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Anxiety Can Move Us to Action
Acknowledging that the future is unknowable can bring some comfort when it feels as if the world is shattered.
A two-state solution is not a dream
It is imperative for Palestinians and Israelis to speak up and promote the only viable solution to their conflict: two states existing side by side, in peace, security and prosperity.
Heart of a Nation connects, engages, and inspires emerging policy makers.
Graduate and undergraduate students from around the globe gather in Washington, DC to interact with young leaders, academics, and activists to discuss politics, diplomacy, and peacebuilding.
Teens Find a Way to Connect
Connecting Across Cultures (CAC), is a workshop for Jewish and Muslim teens to 'write and share the burdens they are carrying, their fears and questions, and their hope and love for the places and people that are in their hearts...'
Addressing political polarization with One Small Step
'We’re asking people to do something that they’ve never done before,' he said. 'Talk to a stranger across the political divides at this toxic moment in the country.'
When Doves Cry: Has 'Peace' Disappeared From Israeli Popular Culture?
Where have all the peace songs gone? They haven't disappeared – they've simply been relegated to the margins…
Listening to others requires intellectual humility
No one knows everything. Recognizing this limitation and the potential fallibility of even our most deeply held beliefs is core to the concept of intellectual humility.
People who empathize are better at persuading
When it comes to politics, many Americans feel increasing contempt for the other side.
Thousands Gather for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
On my journey, I learned that hope isn't something you lose, or something you find, or something that you wait for until it finds you. Hope is something you make.
Must We Ration Our Tears and Grief?
Amid unfathomable horror, some seem to believe that their reservoir of tears must be rationed.
A recipe for cooling down politics and advocacy
Achieving and sustaining an end to armed conflict requires a web of people who, despite their differences, are willing to confront the forces of violence where they live.
Teach Students to Bridge Differences
Young activists need conflict resolution skills to change the world.
Can Biden Improve Prospects for Mideast Peace?
Progress toward peace requires a change in approach.
FeelBeit: The House at the Heart of the Storm
In recent months, artists and members of the FeelBeit community began new creative journeys that have now matured and reached fruition and will present them over three, intensive weeks from Aug 19 to Sept 7.
Imagining peace - differently
Part of the confusion and the natural recoil to talking about the possibility of peace on the 'day after' the war in Gaza stems from a binary and also naïve understanding of the concept.
Teens Exemplify Hope on America's Got Talent
A chorus of Israeli and Palestinian teens won hearts, applause and a chance at $1 million with a successful 'America's Got Talent' audition.
How to avoid falling for misinformation
Across social media, posts can fly up faster than most fact-checkers and moderators can handle, and they are often an unpredictable mix of true, fake, out of context and straight propaganda.
We Refuse to be Enemies
In a land torn apart by conflict, hatred and violence the Tent of Nations, is a monument to the idea that Arabs and Jews can live together in harmony.
Can this inspire a new Israeli-Palestinian peace movement?
Profiles of courage and belief, resiliency and hope, in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Ramallah…
Peace builders in the Holy Land
Profiles of courage and belief, resiliency and hope, in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Ramallah…