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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 426

coexistence

Members of Israel's Bedouin community take part in the country's first legal camel race in the Negev desert, near Kibbutz Tlalim, on November 1, 2024. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
November 1, 2024, 7:22 pm
First legal camel race held in Israel with thousands of spectators
Bedouin host says Negev event is symbol for coexistence with Jewish communities: ‘We are here together, and we will stay together and we will live here together, in peace’
By ToI Staff
Layla Alsheikh, left, Yonatan Zeigen, second left, Robi Damelin, second right and Arab Aramin outside The Africa Center on September 18, 2024. (Cathryn J. Prince/ Times of Israel)
September 29, 2024, 5:00 am
On US tour, Israelis and Palestinians united by violence hold fast to hopes for peace
With conflict seeming more inexorable than ever, victims from both sides tell US audiences understanding and willpower can keep future generations from paying the price they’ve borne
By Cathryn J. Prince
Israeli and Palestinian children aged 6-13 at a joint soccer practice in Jerusalem's Abu Tor district organized by the "Inter Campus" social initiative (courtesy)
July 12, 2024, 8:04 am
Jewish-Arab kids’ soccer team bridges Jerusalem divide amid Euro 2024 excitement
Squad recently resumed training after long hiatus after October 7, as project organizers hope it will foster mutual understanding in one of Jerusalem’s few mixed neighborhoods
By Gianluca Pacchiani
File: The Darvish (R) and Judy LaDivina (L) perform during Berlin Pride on July 22, 2023. (Screen capture: Youtube/ALEX Berlin, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 25, 2024, 11:45 am
Berlin drag show showcases Israeli-Arab coexistence in trying times
Yearslong partnership of Israeli, Syrian performers persists in ‘Together,’ a Hebrew-English-Arabic extravaganza adapted to wartime grief
By Reuters
Participants in a Hands of Peace summer program posing for a group photograph. (CC BY-SA 4.0, Hands of Peace, Wikipedia)
December 6, 2023, 2:45 am
US-based summer dialogue program for Israeli and Palestinian youth announces closure
After 21 years, Hands of Peace says its shutting down due to funding shortages; alumnus Naama Levy is being held hostage in Gaza
By Iddo Schejter
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at 'Hostage Square' in Tel Aviv, November 18, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 19, 2023, 2:26 pm
Daily Briefing Nov 19: Day 44 – Hostage families get leaders’ attention after 5-day march
Editor David Horovitz on seeming reprioritization of war goals, lack of funding for security teams in Gaza envelope; Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani on East Jerusalem quiet
By ToI Staff
Introductory speakers Aya Khatib and Shir Nehamkin at a meeting organized by coexistence group Standing Together at the Feelbeit cafe, Jerusalem, November 13, 2023 (Gianluca Pacchiani / Times of Israel)
November 16, 2023, 1:37 pm
Hundreds gather in Jerusalem to raise voice for Jewish-Arab solidarity
Organized by coexistence group Standing Together, meeting brings residents together to discuss relations between communities amid the ongoing conflict, and how to restore hope
By Gianluca Pacchiani
People gather for a protest at the Stella Maris Monastery in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 18, 2023. (Flash90)
July 27, 2023, 4:47 pm
At a Haifa church, Jewish pilgrims test coexistence strained by painful history
Haredi visitors outside Stella Maris say they want to pray near the presumed burial site of Prophet Elisha; churchgoers say it’s just another attempt to intimidate Christians
By Canaan Lidor
A staircase that looks as if it's floating, at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, April 27, 2023. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 2, 2023, 12:07 pm
Tolerance Museum, a ‘people’s parliament,’ will partially open in mid-May
More than 20 years in the making, the imposing facility in downtown Jerusalem will start with a photo exhibit, as works continue on the high-tech museum elements
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Cooks employed by the Islamic Charitable Society prepare portions of the daily 'iftar' (fast breaking) meal for Palestinian orphans and families in need, in the West Bank city of Hebron, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 12, 2022. (Hazem Bader/AFP)
April 20, 2023, 7:54 pm
Israelis, Palestinians share kosher Ramadan iftar meal in West Bank ‘to end hatred’
Initiative by ‘Roots’ advocacy group brings two sides together at home near Gush Etzion settlement bloc, honors Palestinian who rescued Jewish family from rock attack
By AFP and ToI Staff
Chairman of the Samaria regional council, Yossi Dagan (second from left) pictured with local Palestinian figures at an Iftar meal, on April 5, 2022. (From the Facebook of Yossi Dagan/used under clause 27a of the copyright law)
April 7, 2022, 9:15 pm
Ramadan meal brings together unlikely group of Jewish settlers and Palestinians
Chairman of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan hosts local Palestinian leaders for Iftar break-fast in rare display of coexistence
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative: Israeli Jews and Palestinians talk to each other during a coexistence meeting in the West Bank, on July 22, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 4, 2022, 10:32 pm
US fills board that’ll dish out $250m for Israel-Palestine peace-building projects
Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board will be chaired by Palestinian-American lawyer George Salem along with other prominent figures in field from both sides of the aisle
By Jacob Magid
Visitors are pictured in the Israel pavilion during a media tour ahead of the opening of the Dubai Expo 2020 in the Gulf Emirate on September 27, 2021. (AFP via Getty Images)
October 31, 2021, 5:33 pm
Featured at Dubai Expo, a mixed Hebrew-Arabic script takes on new purpose
Revolutionary half-half lettering system ‘Aravrit’ was created to enable Jews and Palestinians to relate to each others’ language. Now it’s helping Israel and Arab nations connect
By Shira Hanau
Ghufran Almusawi, proprietor of Al Basha Grocery in Tucson, Arizona, speaks with a Jewish customer. Her store sells both kosher and halal products in an effort to create a 'melting pot' for Jews and Muslims. (Michael Zaccaria/Keeping Jewish/ via JTA)
June 5, 2021, 9:44 am
This Muslim market in Tucson offers kosher food and intercultural dialogue
‘Both religions teach peace,’ says owner Ghufran Almusawi. ‘Everybody is welcome. And if there are any items missing that they are looking for, we’re always willing to bring it in’
By Nicole Raz
The Daily Briefing
May 27, 2021, 2:10 pm
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By ToI Staff
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