THREAD: "Amid political dysfunction and polarization, and with leaders either unable or unwilling to prioritize a just and negotiated peace between both peoples, this work must now take centre stage, so that it can disrupt and rearrange those realities.
As one European diplomat, exasperated with his interactions with Israeli and Palestinian political leaders, told me last year, 'People-to-people work is now the only game in town." https://forward.com/scribe/460262/racism-is-exploding-in-israeli-and-palestinian-youth-only-one-thing-can/
ALLMEP's Executive Director @JohnLyndon_ explains the importance of this moment, despite Palestinians and Israelis being more polarized than ever, the international community is coming together to support peacebuilding efforts, in a new piece in the @jdforward.
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