Childâs Play Across the Israeli-Palestinian Divide
Through years of terror and of calm, a small museum program has brought 10-year-olds from both sides together.
By Ruth Ebenstein
Ms. Ebenstein is an American-Israeli journalist, historian, public speaker and peace activist. She is writing a memoir about an Israeli-Palestinian friendship begun in a breast cancer support group.
Feb. 14, 2021
Jewish Israeli and Palestinian children work on art projects in a gallery at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem.Credit.Cochi Peled
Kater al-Nada scanned the other fourth graders on the theater steps in the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Spotting her newfound friend Shachar, her face beamed.