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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2026|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON

Veteran Palestinian peacemaker says the gap is wide but he has not lost hope for peace.

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‘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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2026|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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2026|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.

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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

AUGUST 17, 2026|BySHIFRA JACOBS

Motherhood as a metaphor: The role of women as facilitators - opinion

Life is extremely imperfect and challenging; the goal of the individual must be to overcome adversity and sorrow to achieve meaning for oneself and for others, whoever they may be.

JUNE 7, 2025ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD

An illustrative image of a woman with a musical instrument.

Israeli faith in lasting peace with Palestinians at lowest in over a decade - poll

Israeli faith in lasting peace with Palestinians and the possibility of a two-state solution is at the lowest since 2013, a Pew poll shows.

JUNE 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Why USAID matters for Israel’s future and America’s moral leadership - opinion

USAID grantee Tsofen-Tashbik, an Arab-Jewish partnership organization, created opportunities around the shared language of innovation.

MAY 27, 2025ByMAISAM JALJULI, MERAV BOAZ

ARABS AND JEWS take part in Inspire Her, an annual women’s event, last year.

How dialogue and olive oil can nurture tolerance and coexistence

Sindyanna of Galilee is a nonprofit organization that promotes cooperation between Jewish and Arab women.

MAY 18, 2025ByWENDY BLUMFIELD

The Nita Lowey funds aimed at Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding must be reformed - opinion

The Nita Lowey fund should have focused more of its efforts on finding and connecting Palestinian youth at risk of being indoctrinated to hate Jews.

MAY 18, 2025ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI

THEN-US HOUSE Appropriations Committee chair Nita Lowey speaks at a hearing in 2019. The funds named for her should be reformed to bring settler and Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria together for peace, the writer argues.

Educational Bookshop and the cultural institutions of east Jerusalem

Notwithstanding the current toxic political climate, some arguably naïve and ever-hopeful Jerusalemites haven’t lost faith in the dream of coexistence.

APRIL 14, 2025ByGIL ZOHAR