Monthly Newsletter – April 2025

Apr 24, 2025 | Newsletters, Updates | 0 comments

Dear TalkMatters Supporters, Do hope everyone is keeping as well as possible and that you have enjoyed the Eid, Passover and Easter holidays. So here we are again. Another newsletter and another month has gone by with no sign of improvement. Against this gloomy...

The Peace Education Programme – Making Peace Within Yourself

Apr 24, 2025 | Blog | 0 comments

Thanks to Wallee McDonnell for offering to share this thought provoking piece. Wallee has supported TalkMatters right from the beginning. He believes in TalkMatters and the grass roots projects that enable Israelis and Palestinians to talk together. He also...

Clore Jewish-Arab Community Centre

Apr 24, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

A letter from Mohammad Fahili, Director My dear Friends, I am glad to share with you some upbeat news at this season of renewal. Akko is moving forward with plans to revitalize the city, starting with our neighbourhood, Wolfson.  The continued suffering of...

Jerusalem Youth Chorus – Jacky Dentino’s First Visit to Jerusalem

Apr 24, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

Jacky lives in Boston, Massachusetts and this was her first trip anywhere in the Middle East. Jackie began working full-time for the Jerusalem Youth Chorus (JYC)in November 2024. Before joining the JYC staff, Jackie had no personal connection to the land....

Monthly Newsletter – March 2025

Mar 27, 2025 | Newsletters, Updates | 0 comments

Dear TalkMatters Supporters, Never ending sadness and fear. The uncertainty continues. What will happen next nobody knows. But in many ways I am lucky. Inspired by the leaders of the initiatives that TalkMatters supports, I have a huge incentive to speak out about...

Visit Wahat al Salam~Neve Shalom 16-23 November 2025

Mar 27, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

Why not come and see the Village for yourself and learn more about the life and work there? We run group visits that illustrate the complex reality of Israel-Palestine, highlighting the need for Wahat al-Salam – Neve Shalom’s (WaSNS) educational programmes....

The Arava Institute for Enviromental Studies

Mar 27, 2025 | Updates | 1 comment

At the Arava Institute, the idea that nature knows no political borders is more than a belief. It is a fact, a curriculum, and a way of life . With a student body comprised of Jordanians, Palestinians, Israelis, and participants from around the world, the Arava...

Monthly Newsletter – February 2025

Feb 20, 2025 | Newsletters, Updates | 0 comments

Dear TalkMatters Supporters This is a heart-breaking time – the brutality all around is hard to bear. When will it ever end? Going round and round in my head are Bob Dylan’s words ‘the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, the answer is...

Choosing Words Carefully when talking about Israel and Palestine

Feb 20, 2025 | Tools to Cope with Difficult Conversations | 0 comments

Why important? The Israeli Palestinian conflict is deeply emotional and personal to many people.  The situation is also highly complex.   Words invoke strong reactions due to their historical, political, religious and cultural connotations.  The choice of language...

Jerusalem Youth Chorus

Feb 20, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

In a time where conflict and division seem to increase daily, fear and pain threaten to silence us and make us believe that the future can only be shaped by violence and suffering. But in JYC, we refuse to be defined by fear. As young Israelis and...