Coexistence

‘Trust simply does not exist’: People must drive Israeli-Palestinian peace, Sari Nusseibeh says

The veteran Palestinian intellectual and peacemaker says the divide between Israelis and Palestinians has never been deeper – but insists there is still reason to hope

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
Veteran Palestinian peacemaker says the gap is wide but he has not lost hope for peace. Premium
Dror Amedi and Kamel Jabarin.PremiumPremium

‘We are friends, it’s real’: How a Jew and a Palestinian’s coexistence dream survived October 7

A decade-long partnership was put to the test after October 7, but these two Jerusalem men chose to keep building bridges between their communities

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
Raihaana Adira, Canadian Muslim advocating for coexistence.

25 ViZionaries: Raihaana Adira - No. 21

A Canadian Muslim who supports the Jewish people's right to self-determination, advocating for coexistence

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall. A shared song on a Jerusalem street can offer a rare moment of connection in a city where identity and politics so often shape encounters between strangers. PremiumPremium

Singing together across the divide: What a Jerusalem chorus taught me - comment

One familiar melody on a Jerusalem street became a reminder that music can open doors where conversation alone often cannot

|BySHIFRA JACOBS

How to share our Judaism with the world - opinion

Jewish trauma is a deep vortex of pain that can separate us from the world.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021ByHADAR COHEN/JTA
A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the foreground and the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in the background June 24, 2019

What does it mean to be Jewish?

Tzuzamen takes on Irina Nevzlin

AUGUST 19, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE INTERIOR of the Old City’s Yohanan ben Zakai Synagogue, built in the early 1600s. This was the first of the Four Sephardi Synagogues, which were severely damaged by the Jordanians after the 1948 War of Independence but rebuilt after the Six Day War. It continues to function as the main synagogue

In the mind of Etgar Keret: An interview on Tzuzamen

Join Tzipi Trope and Tzili Charney as they dive into the mind of famed Israeli short story writer Etgar Keret | Live - July 28 at 7:00 p.m. Israel time

AUGUST 8, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret.

Herzog urges interfaith dialogue at Haifa coexistence summit

President Isaac Herzog believes the harmony that existed before May's outbreak of violent unrest can be restored through interfaith and inter-ethnic dialogue.

AUGUST 2, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog with participants in Haifa Summit

Jewish and Arab youth take part in joint soccer match

Jewish and Arab children will be able to meet with Paris Saint Germain player Ander Herrera as part of a coexistence program organized by the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.

JULY 30, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mixed Jewish-Arab soccer game organised by the Peres Center.

Pandemic, violence take a back seat to coexistence in Acre

The 2021 Fringe Theater Festival returns to a live setting.

JULY 25, 2021ByNERIA BARR
‘MURDER BY CONSENT’ at the 2021 Fringe Theater Festival in Acre.

Jewish-Muslim teamwork uncovers owl nests in mosque

An Arab-Israel notified a Jewish veterinarian about an injured owl, which led to an even bigger discovery.

JULY 21, 2021ByBEN BARUCH
The mosque in which the injured owl was found.

The UAE, Israel and the building of a culture of coexistence - opinion

Differences in identity and ideology and the conflicts of the recent past cannot prevent us from having the will to shape the future.

JULY 14, 2021BySALEM ALKETBI
FOREIGN MINISTER Yair Lapid and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan shake hands in Abu Dhabi on June 29.

Koolulam live on The Jerusalem Post - in an interview with Tzuzamen

Join Tzipi Trope and Tzili Charney for a talk on how music can promote coexistence with the founder of Koolulam, Or Taicher | Live - July 14 at 7:00 p.m. Israel time

JULY 14, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Or Teicher, creator of the social musical initiative Koolulam

Muslim and Jewish EMTs join together to save a life in Pisgat Zeev

“I help everyone in need regardless of who they are" says the United Hatzalah volunteer.

JULY 12, 2021ByJORDAN PIKE
United Hatzalah volunteers on an ambulance shift (illustration)