By Jennifer Maloney
In a factory in Israel not far from the Gaza border, Jews and Arabs have for years worked side by side making SodaStream seltzer machines for homes around the world.
Together, the colleagues feasted at Ramadan and lighted candles for Hanukkah. They visited one another's homes and attended the weddings and funerals of their co-workers' family members. Throughout past conflicts in the region, they have called their workplace an "island of peace."
That harmony is now being tested.
"I hope that we can come back together. If we do not, that will be a very big mistake," said Nabil Bsharat, a recycling manager at the factory who is Palestinian and hasn't been able to go to work from his home in the West Bank since Hamas attacked Israel in early October. Bsharat, 49 years old, said he normally oversees 10 employees, including Ethiopian Jews, Persian Jews, Arab Bedouins, and Palestinians from the West Bank.
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