The reason the Israeli protests have been so effective is that even in a society rent by so many divisions, Israelis have gone into the streets because they believe deeply that their very way of life—the character of their society, and the image they have of Israel as an open, tolerant, and democratic polity with all its weaknesses, including the Israeli occupation—is fundamentally threatened.

’It’s all about how do we engage in conversations about controversial issues, how do we facilitate those dialogues, how do we train educators to be the best educators possible to deal with these complex and controversial issues.’

Four score minus five years ago, this country was established “for the benefit of all its inhabitants,” according to its Declaration of Independence.

Far from home, and longing for a semblance of security amidst the winds change buffeting her society, Linoy Yechieli’s evocative new music video Parachute speaks to all who seek safety and tranquility in these most uncertain times.

D.C., that brings together American, Israeli and Palestinian changemakers who want to improve their own societies, has held a series of roundtable conversations with diverse thought leaders selected from a variety of constituencies on their respective red lines regarding conversation and dialogue. We wanted to know how these individuals determined with whom they would and wouldn’t engage.

The goal of MEPPA is to bring these societies to a tipping point, where they can see one another through a prism resulting from like-minded initiatives and attitudes.

For the first time, maybe in my lifetime, you’ve got young people from all three societies who simultaneously recognize that their politics is stuck and they desperately want to push forward into a better place.

Two weeks of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian activists confirmed Heart of a Nation’s assumption that younger and older changemakers are ready to work together to fix what’s broken in their respective political cultures.

In a recent visit to the Middle East, Heart of a Nation found young Israelis and Palestinians deeply committed to improving their political cultures of their respective societies.

Heart of a Nation spent two weeks engaging veteran and emerging changemakers in more than a dozen centers of Israeli and Palestinian angst and aspiration.

This year, Heart of a Nation will launch an Intergenerational Changemaker Academy for young American, Israeli, and Palestinian change makers interested in improving the political cultures of their respective societies.

Elsana Alh’jooj has come to understand that 'justice and equality have nothing to do with which side is right, but [are] about bringing people from all sides to work together.’

The current crisis is a chance for Americans to be partners in the ongoing creation of what Israel is yet to be.

Barack Obama’s vision for the Change Collective is to 'develop, connect and elevate changemakers across the country.

Israelis and American Jews – especially young people – have a chance to be part of Israeli and Jewish history; to be full partners in the ongoing creation of what Israel is to be.

Heart of a Nation stands in solidarity with those seeking to defend democracy and improve the political culture of Israel.

The devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria remind us that natural disasters ignore borders, ethnicity or race. A diverse community … with wide networks and skills, have come together to form the Partnership for MENA Aid.

Heart of a Nation Committee Member Shir Nosatzki delivering an incredibly powerful introduction of Ibrahim Abu Ahmad at main rally in Tel Aviv on Feb 18, 2023.

In establishing the Negev Forum, the U.S., Israel, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain and Morocco agreed that regional cooperation could be used to pave the way for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

University of Haifa runs various coexistence programs to facilitate dialogue and mutual respect between Jewish and Arab students. One is the Jewish-Arab Community Leadership Program, which facilitates dialogue and multicultural social interaction through joint community projects.