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An International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

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Published: 1 November 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Contrary to some stereotypes, people-to-people activists are practical realists. The initiative is inspired by the success of the international Fund for Ireland, which spent more than $1.2bn over 20 years building grassroots cooperation and support for peace in Northern Ireland.

Opinion amongst the young is drifting; an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace is urgently needed – Joel Braunold & John Lyndon – Fathom Autumn 2016
‘The best people to convince Israelis that Palestinians are not monsters, and to show the Palestinians that Israelis are not monsters, are the respective populations.’ Why are people-to-people peace projects so important? And how can the international community help to support those projects and scale them up? Includes audio [24:47].

And see:

Coexistence campaign launched by Labour Friends of Israel – Justin Cohen – Jewish News 26.10.16
Campaign by Labour Friends of Israel urges UK government to contribute to the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Money will come from the US – where a bill has already been introduced in Congress – as well as Europe, the Arab world and the private sector.

People-to-people work – essential for peace-making
February 16, 2016

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