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Former Palestinian Fighter Now Battles For A Middle Path

CSMonitor
May 10th, 2013

Mohammed Dajani has stepped away from the radical views he developed working for the Palestinian militant group, Fatah, and has embraced more rational and balanced approaches for achieving peace and stability.

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The Changing Face Of Palestinian Resistance

WAGING NONVIOLENCE
April 5th, 2013

New tactics are shaping the Palestinian civil resistance in the occupied West Bank. The increasing movement toward “tent demonstrations” have renewed a sense of urgency and inspiration in the protests, and have shown the power of using new forms of cultural resistance to address specific problems.

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Youth Villages Give Israeli Immigrant Children A Place To Belong

TheChristianScienceMONITOR
March 11th, 2013

At Kiryat Yearim Youth Village, immigrant children are put on a path toward success through education and inclusion. At a time when anti-immigrant tensions are running high in Israel, as well as the rest of the world, this youth village provides a safe place for children who may otherwise feel excluded from society.

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Gaza Residents Relieved On Day One Of Cease-Fire

VoiceofAmerica
November 22nd, 2012

Residents of the Gaza Strip enjoyed their first peaceful night in a week after Israel and Palestinian militants agreed to a cease-fire.

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Obama: Gaza Crisis Poses More Damage to Mideast Peace Efforts

VoiceofAmerica
November 18th, 2012

President Barack Obama says he continues to work to achieve a negotiated solution to the crisis between Israel, and Hamas in Gaza.

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In Some Israeli Schools, It’s Arabic In First Period And Hebrew In Second

The Atlantic
April 29th, 2013

Some Israeli schools are making hugely positive steps toward equal representation and integration of cultures by implementing a curriculum that teaches both the Arabic and Hebrew languages alongside one another.

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Extraordinary Eritreans- A Support Center For Eritreans In Israel

allAfrica
April 2nd, 2013

After fleeing from Sudan for Israel in 2009, Zebib Sultan was inspired to create the Eritrean Women’s Community Center, where women are offered educational, emotional, and communal support.

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Kebedom Mengistu’s Little Newspaper Gives Hope To Africans Who’ve Fled To Israel

TheChristianScienceMONITOR
February 21st, 2013

Kebedom Mengistu created the newspaper Hadush Zemen to help Eritrean immigrants adjust to life in Israel and provide a space of conversation for refugees to share hardships and obstacles of their experiences.

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Peace Photo Of Jewish Israeli And Muslim Palestinian On Facebook Goes Viral

OdeWire Yobo Member
November 21st, 2012

By The Huffington Post Two peace promoters caused an internet lovefest when their Middle East peace photo went viral today. A Jewish man from Israel and a Muslim man from Palestine held a cardboard sign that said “why can’t we all get along” on a street corner in Midtown Manhattan.Shared on Facebook by Do Something, [...]

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Israel And Palestine Sing From Same Song Sheet

Positive News
July 12th, 2012

An Israeli-Palestinian girl’s choir will make its first trip to the UK to open the 2012 Three Choirs Festival in Hereford, sponsored by conflict resolution charity Children of Peace.

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