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The Rossing Report 06/2023

Dear Friends, We write to you after months of turbulence, marked by unprecedented protests over the judicial reforms proposed by the most right-wing government in Israel’s history, and including yet another outburst of violent hostilities. While hateful groups continue to incite violence and promote an “us” vs “them” mentality, we must continue to stand firm against …

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Students singing together

From Separation to Inclusion – The Rossing Report July 2022

Dear Friends, As a parent who raised three children in Jerusalem, I insisted that they engage in some type of interreligious or Israeli-Palestinian dialogue initiative before they graduated from High School. Had I not placed such a condition, my children would have had no contact with the ‘other’ before starting their adult lives. Unfortunately, this …

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Children

Seeing Eye to Eye

1200 Jewish, Muslim and Christian students from 38 schools in Israel gathered at the Sabach el-Shir (Morning Song) Event, to celebrate 16 years of the “Dialogue and Identity” project and to sing “Seeing Eye to Eye” written in Hebrew and Arabic for the occasion.

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The Power of Stories in Interreligious Dialogue and Peacebuilding – The Rossing Report April 2022

Dear Friends, As we spend time with our families during Ramadan, Passover and Easter, stories will be shared between us. We often forget about the power of a story and how it shapes who we are – a lesson that was the focus for one of our groups over the past few months. Within the …

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Women Sotries Ramle

Stories Beyond the Arches: Women’s Voices from Ramle

We were very excited to open the exhibition “Stories Beyond the Arches: Women’s Voices from Ramle” last week, to mark International Women’s Day. On this festive evening, over 100 people celebrated together, women and men, Israeli-Jews and Palestinians, young and elderly from different communities in the city – gathered side-by-side in the Open House. The …

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