TalkMatters Webinar: Solutions Not Sides – 9 December 2020

Dec 15, 2020 | Updates, Webinar Archive | 0 comments

The second of a series enabling TalkMatters Associates to participate and benefit from collaborating. The December webinar “Challenges of teaching and coping with difficult discussions about Israeli-Palestinian issues in the UK and in Israel-Palestine” was...

New Associate: the Hand in Hand Schools

Nov 26, 2020 | Updates | 0 comments

Welcome to TalkMatters latest Associate – the Hand in Hand Schools.   Schools all over Israel that educate Jewish and Arab children from the earliest age to value inclusion and equality. A network of seven bilingual, integrated schools reaches over 2,000 students from...

2021 Fellowship in Boston with Our Generation Speaks

Nov 24, 2020 | Updates | 0 comments

Our Generation Speaks (OGS) is a Boston-based, fully funded, three-month fellowship and incubator where Palestinian and Israeli entrepreneurs create ventures and startups from scratch. During the fellowship, fellows form teams, attend a world-class seminar, and...

The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies Dialogue Project

Nov 22, 2020 | Updates | 0 comments

“We don’t have to agree on everything, but I believe listening to each other is a survival tool, essential for us to live together.” The Dialogue Project alumni from Israel and Jordan reflected on the power of storytelling and their time at the Arava...

The Abrahamic Reunion – Young Peacemakers

Nov 22, 2020 | Updates | 0 comments

Join the Abrahamic Reunion to hear the personal stories and perspectives of Young Peacemakers of the Holy Land – Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Samaritan and Druze. Thursday December 3rd 5 pm UK, 7 pm Israel, 12 pm EDT online via Zoom and Facebook Live Sajedah...

Mohammed Amin MBE reports on the Interfaith Encounter Association Webinar

Nov 11, 2020 | Interview | 0 comments

“An excellent webinar. So many superb speakers who represent well educated, open-minded people. Break out groups of value allowed everyone to ask a question” The Interfaith Encounter Association (IEA) based in Jerusalem works to promote genuine coexistence...

TalkMatters Webinar: Meet Interfaith Encounter Association – 28 October 2020

Oct 29, 2020 | Updates, Webinar Archive | 0 comments

What is TalkMatters about? Our over-riding goal is to sow the seeds for a fair and equitable society by supporting grassroots projects that enable Israeli and Palestinian of all ages to talk together. To get to know each other on an everyday face-to-face basis so that...

The Abraham Initiatives Virtual Tour of Israel’s Mixed Cities Sunday 25th October

Oct 21, 2020 | Updates | 0 comments

The Abraham Initiatives invites you to join A Virtual Tour of Israel’s Mixed Cities: Meet the Pioneers of Jewish-Arab Coalitions on Sunday 25th October 2020. There are 60-minute tours, ‘setting off’ at 5pm and 8pm. Contact nicola.nathan@abrahaminitiatives.org.uk Did...

The Forum for Discussion of Israel and Palestine (FODIP) Webinar Thursday 22nd October 2020

Oct 12, 2020 | Updates | 0 comments

Webinar to explore FODIP’s ‘Hear to Hear’ Methodology Zoom: Thursday 22nd October 2020 4.00pm—5.30pm Join FODIP in an interactive online webinar on how to talk with othersabout Palestine/Israel. Explore FODIP’s ‘Hear to Hear’ methodology withexperienced facilitators....

Welcome to Sipur-Hikaya (‘story’ in Hebrew and Arabic)

Oct 7, 2020 | Updates | 0 comments

We welcome a new initiative to TalkMatters – Sipur-Hikaya (‘story’ in Hebrew and Arabic).  Watch the video clip to discover how Israeli businessman Sefi Donner was inspired by the book ‘Side by Side – Parallel Histories of...