ืœื–ืจื•ืง ืื‘ื ื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืœื™-ืจื›ื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื™ื,
00:34
Instead, I ended up stoning my neighbors' cars. (Laughter)
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืจื’ืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:38
They were not enthusiastic about my patriotism.
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ื”ื ืœื ื”ืชืœื”ื‘ื• ืžื’ื™ืœื•ื™ื™ ื”ืคื˜ืจื™ื•ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
00:42
This is my picture with my brother.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ืขื ืื—ื™.
00:44
This is me, the little one, and I know what you're thinking:
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ื–ื” ืื ื™, ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื”ืงื˜ืŸ, ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื” ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื:
00:47
"You used to look cute, what the heck happened to you?"
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"ื”ื™ื™ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ืžื•ื“ , ืžื” ืœืขื–ืื–ืœ ืงืจื” ืœืš?"
00:50
But my brother, who is older than me,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ื™, ืฉื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืžื ื™,
00:52
was arrested when he was 18,
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ื ืขืฆืจ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ 18
ื•ื ืœืงื— ืœื›ืœื ื‘ืืฉืžืช ื–ืจื™ืงืช ืื‘ื ื™ื.
00:55
taken to prison on charges of throwing stones.
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00:57
He was beaten up when he refused to confess that he threw stones,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ื›ื” ื›ืฉืกื™ืจื‘ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื–ืจื™ืงืช ื”ืื‘ื ื™ื.
01:01
and as a result, had internal injuries
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื”ืžื›ื•ืช, ื”ื•ื ืกื‘ืœ ืžืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช
ืฉื’ืจืžื• ืœืžื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื—ืจื•ืจื• ืžื”ื›ืœื.
01:04
that caused his death soon after he was released from prison.
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01:08
I was angry, I was bitter,
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ื›ืขืกืชื™, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืจื™ืจ,
01:12
and all I wanted was revenge.
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ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ื” ื ืงืžื”.
ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื”ืฉืชื ื” ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 18.
01:16
But that changed when I was 18.
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01:18
I decided that I needed Hebrew to get a job,
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ืขืช ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
ื•ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื”ื”ื™ื
01:22
and going to study Hebrew in that classroom
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01:24
was the first time I ever met Jews who were not soldiers.
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ื”ื™ื• ื”ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื” ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ื—ื™ื™ืœื™ื,
ื•ื”ืชื—ื‘ืจื ื• ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื, ื›ืžื• ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืช ืงืื ื˜ืจื™,
01:30
And we connected over really small things, like the fact that I love country music,
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01:34
which is really strange for Palestinians.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื•ื–ืจ ืžืื“ ืืฆืœ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ืื™.
01:38
But it was then that I realized also that we have a wall of anger,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื’ื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• ื—ื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ื›ืขืก,
01:43
of hatred and of ignorance that separates us.
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ืฉืœ ืฉื ืื” ื•ืฉืœ ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช, ืฉืžืคืจื™ื“ื” ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื•.
01:48
I decided that it doesn't matter what happens to me.
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืžื” ื™ืงืจื” ืœื™
01:53
What really matters is how I deal with it.
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ืžื” ืฉื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื•ื ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื–ื”.
ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ืืช ื—ื™ื™
01:56
And therefore, I decided to dedicate my life
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01:59
to bringing down the walls that separate people.
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ืœื”ืคืœืช ื”ื—ื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืžืคืจื™ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื.
02:03
I do so through many ways.
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช
02:05
Tourism is one of them, but also media and education,
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ืชื™ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืื—ืช ืžื”ื, ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื•ื—ื™ื ื•ืš,
02:08
and you might be wondering, really, can tourism change things?
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ื•ืืชื ื‘ื˜ื— ืชื•ื”ื™ื, ื”ืื ืชื™ื™ืจื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื?
02:12
Can it bring down walls? Yes.
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืคื™ืœ ื—ื•ืžื•ืช? ื›ืŸ.
02:14
Tourism is the best sustainable way to bring down those walls
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ืชื™ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ืช ื”ืงื™ื™ืžื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืคืœืช ื”ื—ื•ืžื•ืช
ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื“ืจืš ื‘ืช ืงื™ื™ืžื ืœืชืงืฉืจ ืขื ื”ื–ื•ืœืช
02:19
and to create a sustainable way of connecting with each other
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02:23
and creating friendships.
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ื•ืœืจืงื•ื ืงืฉืจื™ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช.
ื‘-2009 ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ืชืฃ ื‘ื”ืงืžืช "ืžื’'ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ืจืก",
02:26
In 2009, I cofounded Mejdi Tours,
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02:29
a social enterprise that aims to connect people,
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ื™ื•ื–ืžื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ืฉืžื˜ืจืชื” ืœื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื,
02:33
with two Jewish friends, by the way,
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ืขื ืฉื ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื, ื“ืจืš ืื’ื‘,
02:35
and what we'll do, the model we did,
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ื•ืžื” ืื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื, ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ ืฉื‘ื ื™ื ื•,
ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื, ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื, ืื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขื ืฉื ื™ ืžื“ืจื™ื›ื™ ืชื™ื™ืจื™ื,
02:38
for example, in Jerusalem, we would have two tour guides,
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02:41
one Israeli and one Palestinian, guiding the trips together,
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ื”ืื—ื“ ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ื•ื”ืื—ื“ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™, ืฉืžื“ืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื—ื“,
02:44
telling history and narrative and archaeology and conflict
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ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื•ื”ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื ื•ื”ืืจื›ื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื•ื”ืกื›ืกื•ืš
02:48
from totally different perspectives.
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ืžืฉืชื™ ืคืจืกืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉื”ื“ืจื›ืชื™ ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื ืงื•ื‘ื™ --
02:51
I remember running a trip together with a friend named Kobi --
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02:54
Jewish congregation from Chicago, the trip was in Jerusalem --
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ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ืžืฉื™ืงื’ื•. ื”ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื --
02:57
and we took them to a refugee camp, a Palestinian refugee camp,
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ื•ืœืงื—ื ื• ืื•ืชื ืœืžื—ื ื” ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื, ืžื—ื ื” ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™,
03:00
and there we had this amazing food.
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ื•ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ืื•ื›ืœ ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
03:02
By the way, this is my mother. She's cool.
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ื“ืจืš ืื’ื‘, ื–ืืช ืืžื ืฉืœื™. ื”ื™ื ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ื”.
03:05
And that's the Palestinian food called maqluba.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืžืื›ืœ ื”ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ ื”ื ืงืจื "ืžืงืœื•ื‘ื”".
03:08
It means "upside-down."
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ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื™ื "ื”ืคื•ืš".
03:09
You cook it with rice and chicken, and you flip it upside-down.
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ืžื‘ืฉืœื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ืขื ืื•ืจื– ื•ืขื•ืฃ, ื•ืื– ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืืช ื–ื”.
03:12
It's the best meal ever.
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ื–ืืช ื”ืืจื•ื—ื” ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
03:14
And we'll eat together.
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ืื›ืœื ื• ื‘ื™ื—ื“
03:15
Then we had a joint band, Israeli and Palestinian musicians,
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ื•ืื—"ื› ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื” ืชื–ืžื•ืจืช ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช, ืฉืœ ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืื™ื ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื™ื ื•ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื™ื.
03:18
and we did some belly-dancing.
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ื•ืงืฆืช ืจืงื“ื ื• ืจื™ืงื•ื“ื™ ื‘ื˜ืŸ.
03:20
If you don't know any, I'll teach you later.
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ืื ืืชื ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื, ืื ื™ ืืœืžื“ ืืชื›ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:23
But when we left, both sides,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉืขื–ื‘ื ื•, ืฉื ื™ ื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื,
03:26
they were crying because they did not want to leave.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื›ื•, ื›ื™ ื”ื ืœื ืจืฆื• ืœื”ื™ืคืจื“.
03:29
Three years later, those relationships still exist.
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ืื—ืจื™ 3 ืฉื ื™ื, ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื.
ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ื™ื—ื“ ืื™ืชื™: ืื ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื
03:33
Imagine with me if the one billion people
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who travel internationally every year travel like this,
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ืฉืžื˜ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื” ื™ื˜ื™ื™ืœื• ื›ืš,
03:39
not being taken in the bus from one side to another,
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ืžื‘ืœื™ ืฉื™ื•ืกืขื• ื‘ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืกื™ื ืžืืชืจ ืœืืชืจ,
03:42
from one hotel to another,
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ืžืžืœื•ืŸ ืœืžืœื•ืŸ,
ื•ื™ืฆืœืžื• ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื•ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก,
03:45
taking pictures from the windows of their buses of people and cultures,
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but actually connecting with people.
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ืืœื ื™ื™ืฆืจื• ืงืฉืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื.
ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืžื•ืกืœืžื™ืช ืžื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”
03:52
You know, I remember having a Muslim group from the U.K.
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ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ืื•ืจืชื•ื“ื•ืงืกื™ืช,
03:56
going to the house of an Orthodox Jewish family,
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and having their first Friday night dinners, that Sabbath dinner,
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ื•ื”ื ืื›ืœื• ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืืจื•ื—ืช ืฉื™ืฉื™ ื‘ืขืจื‘, ืืจื•ื—ืช ืฉื‘ืช,
04:03
and eating together hamin, which is a Jewish food, a stew,
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ื”ื ืื›ืœื• ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ื—ืžื™ืŸ, ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืื›ืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™, ืžื™ืŸ ื ื–ื™ื“,
04:06
just having the connection of realizing, after a while,
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื™ืฆืจื• ืงืฆืช ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ื ืชืคืฉื•
04:09
that a hundred years ago, their families came out
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ืฉืœืคื ื™ ืžืื” ืฉื ื”
ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืžืื•ืชื• ื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
04:12
of the same place in Northern Africa.
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04:15
This is not a photo profile for your Facebook.
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ืœื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืชืžื•ื ืช ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœ ื‘ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง.
04:18
This is not disaster tourism.
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ื•ืœื ื‘ืชื™ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ ืืกื•ืŸ.
04:20
This is the future of travel,
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ื–ื”ื• ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ืชื™ื™ืจื•ืช,
ื•ืื ื™ ืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืืชื›ื ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™, ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืื•ืคื™ ื”ื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœื›ื.
04:23
and I invite you to join me to do that, to change your travel.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื
04:26
We're doing it all over the world now,
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ืžืื™ืจืœื ื“ ืขื“ ืื™ืจืŸ ื•ืชื•ืจื›ื™ื”.
04:28
from Ireland to Iran to Turkey,
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and we see ourselves going everywhere to change the world.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
04:33
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”
04:34
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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