A Call for Compassion Following the Brussels Attacks

InformEmily OsborneMarch 25, 2016Brussels, Compassion, Counterterrorism, Euphrates Chapters, Islamophobia, Paris Attacks, peace building Comments

Tech World Responds To The Refugees Crisis

InformNathan BlaisdellMarch 23, 2016hackathon, language, natakallam, refaid, refugees, startup, Syria, tech, techfugees Comments

An Uplifting Approach to News Coverage: The Christian Science Monitor

InspireEmily OsborneMarch 16, 2016change agent, Counterterrorism, journalism, Peacebuilding, The Christian Science Monitor Comment

Palestinian teacher wins prestigious Global Teacher Prize

InspireNathan BlaisdellMarch 16, 2016Bethlehem, dheisha, education, global teacher prize, hanan al hroub, non-violence, palestine, teachers Comments

The Other Wailing Wall

InspireHanan SchlesingerMarch 8, 2016Bethlehem, Hanan Schlesinger, intifada, Israel, palestine, peace, reconciliation, Wailing Wall Comments

The Delusion of Jerusalem of Gold

As a peace activist residing in Gush Etzion, Israel which has recently been the scene of repeated terrorist attacks, I was interviewed last week on Israeli prime time television about my thoughts in these troubled times.

Palestinian and Israeli Peacebuilders Join Forces in the Face of Renewed Violence

InformKristin LauriaMarch 2, 2016Combatants for Peace, grassroots, Israel, palestine, Peacebuilding, Sulaiman Khatib Comments

Rebuilding the Lives of Syrian Refugees in Istanbul

The tiny community center in Istanbul’s Faith district is a haven for Syrian children, providing weekly language classes (Turkish, English and German), funds scholarships and provides tutoring for Syrian children.

Show Me Your Face

Hundreds of settlers in the Gush Etzion area have gathered around our new movement: Roots/Shorashim/Judur – a local Israeli-Palestinian initiative for understanding, nonviolence and transformation.

Movie Review: Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir is about a former Israeli soldier exploring the fluidity of his blocked memories from his involvement in the 1982 Lebanon War. He pieces together the puzzle of his hazy memories by interviewing from old friends...

InformMatthew BebbFebruary 26, 2016Ari Folman, documentary, Israeli soldier, Lebanon Comments

Building Bridges for Palestinian Youth

InspireKristin LauriaFebruary 23, 2016Euphrates Chapters, Hebron, Hebron Chapter, palestine, Palestinian youth, Tareq Tamimi, Volunteering for PeaceComment

"Chad: An American Boy" Shows Typical Iranian-American Family

InformNathan BlaisdellFebruary 18, 2016 Comment

Book Review: The Assassin's Gate

George Packer's book explores U.S. involvement in Iraq, leading up to, during, and following the war, detailing the political causes and rhetoric at work...