The Israeli companies taking a stand for coexistence
The Israeli companies taking a stand for coexistence
Many of Israel’s largest corporations have released public statements decrying violence and promoting the value of a shared society.
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When a ceasefire halted 11 days of missile attacks launched by the Hamas terror group in Gaza on May 10, Israelis felt a sense of déjà vu. We’ve been through this cycle of deadly rocket fire, retaliation and truce before, and likely will again.
But something is different this time: Concurrent mob violence in mixed Arab and Jewish areas such as Lod, Acre (Akko), Ramleh and Jaffa ignited literal and metaphorical fires that set back painstaking progress toward peaceful coexistence.