Deep Dive with Simon Greer and Saad Soliman on Hard Conversations

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this third episode of our Hard Conversations series, Simon Greer, a Jewish organizer whose uncles fought for Israel in 1967, and Saad Soliman, a social justice consultant whose uncles died fighting for Egypt in that same war, met at a professional gathering between corrections officers and formerly incarcerated individuals. They made a pivotal choice: create connection rather than perpetuate division. Their remarkable friendship, which deepened even during recent Middle East conflicts, demonstrates how curiosity and openness can bridge seemingly insurmountable divides, leading them to travel together to Israel in 2024 - and proving there's no expiration date on healing. This episode was made possible by a grant from Templeton Religion Trust. For more information, visit templetonreligiontrust.org. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.6	Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders.
0:34.5	I'm Kelly Corrigan, and today I'm wondering how two people from
0:37.9	opposite sides of a decades-long conflict might find their way into real friendship. My guest
0:45.6	are Simon Greer, a Jewish organizer whose uncles fought for Israel in the 1967 war, and Sad
0:52.3	Solomon, whose uncles were killed fighting for Egypt in that same war. When they met
0:58.4	at a professional gathering Simon was facilitating, they had a choice. Perpetuate division or create
1:05.0	connection. What happened next is a testament to the power of curiosity over conformity and the possibility that
1:12.8	healing has no expiration date. This is the third episode in our series Hard Conversations, where
1:19.6	we explore how people bridge profound differences using intellectual humility and a set of
1:26.7	proven practices to create meaningful bonds.
1:30.6	Here's my conversation with Sade Solomon and Simon Greer.
1:38.4	So I want to start by learning about some of your earliest beliefs.
1:46.7	As you were each coming of age,
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