Peres Center for Peace: Farmar Checks In From Israel

If you checked out the recent Farmar interview from our friends over at AM570, you’ve probably heard Farmar is in Israel on a peace mission. Jordan checked in with NBA.com on his progress.

NBA.com: Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar, in partnership with the Peres Center for Peace, is hosting basketball clinics for Israeli and Palestinian children in Israel throughout the week. The trip serves as a follow up to Farmar’s visit to the Seeds of Peace camp in Maine last week. Seeds of Peace uses sports to bring together Israeli and Palestinian children. The children play different sports together, and discuss the shared problems and challenges in their daily lives.

Farmar checked in with NBA.com and talked about his experience thus far.

Getting Started in Israel: We started today by taking a tour of Jerusalem and the Old City. We saw the Western Wall, the City of David, and the different sections of the Old City; the Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Armenian quarters. I’ve been to Israel before, but I’ve never seen it in such depth and with this perspective. It was cool to get different views, and get this history of Jerusalem and Israel from the start – through the different time periods, rulers, religions and cultures that shaped the country.

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17 Responses to “Peres Center for Peace: Farmar Checks In From Israel”


  1. Gravatar Icon 1 e-bucher

    punking little kids like mj…no pues no…

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 domz

    good job jordy, continue what you are doing..but when training camp starts, please do the same effort as to one you are doing there in Israel.

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 Jamie Spears Insider

    Good to see Jordan doing charitable things =).

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 Armen

    good job JF, I’m Armenian myself, and there are lots of Armenians in Israel

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 ak24

    Armen on August 6, 2008 at 11:25 pm said:

    good job JF, I’m Armenian myself, and there are lots of Armenians in Israel

    im armenian to
    u live in glendael?

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 Armen

    nope, valley.

  7. Gravatar Icon 7 Lakers 24 7

    Im Armenian as well lol, and I live in pasadena

  8. Gravatar Icon 8 daboss1848

    armen is armenian?

  9. Gravatar Icon 9 Lakers 24 7

    daboss1848 on August 7, 2008 at 10:56 am said:

    armen is armenian?

    lol Well that is an Armenian name

  10. Gravatar Icon 10 Sako

    North Hollywood

  11. Gravatar Icon 11 sammie

    GLENDALE

  12. Gravatar Icon 12 west213

    HAYEM YES!!!!!!PAHHHHHHHHH HAYEM YES HAYES DO VAX KO TSAVE TANEM YES!!!!!

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  13. Gravatar Icon 13 west213

    {Profanity isn't allowed on theLakersNation.com -- Please go back and edit your comment. Thank you.} Israel

  14. Gravatar Icon 14 Armen

    Jan Hayer

  15. Gravatar Icon 15 ab4sure

    west213 on August 8, 2008 at 5:12 pm said:

    {Profanity isn't allowed on theLakersNation.com -- Please go back and edit your comment. Thank you.} Israel

    Is this an anti-semitic statement or do you hate every country in the world? Perhaps it is becuz they are East and you are West??

  16. Gravatar Icon 16 lakers4life

    west213 on August 8, 2008 at 5:12 pm said:

    {Profanity isn't allowed on theLakersNation.com -- Please go back and edit your comment. Thank you.} Israel

    touche

  17. Gravatar Icon 17 west213

    ab4sure on August 8, 2008 at 6:43 pm said:

    west213 on August 8, 2008 at 5:12 pm said:

    {Profanity isn't allowed on theLakersNation.com -- Please go back and edit your comment. Thank you.} Israel

    Is this an anti-semitic statement or do you hate every country in the world? Perhaps it is becuz they are East and you are West??

    suck it ab4sure, u fukin noob stop fukin around with my comments……
    get a fukin life. bozii tula


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