Sometimes a place evokes a memory, I recently attended a ceremony to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the peace agreement with Egypt – on the same week that the historic agreement was signed, March 26, 1979. It was a civilian…
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This week marks one of the most moving and significant events that I’ve participated in since October 7th, both on a personal level and from a public perspective – It’s Time – A Drive for Peace. This is a cross-cultural…
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Considering our complicated security and social reality, it’s important now more than ever to shine a light on and enhance the positive aspects of the shared life between Jews and Arabs in Israel. According to research data presented by Prof….
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In these difficult days I find myself caught in the middle of opposing feelings. On the one hand, my heart is breaking for this terrible disaster and the abhorrent loss of so many lives. On the other hand, I know…
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Could you imagine that a city tour in Israel could become a catalyst for social change? Could you believe that touring could lead to new relationships amongst strangers? Could you expect that meeting locals and listening to their life stories…
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The Jewish-Arab Orchestra of the Nave Yosef Community Center consists of young Jews and Arabs and includes 21 musicians and 4 singers ages 13-23. They are all from Haifa and the surrounding vicinity and they all perform together under the…
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A murky wave has clouded the last part of 2022. We feel a threat to the foundations of our democratic existence, exposed to discussions everywhere characterized by racism. Ideas of discrimination and legitimization of unequal treatment rise to the public…
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Social entrepreneurship always gives me an ‘energy boost’ and I feel the need to share it with you. This time, we have a fascinating, still developing story that begins somewhere in 2018, and is being told to us by Michal…
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Rabaa Murkus and Sharon Eskenazi created “Gsharim-جسور” an Arab-Jewish dance company. The company performs dances that bridge intercultural, national and class rifts. The two advanced their dream of a shared troupe with the French “dancing without borders” group. I heard…
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Recently, in view of the Minister of Education’s 2022 reform, I’ve been searching for examples of renewable learning about multidiscipline associated with shared living and came across the “Horizon in Conflict” curriculum. The program, published in 2003, deals with an…
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