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Will you condemn Hamas and Hizbullah? – No!

Published: July 27, 2015
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Israel-Palestine, Opinion and Analysis, Politics
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“No” is the answer you’ll probably get from the average Palestinian, Lebanese, and the average person across virtually the whole region (except Israel). Troubling, right? I mean, how hard is it to condemn an internationally recognized terror group? is it because: 1- Evil A-rabs? 2- Brainwashed Palestinians and Lebanese? 3- They hate Jews and Israel […]

“It should be…”, by Ahmed Salah, from Egypt

Published: March 19, 2015
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Egypt, English, Opinion and Analysis, Politics
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Tags: activism, change, coexistence, israel, palestine, peace, tolerance, yala young leaders

“The Middle East is facing a lot of Crises and Serious Challenges…”, a typical introduction, boring and repeated in every article that speaks about the Middle East. When I was asked to give my personal vision of the Middle East in the near future, it took days of thinking. I was really baffled. What can […]

Stairs Revolution by Aniss Labdaoui, Algeria

Published: February 15, 2015
Categories: in Algeria, Civil Activism, Democracy, Development, English, Politics
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Tags: algeria, change, stairs revolution, yala young leaders

Colors always help us to open our hearts to life and feel good about whatever is happening around us. These last few days, Algeria has been going through some sort of an evolution, or a revolution, and people decided to call it: The Stairs revolution. A few days ago, some people from Algeria, especially youth, […]

From QAIA to my room ! (A long way to the YaLa Conference) by Showki Omer, Sudan

Author: Showki Omer
Published: November 19, 2014
Categories: in English, Human Rights, Politics, Sudan, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: IsraelPalestine, jordan, sudan, yala, yala conference, yalayoungleaders

YALA means “Let’s go!” Well that is exactly what the Jordanian officer told me when I arrived to QAIA (Queen Alia’a International Airport). You could say that those next few hour were the most horrible of my life (well at least for this year)! But he wasn’t showing me the way to Amman, he was […]

A voice from inside Gaza By Adonis Salameen, Palestine

Author: Adonis Salameen
Published: August 31, 2014
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Israel-Palestine, Opinion and Analysis, Palestine, Politics
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Tags: IsraelPalestine, palestine, peace, yalayoungleaders

I don’t like talking about politics. I also don’t like politicians because they are simply professional liars to me. Last week I went to Jordan for a vacation. All I know is that a “ceasefire” was going on. The two conflicted sides were in Cairo doing “their best” to reach an agreement for the deteriorated […]

‘Switching Souls’ by Naima Nas, Egypt

Author: Naima Nas
Published: August 12, 2014
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Democracy, English, Israel-Palestine, Opinion and Analysis, Politics
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Tags: egypt, MENA, peace, yalayoungleaders

We could spend another 100 years discussing, debating and dying over the right to the Holy Land. The question remains: who has the right to do what with it? What is it we actually want from it? Is it access? Control? A trophy? Or is it justplain victory confirmed on a written ownership document? With […]

‘Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover’ by Adonis Salameen, Palestine

Author: Adonis Salameen
Published: July 23, 2014
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Israel-Palestine, Opinion and Analysis, Palestine, Politics
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Tags: israel, IsraelPalestine, peace, yalayoungleaders

I drove my car at seven pm. I had no idea what I would face ahead. All I knew was that I was invited by a friend to attend a strange meeting with strange people who speak another language. All I knew was that I was about to meet with a “religious group”. To me […]

How you ALL turned me into a YaLa’er by Stuart Baldock, UK

Author: Stuart Baldock
Published: June 26, 2014
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, English, Israel-Palestine, Politics
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Tags: israel, peace, yala, yalayoungleaders

After spending almost a year in the Middle East, people in the UK often ask – ’what was the best part’? Now I could talk about my dangerous new addiction to canned pickled chilli’s. As a Brit I knew I had a problem as when during a study break I went into the fridge and […]

Being from the MENA region; my reputation is destroyed! By Maroi ECH-CHARKAOUY, from Morocco

Author: Mario Ech-Charkaouy
Published: June 11, 2014
Categories: in English, Opinion and Analysis, Politics, Travel
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Tags: adayinthelife, MENA, morocco, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

After spending a very nice day in Budapest, I hit the road to Prague hoping it would be as beautiful as Budapest; nice, cozy and full of nice people. I arrived to Prague late on a Saturday night, and as it was night the tourist office in the Prague’s train station was closed. There was […]

‘What the YaLa Conference Taught Me’ by Uri Savir from Israel

Author: Uri Savir
Published: May 29, 2014
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Israel, Politics
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Tags: MENA, perespeacecenter, UriSavir, yalaconference, yalayoungleaders

I thought I knew it all. I had been to numerous and important peace conferences and gatherings: the signing of the Oslo Accords in September 1993; thereafter the international donor conference for the establishment of a new Palestinian Authority with Clinton, Arafat and Peres; and in the following years, the Casablanca and Amman conferences […]

The Green Palestine by Hamze Awawde, Palestine

Author: Hamze Awawde
Published: March 12, 2014
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics
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Tags: democracy, gogreen, palestine, peace, yalayoungleaders

Last week we Palestinians succeeded in operating the first train journey from the East part of Palestine (West Bank) to the West part (Gaza Strip). It was all easy. Thanks to engineers who worked so hard on this project, cars can also easily drive to Gaza from where I live in Dura, in the south of […]

Indecison 2013 By Nimrod Ben Ze’ev, Israel

Author: Ben Ze'ev
Published: September 2, 2013
Categories: in English, Opinion and Analysis, Politics
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Tags: israel, NimrodBenZeev, peace, syria, yalayoungleaders

So, let me get this straight- Up until two days ago we were decrying the fact that the world is silent about Syria (it wasn’t “silent” per say, it was pumping weapons in from day one pretty much), and now that there are strong indications that the world is going to intervene, we decry the […]

Will All the Real Moderates Please Stand Up? By Tiffany Harris, Israel

Author: Tiffany Harris
Published: August 26, 2013
Categories: in Current Events, English, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Opinion and Analysis, Politics
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Tags: israel, TiffanyHarris, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with Israeli and Arab moderates. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the great stumbling block in his stride toward peace is not hardline settlers, those who oppose a peaceful solution, or fanatical Islamists; it is the Arab and Israeli moderates, who is more devoted to the status […]

Thank You, Mr. Clooney

Author: Mohamed Salih Abubakr, Sudan
Published: August 15, 2013
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Politics
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Tags: Darfur, GeorgeClooney, MohamedSalihAbubakr, sudan

It’s undeniable that if it wasn’t for George Clooney’s efforts to raise awareness about Darfur’s genocides, the world would have never heard about the slaughters that take place in this troublesome little piece of hell that I call my beloved home. Sudan is a naturally diverse country, with multiple races, languages, religions and cultures. Islamists […]

The Story of Delusional Hope

Author: Yasmine Fakhry, Egypt
Published: August 12, 2013
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Democracy, Egypt, English, Politics
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Tags: egypt, peace, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders, YasmineFakhry

I once tried to save the world; I ended up being the one who wants to be saved. I once tried to give hope to people and motivate them to be the change they want to see, but I am the one who eventually lost my soul. I once thought I knew my mission and purpose […]

The Snakes, Ladders and Peace Game Between Palestine and Israel

Author: Ahmed Jenin, Palestine
Published: July 28, 2013
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics
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Tags: AhmedJenin, IsraelPalestine, palestine, peace, yalayoungleaders

As we know, the Snakes and Ladders is a game that contains numbered plates with numbered squares, snakes and ladders, as well as two small plastic pieces with different colors in order to distinguish each player; besides, there is a cube with numbers from 1 to 6 in its sides, a player throws this cube […]

Homophobia in Tunisia

Author: Rahma Sghaier, Tunisia
Published: July 18, 2013
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Politics, Tunisia
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Tags: homophobia, Rahma Sghaier, tunisia, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

Homophobia in Tunisia: People hate gays because of what non-gay people do! Homophobia in Tunisia is a very common unhealthy attitude. Unlike what many people think, homophobia is due to various factors besides the religious one. It’s out of question today, as it always has been, to talk in public about gay rights. Recently, bringing this […]

Our Differences Cannot Surpass Our Similarities

Author: Rafaela Barkay, Brazil & Naima Nas, Egypt
Published: June 24, 2013
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Egypt, English, Friendship, Identity, Israel, Politics, Tolerance
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Tags: brazil, coexistence, egypt, NaimaNas, RafaelaBarkay, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

The only Arabs I knew were those of Jewish origin, but these were not so Arabs. The others, I should fear. The Lebanese were Arabs, the Palestinians, the Moroccans and the Iranians were Arabs too. Anyone who lived in the Middle East and was not Jewish, was an Arab, except a few Christians, who […]

Peace-building & Social Media: Virtual or Real Changes?

Author: Rafaela Barkai, Brazil
Published: June 17, 2013
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Democracy, English, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Politics
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Tags: brazil, hope, peacebuilding, RafaelaBarkay, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

Last November, I had to write a paper for my Master’s in Jewish culture, about any aspect of Israeli society. The war operation Amud Anan (or Pillar of Cloud) was taking place in Gaza, and I was getting involved in a Facebook group called “Turning a New Page for Peace”, linked to a community with the same […]

Playing Hide & Seek

Author: Henriette Chacar, Israel
Published: June 14, 2013
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Democracy, English, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics, Religion, Tolerance
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Tags: HenrietteChacar, israel, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

Upon asking people what superpower they would most like to possess, one of the most popular answers is the ability to become invisible. In Israel, 20.7% of the population is invisible; we are the Israeli-Palestinians: Israeli citizens of Palestinian descent, living within the 1967 borders. In that case, invisibility is not what makes us omnipotent, […]

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