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I grew up in Haifa and enjoyed the wonderful beaches and Mount Carmel that rolls into the Mediterranean Sea. From my early days at home, I remember a strong encouragement to study.

— Aaron Ciechanover

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

My people are from Haifa.

— Ayman Odeh

I love the Middle East. My earliest childhood memories are of Jerusalem. I love the colors and smells and cadence of Arabic spoken in the streets of Cairo or Beirut. I also love the modernity and verve of Tel Aviv.

— Kai Bird

In terms of me being a Christian, going to Israel was really cool. Going to the West Bank, Bethlehem, floating in the Dead Sea - that was great for me.

— Larry Fitzgerald

I love the ocean; growing up around Laguna Beach, I spent my summers surfing, diving, and snorkeling.

— Greg MacGillivray

Although I went to college in the United States - Carleton in Northfield, Minnesota - I returned to the Middle East for a year in 1970-71 to study at the American University of Beirut.

— Kai Bird

Sardinia is beautiful. The people were so friendly, and the food was incredible! I also loved Florence. I spent two months there as part of a school study-abroad program. On the weekends, we would get to travel wherever we wanted, so I would explore. That was a magical time.

— Tia Mowry

Beirut is where I was born and raised.

— Reem Acra

I enjoyed growing up part of my life in Virginia Beach. We had the ocean and the beach and a beautiful landscape. We were outdoors all the time and we played outside.

— Mark Ruffalo

✗Opposing Perspectives

I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these fantastic places I remember fondly.

— Tea Obreht

I grew up in Jerusalem and went to school here. I studied at the Hebrew University - mostly Islam and Arabic: Arab literature, Arab poetry and culture, because I felt like we are living in this region, in the Middle East, and we are not alone: There are nations here whose culture is Arab.

— Yitzhak Navon