I think it is interesting that Yitz Jordan converted to Judaism and is now rapping Jewish hymns. The article mentioned that he likes to put old Hebrew parable like stories or versus, and putting them to music. This is very similiar to what some singers do in the U.S. with Christian Bible versus. I can remember lots and lots of Christian songs put together as a combination of Bible versus and music. I think in Mr. Jordan's case, especially not being ethnically Jewish, it is an interesting way to bridge the gap between religious heritage and modern day secular technology.
Heartbeat: Jerusalem has a message of putting aside national identity and embodying the Human identity. It criticizes the views that Palestinians have of Israelis and vice versa. It challenges how the news media portrays each side in its respective media, and call for more focus on getting along. Obviously this would be an ideal situation, to get the two primary sides and all of the other smaller sides, inside this huge conflict, to get along and see one another as human. From my own personal experiences, it is easy to vilify people who are at odds with you politically. I can remember watching the same footage of Palestinian/Israel violence at the dinner table as a child and I began to believe just what my parents' views were. That is a travesty!!!!! I think that this website has a good point, let us look past the media into the eyes of "the other."
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