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Menachem Roth in a scene from his therapeutic film Pursued.

Israelis join Americans in commemorating 9/11

Meytal Wax, center, rides in last year’s World TEAM Sports Face of America 3-day bike ride from Ground Zero to the Pentagon. Israelis commemorated the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States last week in a …

Investing in the future

Participants in the Young Coexistence Leadership Development Program – a two year course to develop leadership skills in order to create future leaders in coexistence.Ask a Jewish and an Arab citizen of Israel what their definition of coexistence between their …

Israel’s adopted Oryx return to their roots

‘The return of this species [Scimitar-horned Oryx] is very important to Senegal. We see this as a major success in helping to preserve the country’s fragile biodiversity’ – Demba Mamadou Ba, the head of Senegal’s National Parks Department.The scimitar-horned oryx …

Absorbing lessons

Conference participants learned about the tools Israel has developed to promote integration, and they were very impressed with the way Israel invests in their human potential.Twenty six representatives from 14 diverse mostly “developing” countries gathered in Jerusalem recently to learn …

Israel aids in Iraqi people’s revival

Iraqi Jew Ezra Levi reunites after 40 years with his Israeli sister Dalia shortly after his recent airlift from Iraq to Israel. (Photo: AP)Israel is becoming integrally involved in helping to reshape the post-war Iraqi landscape, both in the humanitarian …

Dialing for a peaceful future

Roni Hirshenson, the “Hello, Peace” founder hopes the hotline will “make a connection that will send them the message that our conflict is not unsolvable.”It all started with a wrong number.An Israeli woman named Natalia Wieseltier misdialed a telephone number …

Coming home, with a twist

A scene from the celebration last week at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv as 330 North American immigrants arrive.Among the 330 North American immigrants who immigrated en masse in Israel last week, nobody had a more interesting welcome than …

Grasping hold of the olive branch

Participants join together at the 3rd annual Sulha Gathering of Peace and Reconciliation, held in a Galilee olive grove. (Photo: Rudi Halbright)Israel’s five million Jews and almost one million Arabs may live side-by-side in relative tranquility, but they do not …