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Welcome to America by Ibrahem Khatib, Israel\Palestine

Published: March 14, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Lebanon, Palestine, Travel
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It was the summer of 2006 and the war just broke out between Hezbollah and the Israeli Forces. I was very lucky because that summer I was accepted to “YES”, a youth exchange program. I was expecting to go to the US for my senior year of high school and I was thrilled that I […]

Photo Essay | Synagogues, by Andrew Pico, Israel

Author: By Andrew Pico, Israel
Published: February 5, 2018
Categories: in English, Identity, Israel, Photo Essays, Religion, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: #thinkactyala, Culture, decoration, diaspora, discovertheregion, disovertheregion, synagogues, tradition, yalacampaign

I noticed recently how modest synagogues usually are. They hardly ever have much decoration, and if they do it’s just a small picture here and there. The most elaborately decorated item is the cabinet where the Torah scrolls are stored, and even that is very simple. I noticed the difference more when I went into […]

Photo Essay | Make Universities Safe Again

Author: by Ayelet Kessel, Israel
Published: June 12, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Israel, Photo Essays, Tolerance
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Tags: genderequality, protest, safespace, safety, sexualharrassment, universities

It all started one morning, when one of my friends saw a sign posted on a board at a university building. The sign (pictured below) was a small, A4 sized white paper sheet, that contained this message: “In a complaint of sexual harassment that was filed by a Ph.D student and a research assistant against […]

The Challenge of Change, by Sama Karram, Israel.

Author: Sama Karram
Published: April 26, 2017
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Israel, Life Style, Travel
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Tags: diversity, education, identity, israel, IsraelPalestine, tolerance, traditions, Travel, United States

There is this moment in life when you decide that you want to get out of your comfort zone. A moment when you decide to say yes to new opportunities, experiences and adventures. That moment of courage is truly life changing. About two years ago, I decided that I wanted to go on an exchange […]

It was not Cheetos by Denisse, Israel

Author: Denisse
Published: February 14, 2017
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Travel
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The room was small. But I didn’t care, I was carried against my own will so why should I even consider to get comfortable? A day has passed since I’ve moved here, and everything was different including the smell, the people, the colors, the sound of the words and the words themselves. My whole life […]

Until no man will die from hunger, and no child will grow up in the street by Uri Eytan, Israel

Author: Uri Eytan
Published: November 3, 2016
Categories: in English, Human Rights, Israel, Politics
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Tags: hunger, israel, poverty

In 2012, I was a baccalaureate candidate in a sunstruck city in southern Israel, without any clear direction or purpose. One day in March, I heard that an outside speaker was coming to the university to give a lecture about the world’s poverty crisis. This was not something you typically hear about during your studies, […]

A Trip to Starbucks by Dom O’Connor, United States

Author: Dom O'Connor
Published: April 23, 2016
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Friendship, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Tolerance
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For the past couple of months, I’ve been contemplating a few things…graduating from undergrad, heading off to law school, a few new tattoos, a fun summer, and where this whole “peace process” is heading. In that line of thought, I decided to head down to my local coffee shop, conveniently situated next to my favorite […]

A Hidden J. by Inbal Drue, Israel

Author: Inbal Drue
Published: March 13, 2016
Categories: in Art, Civil Activism, English, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Travel
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Summer 2015, Edinburgh. I was on my way home when I passed by a second hand bookshop and decided to go in, as I was on a quest for a rare series of books. A lady who seemed to be the owner of the shop greeted me from behind her laptop, allowing me to roam […]

It’s Time to Accept Us the Way We Are by Inbal Ben Yehuda, Israel

Author: Inbal Ben Yehuda
Published: February 23, 2016
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Opinion and Analysis, Tolerance
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“You look great, did you lose some weight?” No. Maybe. I have no idea, why should you? Honestly, most of the time I have no idea if I did lose half a pound here or there or not; I do not really keep track, and would really appreciate it if all of you didn’t either. […]

HOME by Tal, Israel

Author: Tal
Published: January 26, 2016
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Travel
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The day started like any other winter day. Struggling to get out of bed into the uninviting winter frost. While my dad was cleaning the layers of snow that piled on top of the car, I was trying to find the meaning behind this day. This is the day many dream about when they arrive […]

The Garden of Adnan by Elad, Israel

Author: Elan
Published: January 12, 2016
Categories: in Civil Activism, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Israel, Tolerance
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‘Drink the cold water! You have to drink’, Shahar implored. But I can’t, and I can’t talk, so I just strongly shake my head. We were in the ‘horse garden’ in the heart of Jerusalem during the middle of the day. The garden consists of a public toilet, a lawn, a small yard with a […]

2015 in review

Published: December 30, 2015
Categories: in Israel
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 10,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many […]

Video | Women of the Middle East

Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Egypt, Friendship, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Israel, Media, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tolerance, Videos
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Tags: algeria, education, egypt, equality, Freedom of Speech, iraq, israel, middle east, morocco, palestine, sudan, syria, women

Women from all over the Middle East are speaking up – for education, safety, equality, for their freedom of speech. They come from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria and Sudan, but they are united in commitment to be the voice of the voiceless.

Video | Middle East Youth by Ronni, Israel

Author: Ronni, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Israel, Media, Videos
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Tags: Video, YaLa Citizen Journalist, youth

Watch Ronni’s video asking people from all over the world what they think the biggest problems in the Middle East are.

Video | The Kurdish People by Saphir, Israel

Author: Saphir, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Israel, Kurdistan, Media, Videos
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Tags: israel, Kurdish People, Kurdistan, YaLa Citizen Journalist

See as Saphir from Israel talks about the Kurdish people, their unique culture, and how many of them are forced out of their countries of origin.

Video | The Dual Narrative by Amir, Israel

Author: Amir, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Identity, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Media, Palestine, Politics, Videos
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Tags: israel, Narrative, YaLa Citizen Journalist

Watch this short animated video, created by Amir from Israel, that discusses the dual narrative, or how Israelis and Palestinians view their conflict differently.

Video | While We Played Frisbee by Lyoka, Israel

Author: Lyoka, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Israel, Media, Videos
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Tags: community, israel, unity, YaLa Citizen Journalist

It didn’t matter who was a Jew and who was an Arab, who was Israeli and who was Palestinian, who was living in Jaffa and who was coming from Hebron. All what mattered was co-playing: Frisbee is not about winning or losing or simple CATCHING AND THROWING, it’s about YOU throwing the disc in a way that THE OTHER PERSON will be able to catch it.

Video | Coffee by Tamar, Israel

Author: Tamar, Israel
Published: November 19, 2015
Categories: in Identity, Israel, Life Style, Media, Videos
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Tags: israel, Video, YaLa Citizen Journalist

Watch Tamar’s short video, on coffee and its importance in her life.

‘The Israel Trail: Week 1, Join the Journey’ by Udi Goren from Israel

Author: Udi Goren
Published: December 7, 2014
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Israel, Travel
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Tags: israel, IsraelNationalTrail, photography, UdiGoren, yalayoungleaders

Here is the story of the first week of his journey: The Upper Galilee doesn’t hold pity for those who walk it. It’s face is scarred with shoe loving rocks and trees that will gladly reach for your bag. However, it also holds a blissful abundance. Each day of the trail is worthy of a […]

Interview: Uri Savir, Chief Negotiator of the Oslo Accords and founder of YaLa-Young Leaders يالا-يا قادة الشباب יאללה-מנהיגים צעירים

Author: By Chloe Perla Portheault, France-Israel
Published: November 29, 2014
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Israel, Israel-Palestine, כללי
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This article was first published in November 2014 on our former platform: YaLa-Cafe YaLa-Young Leaders is a peace movement of young leaders from the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) who are fostering dialogue & change. Established in 2011, the Facebook group “Yala-Young Leaders” brings together almost 1 million followers across the Middle East and […]

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