Neve Shalom is the only Israeli village where members of the two communities have chosen to live together. Its neighbors struggle to minimize the impact of the Hamas attack and the war in Gaza on their project.
Pain and hope fill hearts of Israeli coexistence activists
Pain and hope fill hearts of Israeli coexistence activists
Against the backdrop of conflict between Israel’s Jewish and Arab population, leaders of coexistence groups explain why they are not going to give up.
May 16, 2021, 11:00 am
Arabs and Jews protest the escalating violence and riots between the Arab and Jewish population, in Jaffa, on May 14, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
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.