. >> jen marlowe talks about sami al jundi who after a bomb he and his friends were building exploded was imprisoned by the israelis. and coexistence in jerusalem the disorganization that brings together is really and palestinian news, to bridge the divide between the two societies. >> good evening. it is wonderful to see you here. it is great to be here. so many of my friends, i heard from some many people, community for writers and books, great honor to have a chance to be here with you tonight. it is honor mixed with sadness because my co-author sami al jundi would love to be standing here with you tonight. he would love to be with me because for al jundi one reason we wrote the book was his belief in the necessity of engaging in dialogue with communities. the opportunity to be here and share with you directly his thoughts and his ideas and to hear in response your thoughts and your ideas and your questions, that is what it is all about. the reason he is not here is he has not yet been granted a visa by the u.s. government. he applied for and on march 30th, 2009, and he has been wa