Coexistence

Don’t give up on peace, or on us - opinion

Achieving peace can fundamentally change the way Israel is seen by the world and the next generation of Jews.

 WOMEN WAGE PEACE and Women of the Sun march together on October 4, 2023. Even amid the war, we are building bridges: holding vigils, leading joint training programs, and walking together toward a future we are too often told is impossible, says the writer.
An empty classroom

Hope on every desk: A living peace project in Jaffa - opinion

 An illustrative image of a woman with a musical instrument.

Motherhood as a metaphor: The role of women as facilitators - opinion

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Israeli faith in lasting peace with Palestinians at lowest in over a decade - poll


Why USAID matters for Israel’s future and America’s moral leadership - opinion

USAID grantee Tsofen-Tashbik, an Arab-Jewish partnership organization, created opportunities around the shared language of innovation.

 ARABS AND JEWS take part in Inspire Her, an annual women’s event, last year.

How dialogue and olive oil can nurture tolerance and coexistence

Sindyanna of Galilee is a nonprofit organization that promotes cooperation between Jewish and Arab women.

 Nadia Giol at the Visitors Centre

The Nita Lowey funds aimed at Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding must be reformed - opinion

The Nita Lowey fund should have focused more of its efforts on finding and connecting Palestinian youth at risk of being indoctrinated to hate Jews.

 THEN-US HOUSE Appropriations Committee chair Nita Lowey speaks at a hearing in 2019. The funds named for her should be reformed to bring settler and Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria together for peace, the writer argues.

Educational Bookshop and the cultural institutions of east Jerusalem

Notwithstanding the current toxic political climate, some arguably naïve and ever-hopeful Jerusalemites haven’t lost faith in the dream of coexistence.

 Ahmad Muna of the Educational Bookshop.

Key to coexistence: Why the Gaza uprising against Hamas could change everything - opinion

The internal correction for Gaza has the greatest potential for the coexistence we so desperately want and need.

 Palestinians protest to demand an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip March 26, 2025.

Pursuing peace after a massacre: A naive dream or a commendable attribute? - opinion

This attraction to peace is firmly rooted in Jewish tradition.

JEWS CELEBRATE in Tel Aviv after the UN voted on November 29, 1947, in favor of the Partition Plan, paving the way for the creation of the State of Israel in May 1948. The state has centered the Land of Israel in Jewish life in a position it hasn’t played in two millennia.

Lies about China can in no way masquerade as truth in its relations with Israel - opinion

China stands ready to work with Israel to advance our comprehensive innovative partnership and promote regional peace, stability, and prosperity.

President Isaac Herzog received the Diplomatic Credentials of the new Ambassador of China, Xiao Junzheng, on Wednesday: "China is a world leader with great influence and impact. I send my warm regards to President Xi Jinping."

'We believe in peace, look what has happened to us!': A look at the Educational Bookshop raid

The police raid on the Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem reveals dark depths and sparks new light.

 A solidarity visit outside the Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem.

Is there apartheid in Israel? - opinion

Israel is a democratic state that offers equal rights to all its citizens, including Palestinian citizens of Israel – who make up about 20% of the population.

 SUPREME COURT Justice Khaled Kabub leans forward, acknowledging the applause of others, at a ceremony of newly-appointed judges at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2022.

‘A human and a Muslim obligation to denounce Hamas’ - interview

“For me, the State of Israel is everything: its well being is my well being, and its challenges are my challenges,” says Nael Zoabi, a Muslim Arab Israeli educator and advocate.

 Nael Zoabi, a Muslim Arab-Israeli educator, activist and advocate

A pact of life: Druze-Jewish mechina prepares next generation of soldiers and leaders

Ma’oz Ha’erez (Stronghold of the Cedar), a new mixed mechina in northern Israel, works to strengthen Israeli identity and weave ties between groups in Israeli society.

 Students in the first cohort of the mechina pose with Israeli and Druze flags