Neve Shalom, for 40 Years the Tiny Israeli Village Where Jews and Arabs Live Together on Purpose - Tablet Magazine

My boss was a thick-bearded Arab-Israeli, the only man I ever met in the Middle East named Voltaire. Voltaire and I were in the early stages of building a huge playground for a school. I was a volunteer construction worker in Neve Shalom or, in Arabic, Wahat al-Salam—“Oasis of Peace,” alluding to Isaiah—a small village …

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Gariwo visiting the Village of Neve Shalom - Wahat al Salam [photo

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