Coexistence

No more secret Israeli-Palestinian meetings: Time for peace efforts in broad daylight - opinion

The road to that peace must be paved by Israelis and Palestinians who are courageous enough to stand up together.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN
THEN-PRIME minister Ehud Barak (R) jokingly pushes Palestinian president Yasser Arafat (L) into the Laurel cabin on the grounds of Camp David during peace talks in 2000.
An illustrative image of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Yarrow set to a background of Israeli and Palestinian flags.

Peaceful predators: How abusers in Israel's coexistence community hide in plain sight - comment

Predators seek institutions that grant access, legitimacy, and silence. Are peace and coexistence organizations vulnerable to exploitation by those seeking cover?

|BySHIFRA JACOBS
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Why Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding voices are being drowned out - opinion

We must amplify the powerful transformative work of Palestinians and Israelis working to move the conversation from confrontation to solution.

|ByMICHAEL M. COHEN
PALESTINIAN CHILDREN study inside a tent in the northern Gaza Strip. Education reform is critical to rebuilding Gaza, the writer says.

Rebuilding Gaza begins with education, not politics - opinion

The core reform in education in Gaza has to be based on demilitarization, deradicalization, democratization, and development.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN

Reformed Egyptian curriculum promotes coexistence, democracy

While the Egyptian curriculum up to 5th grade has been reformed, the rest of the education system still contains antisemitic content.

APRIL 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Egyptian teacher instructs students on the first day's class at Martyr Rami school, in Cairo, Egypt, October 2, 2022.

Sorry, BDS, Roger Waters: Music should promote coexistence, not racism - opinion

Music has the power to bring people together, regardless of their backgrounds. It is a universal language that transcends borders and cultures, and it should not be used to promote hatred.

MARCH 1, 2023ByBOAZ TOPOROVSKY
RADIOHEAD SINGER Thom Yorke performs at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in Switzerland, in 2019. Yorke has refused to cave in to Roger Waters’s demand not to play in Israel.

Israeli civic society is our 'north star,' Blinken tells grassroot organizers

Blinken sat down with leaders of grassroots organizations at the Israeli-Palestinian arts center Feel Beit, a cross point between Jerusalem's Jewish and Arab neighborhoods.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides meet with Israeli emerging leaders at "Feel Beit", an Israeli-Palestinian art and culture collective in Jerusalem, January 31, 2023.

Healthcare can function as social catapult if we let it - opinion

An interesting situation has emerged in which the medical aspirations of the Jews of the Diaspora-of-old now resonate in the young Arab citizens of Israel today.

JANUARY 11, 2023ByMAURIT BEERI
‘THE MEDICAL aspirations of the Jews of the Diaspora-of-old now resonate in the young Arab citizens of Israel today,’ says the writer.

France’s moderate imam sees Israel as a dream, Europe as in peril

On his latest visit, Iman Hassen Chalghoumi hails Israel’s ‘magnificent mosaic,’ accusing indifferent social media platforms of failing to prevent the radicalization of young Muslims.

JANUARY 2, 2023BySARA MILLER/ THE MEDIA LINE
Imam Hassen Chalghoumi, center, meeting with officials from Israel's Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. Dec. 28, 2022.

What do we do with this reality? We need to talk - opinion

Islam and Judaism lived together in peace in the past, it is possible for them to live in peaceful coexistence in the future.

DECEMBER 15, 2022ByGERSHON BASKIN
PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR to the UN, Riyad Mansour, sits in the General Assembly. The State of Palestine is recognized by more than 130 countries, but not by most of the countries of the OECD, says the writer.

Israeli TikTok influencers hit the road on a trip up north

The Jewish Nation Fund USA paid for a group of Israeli TikTok influencers to go on a trip to northern Israel.

AUGUST 30, 2022ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA
It's completely unrealistic to prevent our youth from using TikTok.

The long and winding road in search of faithful faith partners - opinion

Guided by Wiesenthal’s call to action, we turned to interfaith dialogue. Along the way, we learned some important lessons.

AUGUST 1, 2022ByABRAHAM COOPER
POPE JOHN Paul II places a written prayer into a crevice in the stones of the Western Wall, in 2000

Basketball star Enes Kanter Freedom talks peace with sport in Jerusalem

The basketball star known for playing for the Boston Celtics and other teams is in Jerusalem for his Enes Freedom basketball camp promoting coexistence.

JULY 31, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Enes Kanter Freedom is seen meeting with kids at his basketball camp at the YMCA in Jerusalem.

Coexistence: What the world can learn from Albania - opinion

Albania is a small country, sometimes far from the global political agenda. Nevertheless, it has a lot to teach.

JULY 20, 2022ByROBERT SINGER, VALENTINA LESKAJ
ALBANIA’S PRIME Minister Edi Rama and US President Joe Biden speak at the NATO summit in Madrid, last month.