{"id":28707,"date":"2022-04-28T12:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T09:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dialogtogether.com\/ask-for-peace-and-pursue-it-an-introduction-to-a-variety-of-initiatives-that-promote-social-change-for-understanding-between-jewish-and-arab-communities\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T12:03:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T09:03:55","slug":"ask-for-peace-and-pursue-it-an-introduction-to-a-variety-of-initiatives-that-promote-social-change-for-understanding-between-jewish-and-arab-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogtogether.com\/en\/ask-for-peace-and-pursue-it-an-introduction-to-a-variety-of-initiatives-that-promote-social-change-for-understanding-between-jewish-and-arab-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAsk for peace and pursue it\u201d an introduction to a variety of initiatives that promote social change for understanding between Jewish and Arab communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you know the purpose of the \u2018Dialog Together\u2019 website is to promote initiatives and activities for joint action between Arabs and Jews, mostly what the media feeds us is the exact opposite of this. This is the place to focus on those seeking and pursuing peace who uphold and maintain it daily. This time, I chose to concentrate on interesting actions resulting from three initiatives (small to large) that promote dialog and understanding between Jewish and Arab communities. A clip that consists of unique photographs taken by talented photographer Gal Mosenson in a nursery school and multicultural kindergarten located in the Bedouin settlement Hilf belonging to the Basmat-Tab\u2019un municipality \u2013 \u201cEin Bustan –\u00a0 “\u05de\u05e2\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05d1\u05d5\u05e1\u05ea\u05df \u2013\u00a0 \u0639\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646. A bilingual clip that encourages creating a shared culture through joint songs produced by Sharon Ramon, the principal of the \u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d3 \u0643\u0644\u0646\u0627 \u064a\u0627\u062d\u062f” \u00a0Kulana Yahad\u201d school in Jaffa. And also, the original rap music clips made by Uriya Rosenman and Sameh \u201cSaz\u201d Zakout, that show the authentic dialog between these two young men, founders of \u201cDugri\u201d\u2013 an educational musical initiative for shared life through social change.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s start with Ein Bustan, a Jewish-Arab non-profit organization for social change in the areas of bilingual and multi-cultural education according to Waldorf education principles. The organization\u2019s purpose is to bring together and form a bridge between the neighboring Jewish and Arab populations, to create together a society\u00a0 based on sharing and peace. The organization was founded in 2005 by Jewish and Arab parents from neighboring communities in the Lower Galilee, and it provides the children of both nations an opportunity to get to know each other, respect and mingle from a young age. Ein Bustan\u2019s members have a common social vision, in which Arabs and Jews live together in equality, peace and mutual understanding. To create this reality, the members share languages and cultures and consider diversity a resource and opportunity for enrichment and learning \u2013 not a reason for conflict. The Ein Bustan organization runs pre-schools for children aged 1-6, a nursery school and a multi-age kindergarten in Hilf, in Basmat-Tab\u2019un. The children learning in these establishments come from neighboring municipalities, Kiryat Tivon, Basmat-Tab\u2019un and other nearby villages and settlements. Ein Bustan also runs other activities that promote dialog and understanding among the Jewish and Arab communities, such as learning groups, after-school classes, listening circles and cultural events. The Ein Bustan nursery and kindergarten are based on the Waldorf education method. The Waldorf method supports creating common ground by emphasizing nature, music and art. The program is bilingual in Hebrew and Arabic. Another of its guiding principles is learning to listen from a place of empathy without judgement, other guidelines in daily life are the imperatives: “love thy neighbor as thyself” and “ask for peace and pursue it.\u201d Ein Bustan\u2019s educational endeavors and its nursery school won a prize for excellence as an initiative for tolerance and peace and official recognition by the Ministry of Education. One of the community\u2019s members, Gal Mosenson, a gifted photographer, has recently created a clip about Ein Bustan\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n