Tag: border

From the other side, by Sarah, Israel

Published: October 3, 2017
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights
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Tags: #crossculturalexchange, #thinkactyala, arabsandjews, border, Borders, differences, Friendship, gaza, gazaisrael, israel, Language

The assignment required us to write about a moment in our life that changed or shaped our mind. I put a lot of thought into it and realized that i don’t have one moment in particular, I have many such moments, memories and experiences, that they have all not only shaped me, but also helped […]

Meeting the Neighbors by HADAS DAVID

Published: July 5, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Human Rights, Identity, Tolerance
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Tags: border, checkpoint, crosscultural, crossculturalexperience, hebron, israel, neighbor, other, palestine, peace, understanding, yalacampaign

ISRAEL — I want to share with you my first encounter with Palestinian people. I am from Israel. Born and raised. Ever since I can remember, it has always on the table- us and them. Jews and Arabs. The endless conflict over land in the name of religion. I was raised by a center- right […]