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When we hosted our Peace Café in Tel Aviv last month, our Jordanian partner Donna Qawasmi,excited about our event, was on her way to Israel for the first time. At the border she was interrogated for three hours. When she said she was on her way to the Peace Café, a soldier… Continue

Meet Gershon Baskin, an innovator and leader. A self-described "peacenik", Gershon founded and leads IPCRI (Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information) and is devoted to developing practical solutions for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I had the privelege of meeting Gershon at events for peace in Israel… Continue

Libby and Len Traubman are an inspiration to the thousands who know them. I heard about this California couple when I participated in a dialogue between Palestinians and Jews in New York. This special couple de… Continue

Yael Patir is smart, determined and generous. Indeed, when I asked her to submit her photograph for this feature, she submitted a picture featuring her (on right) with her capable Palestinian partner, Nancy Sadiq. These two women share responsibility for more than 120 organizations working for Palest… Continue

I met Bassam Aramin one week before his daughter was killed by the Israel Defence Forces. We met at Tel Aviv University, where Bassam shared his story at Tel Aviv University with Combatants for Peace, an organization of Palestinians and Israelis who have chosen to fight for peace.

Bassam was seventeen when he wa… Continue