I really believe it’s simple: the conflicts arise just because of our differences. And so noticing and understanding, from such a young age, that at the root of discrimination sit our differences, I...
The most important thing is to begin by telling your story to the right people, to the people who you know have a way to understand, then from there your confidence will grow, and you will be able to ...
One of my friends at school used to say she didn’t like to communicate with Jewish Israelis—but I have talked to her all about what I have heard in Kids4Peace and told her about what I believe, an...
In my definition, there are two types [of peace]: negative peace and positive peace. Negative peace is the absence of conflict, the absence of war. Positive peace is people living together in harmony....
When you have a community, like Kids4Peace, where you can observe others in their religious traditions, and see how they practice their faith, you learn about it from a place of non-judgement. And whe...
I know a lot of people who have lost all hope for peace because they say it’s a conflict that can never be ended. That was the moment I knew I had to do this work…...
The whole aim of Kids4Peace has been this education. We want to share hope, share what they believe in, and educate other youth. It’s a train, like passing generations, passing from one generation t...
I’m always feeling in the middle of it. I would often find myself needing to help explain to my Jewish friends in Kids4Peace what my Arab friends meant in certain discussions. The Jews actually laug...
The conflict is not about religion for me—it is a political situation. We don’t need to get into the religion part—we all know we have different religions—it’s the political situation that n...
Kids4Peace makes the real difference, it brings people together who would have never have come together before. They realize they have the same books and music in common, and they both enjoy falafel,...
"Young people have this opportunity to be the bridge between the polarization—we are not old enough to be affiliated with a party yet—we are just the youth who want our schools to be safe to study...
"I live the conflict. I’ve been a part of ‘one side’ of the conflict for my entire life. When I heard of K4P, I got excited because I knew I would get the opportunity to learn more about ‘the ...