'It may be nice to dream of one shared homeland, but Israelis will not give up their state. And Palestinians also need their own state, with the two strongly interconnected'…

We have all lost friends, co-workers, fellow congregants and family members because of our current fault lines and divisions… and the distance created by those acts and anthems seems unbridgeable. And maybe it is. But does it have to be?

How much do Americans really care about democracy? The disturbing answer: Less and less, especially among the young…

Faced with uncomfortable feelings, the pressure to get rid of them by doing something can make it hard to control our impulses and consider the consequences of our actions.

If we want to reverse the trend of radicalization, we cannot just talk about it. Instead of lamenting and making broad gestures toward peace and stamping out extremism, we have to provide actual alternatives...

This is the time to address Israelis in the spirit of mutual respect, hope, and truthfulness; to move beyond the dismissive, derogatory, and threatening words and deeds that define the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis, and between Arabs and Jews.

Clearly, it is difficult to talk about peace during wartime... But a peace initiative is the only way Israel’s ultimate security can succeed.

Kessler said, the last few weeks, following Hamas’s attack and Israel’s subsequent military operations, have been one of the most difficult, challenging periods of his life: 'We’re all trying to get our bearings.'…

In times such as these, characterized by heightened fear and distrust, inspiring examples of solidarity and cooperation have emerged. This has been a beacon of hope in these dark days.

I see our many human societies as living on a metaphorical sphere that is half in light and half in dark. The best goal of human striving is to live in the light and to help one’s own society and other societies to live in the light.

“We saw that there was enormous chaos and realized we must do something.”

We are broken, anguished, disheartened, enraged… but we will not be deterred from our mission of nurturing the next generation of Israeli, Palestinian, and American change-makers.

Van Gogh's last words were,

"The sadness will last forever."

He, who knew the dark. He, who nonetheless

painted stars within it.

Nearly three years after establishing diplomatic ties, representatives from a group of Arab countries and Israel met in Bahrain to brainstorm ideas about forming a regional free-trade alliance.

In recent years, U.S. public opinion has become modestly more positive toward both sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, according to a new Pew Research Center survey…

There’s a major new initiative brewing in Israel, which some hope might help the country back away from looming disaster.

For those lucky enough to be traveling to Israel this year, an upcoming visit can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to engage and encourage, not only those protecting Israel’s population centers, but those defending Israel’s democratic institutions as well.

Over the past several months, Heart of a Nation 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.

For this year’s Arab Youth Survey, the 15th to date, researchers conducted 3,600 interviews with individuals ages 18-24 between March 27 and April 12 in 18 countries and 53 cities across the Middle East and North Africa, to gauge the overall attitude of the 'Arab world’s largest demographic.

The fight over judicial reform in Israel could, potentially, bring about progress in a positive direction — if the battle over the role and powers of Israel’s branches of government were to finally bring about a long-delayed pillar of democracy: a written constitution…