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Palestinian, Israeli teens find peace in Maine
Associated Press

Jun 26, 2002 / No Comments

OTISFIELD, Maine | For Liav Harel and Tarek Araw, attending the lakeside camp in the woods of Maine is a welcome respite from witnessing the violence that has rocked their war-torn Middle East villages.

Harel, a 16-year-old Jew from the Israeli coastal town of Haifa, wasn’t even aware of President Bush’s speech Monday calling for the ouster of Yasser Arafat and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within three years.

Instead Harel and Araw, a 16-year-old from the village of Jatt who identifies himself as a Palestinian Israeli, were looking forward to swimming, archery, building crafts and coming together as teenagers at camp — not enemies at war.

“Basically the environment here … is the most peaceful environment you can ever get, probably in the whole world, unless you went away to an uninhabited place,” Araw said Tuesday.

Seeds of Peace, now in its 10th year, was to officially begin Wednesday with a flag-raising ceremony. About 160 teenagers had already arrived by Monday to the camp aimed at promoting peace by bringing together young people from warring regions.

In the first session, Pakistanis, Indians, Palestinians and Israelis will bunk, eat and play together. For the first time, a dozen teenagers from Afghanistan will also attend. Campers from Cyprus, the Balkans and Portland’s refugee communities will attend the other two sessions.

With the escalation of suicide bombings in the Middle East, Araw and his family rarely travel outside their hometown, and have to go through security checkpoints to visit relatives one village over. His family lives in constant fear of the bombings and of retaliation for bomb attacks.

Harel’s school no longer goes on field trips, and her parents won’t let her go to shopping malls or travel on buses. A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at a Haifa restaurant within sight of her friend’s house on the day they planned to meet for a Passover dinner. But for now, those concerns are put aside.

“When I’m in Seeds of Peace activities I always feel safe,” Harel said.

In addition to swimming, crafts and sports, campers participate in “coexistence sessions” where they talk and vent about the conflicts and politics in their regions.

Campers are also invited to observe each others’ religious services and hold a cultural fair to teach each other about their traditions. At the end of the session, campers are divided into multinational teams to compete in a series of events.

John Wallach, founder of Seeds of Peace, said it’s exciting to see the barriers broken down.

“It’s literally the only place in the world where Israelis and Palestinians are together making peace,” he said in a telephone interview.

Back in the Middle East, Israelis and Palestinians were cautiously welcoming Bush’s outline for Mideast peace. But here in the Maine woods, where there’s no TV to gather around to watch the events unfold, the teens focused on camp activities

Eventually, they may discuss Bush’s plan during a coexistence session, but that will be later.

“Anything can happen,” Araw said. “It’s just awesome.”

Blips on the timeline
Timeline (Foundation for Global Community)

Jun 6, 1998 / No Comments

The Seeds of Peace Program has brought almost 800 Arab and Israeli teenagers together in the Maine woods over the past five summers to help break the generational cycles of violence and hatred that sustain the conflict in the Middle East. In daily conflict resolution sessions, they learn to disagree yet remain friends.

“After a summer of sharing everything from shaving cream and showers to sports and sing-alongs, ‘reentry’ into hostile societies often is as sobering for them as it must be for astronauts … No longer are they in a ‘safe’ place,” said John Wallach, the founder of Seeds of Peace.

But the youth are maintaining friendships though e-mail and an online “chat room.” Their messages are filled with pain and anger, as well as compassion, reassurance, and encouragement.

A Jordanian teenager wrote about returning home: “We were rejected everywhere; we were traitors.” An Israeli wrote that his peers blamed terrorist bombings on “your new friends.” A Jordanian youth wrote: “We have to do what our leaders are not doing—and will not do if we don’t push them … Please continue fighting for what you believe in.”

Local teen to plant ‘Seeds of Peace’ in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

Aug 24, 2018 / No Comments

As seen in the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle on August 24, 2018

CREATING SAFE SPACES / LOCAL TEEN, EDUCATORS BRING TRAINING BACK TO PITTSBURGH

After attending camp in Maine, 16 year-old Alexandra Friedlander is coming back with conflict resolution and productive dialogue skills, along with friendships across the Atlantic.

When Alexandra Friedlander, 16, first heard of a camp in Maine that focuses on bringing together teens from diverse backgrounds to engage in conflict resolution and dialogue, she was eager to enroll.

The program, sponsored by the nonprofit organization Seeds of Peace, was right up the alley of the then 10th-grade student who had founded her own dialogue initiative for middle and lower school students at her school, Winchester Thurston.

Read the rest of Toby Tabachnick’s article at the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle ››

Bassem Youssef: Stand Up, Stand Down, Stand Out

Jul 24, 2018 / No Comments

Heart surgeon. Vegan. Stand-up comedian.

Those are just a few of the words one could use to describe Bassem Youssef, who performed earlier this week at The Public Theater in New York City to an enthusiastic crowd that included many Seeds and supporters.

At turns hilarious and biting, Youssef delivered jokes that poked a finger directly into Arab and Muslim stereotypes, as well as Egyptian politics and culture.

“Our revolution failed because of traffic,” he said.

Youssef was the host of the popular Egyptian TV show Al-Bernameg—which was the first-of-its-kind political satire show in the Middle East.

Originally a five-minute show shot from Youssef’s laundry room and posted on YouTube days after protests in Tahir Square unseated Egypt’s ruling elite, Al-Bernameg became the most watched show across the region with 30 million weekly viewers. Accused of portraying anti-religious sentiments and insulting the President, Youssef was arrested and interrogated before being released on bail.

Youssef practiced cardiothoracic surgery in Egypt for 13 years before moving into political satirism. Now he lives in Los Angeles and uses comedy as a way to get inside people’s hearts and minds.

“I’m going public with what it’s like to be an immigrant here in the U.S. We need to be heard in the media so that people can relate to what’s happening through informed voices.”

After the show, an Egyptian Seed led an intimate Q&A between alumni, Seeds of Peace supporters, and Youssef. Asked whether he misses his homeland, Youssef said, “The Egypt I miss isn’t there anymore.”

Youssef offered advice to Egyptian Seeds coming home after spending time at Camp: “It’s a society that is resistant to new ideas. Change will take time. It’s dangerous to be vocal about what you believe in. Keep your person safe.”

When asked what advice he’d offer to Americans at this unusual time in U.S. history, he said, “I can’t give advice to you. But instead of sharing memes, go vote!”

He reflected on how eight months ago, he didn’t know if he’d be able to do stand up at all, let alone in English.

“It’s difficult to do comedy in a second language. It’s a total rewiring of the brain. It’s a hustle, it’s interesting … it’s very scary.”

One fan added, “It’s very inspiring!” Youssef replied, “If it works.”

Judging from the laughter, the rapt faces of his audience, and the questions that kept coming, his message—and the method of his delivery—worked just fine.

Photo by Kevin Yatarola

Seeds of Peace campers told to “just keep at it”
Lewiston Sun Journal

Jul 2, 2018 / No Comments

As seen in The Lewiston Sun Journal on July 2, 2018

OTISFIELD | The Seeds of Peace camp kicked off its 26th summer Sunday morning with the tradition of a flag-raising ceremony, which included the singing of each national anthem that was represented by the campers, a call for more listening and less talking and encouragement that the world can, in fact, be changed.

Tim Wilson, senior adviser at the Otisfield camp, said the Maine State Police were “more vigilant” this year with security at the ceremony, and that the heightened vigilance was “just a product of the times.” He praised the state troopers charged with keeping the campers safe, and said they are “a credit to what Maine is all about.”

“They have helped kids understand that not all uniforms are bad guys,” Wilson said.

The summer camp has two sessions, each three weeks long. The first session hosts campers from the Middle East and Asia, and the second is for campers from different parts of the United States.

Leslie Lewin, the camp’s executive director, said the first session welcomes 187 campers from seven different countries, and the second session will host 170.

Wilson said the second session will focus on local issues, including the tension in Lewiston-Auburn.

“Recent events have highlighted the issues we’re working on,” he said.

Some campers returning for their second year took up the role of Paradigm Shifters, and looked forward to building leadership skills to assist the next wave of “seeds,” and shared their reasons for being involved in the program.

Roberta from Jordan wanted to get to know more people of different cultures, and saw the program as a way to “expand (her) horizon of abilities and be more knowledgeable of the world around (her.)

“People should be more aware about the conflict in the middle east,” she said. “Conflict just divides the world into two groups, and here, the two sides sit together. I’m so proud I’m part of the Seeds of Peace family.”

Hamada is from the West Bank of Palestine, and came to the camp his first year to learn more about the conflict surrounding his country.

“I wanted to know about the other side,” he said. “It’s amazing how in three weeks you have friends that people would call your enemy back home.”

Now he is hoping his time as a PS will give him the skills to “go back home and make a change.”

For Hadeel of Israel, and many other campers, it is hard to go back home.

“My opinions are very different from my family’s,” she said. “I feel there is no room in my own home for my opinion.”

Wilson told campers during the ceremony that he knows making a change is not easy, but he encouraged them not to give up.

“Build that tool kit, go home and do what you need to do,” Wilson said. “Don’t quit. Just keep at it. Be a real human being.”

Read Liz Marquis’ article and see Daryn Slover’s photos at The Lewiston Sun Journal ››

Opinion: Gaza needs a peace stimulus
The Christian Science Monitor

Jan 14, 2009 / No Comments

History shows the power of people-to-people contact.

JERUSALEM | “We have failed, haven’t we?” our colleague from Gaza said over the phone, amid the sound of explosions.

For those of us engaged in “people to people” peace building, the latest violent chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is both tragic and surreal. All around us, people remain convinced that the solution to the conflict depends on military fatigues, armored tanks, Qassam rockets, suicide bombers, stones, and F-16s. But violence will only prolong the conflict and inflict deeper wounds.

Israelis and Palestinians have a choice. They can continue business as usual: violence, separation, hatred, and fear. Or they can recognize that they must look for mutually beneficial ways to share their small corner of the world.

People-to-people diplomacy works on the assumption that if Israelis and Palestinians connect at a human level, they will build compassion and trust. They will change public opinion. Painfully, slowly, they will create cross-border movements to transform the cultural and political reality on the ground.

Many question the impact of people-to-people diplomacy. But it has hardly been tried. Researchers estimate that perhaps 5 percent of the Palestinian and Israeli populations have engaged in an organized “dialogue” or “encounter” program of any kind.

Since the beginning of the second intifada in 2000, an estimated 1 percent or less of Palestinian and Israeli youth have had such an opportunity. It’s unreasonable to dismiss people-to-people programs based on such a meager attempt.

When the conflict between Israel and Hamas took its latest ugly turn, Israeli and Palestinian graduates of the Seeds of Peace summer camp in Maine were at a citywide interfaith celebration in Haifa. While Hamas and the Israeli government communicated through violence, the “Seeds” communicated with words and affirmed their commitment to finding nonviolent ways to build a better future.

Participants of all ages in reconciliation programs such as Seeds of Peace go through profound personal transformations. They do not melt into soft consensus and sing “Kumbaya.” They struggle – intensely. They disagree radically about fundamental issues.

At the same time, they come to terms with the existence and the perspectives of the “other side.” They form deep, life-long relationships. They build trust.

But it is difficult for seeds to flourish when the ground is toxic. To cultivate a culture of peace, we need a critical mass.

Leading up to the Good Friday agreements in Northern Ireland in 1998, at least $650 million in mostly government funds was spent over five years to bring Catholics and Protestants together. This people-to-people diplomacy touched at least one-sixth of the population (250,000 people).

There are nearly 12 million people within the borders of Israel and the Palestinian territories. To reach roughly the same proportion of people there as in Northern Ireland, let’s assume we need to spend at least the same amount per capita. This would be about $5 billion over the course of five years – $1 billion a year.

This is pocket change. The war in Iraq has cost the American government almost $600 billion so far. The United States gives more than $2 billion annually to Israel for military aid.

Why not invest close to that amount in peace – $2 billion a year over the course of five years, just $10 billion for the first phase of a peace-building initiative worth its salt.

For such a “peace stimulus” to succeed:

1. The United States must lead an international campaign to bring together millions of Israelis and Palestinians for sustained people-to-people diplomacy.

2. The Israeli and Palestinian governments must make people-to-people diplomacy a public and vocal priority.

3. Programs need to be flexible. They must provide space for local initiative and local needs.

4. Resources must be devoted to programs that focus on community building, on dialogue within communities – on getting one’s own house in order.

5. Programs must be coordinated and sustained: Follow-up is essential. Individual organizations need to work together, to share resources, to have maximum impact. The Alliance For Middle East Peace is taking critical steps in this direction.

First, we have to navigate the geography of conflict: the enforced separation, through military and legal means; the emotional and psychological barriers, just as strong. We urge the international community to construct a chain of secure centers, safe havens, at the separation barriers, where Israelis, Palestinians and internationals can meet safely and interact as equals.

With war raging, with people dying, with pain, anger, and hatred intensifying, world citizens of conscience must take responsibility and realize our power to help transform this conflict.

A well-coordinated people-to-people initiative would do more than perhaps anything to ease the tensions in the greater Middle East and on the world scene.

• Daniel Noah Moses is the director of the Delegation Leaders Program at Seeds of Peace. Aaron Shneyer is the director of Heartbeat Jerusalem, the Israeli-Palestinian youth music project.

Read Daniel Noah Moses and Aaron Shneyer’s article at The Christian Science Monitor »

Optimism survives on 25th anniversary of Seeds of Peace
Associated Press

Jul 22, 2017 / No Comments

Despite seemingly fraught tensions between Israeli and Palestinians in the Middle East, a summer camp in Maine still brings youth together to build hope for the future.

OTISFIELD, Maine | Middle East peace is no closer today than it was a quarter century ago when Seeds of Peace brought the first Israeli and Palestinian teens together in the woods of Maine. But the latest group to spend time together sees reason for optimism.

Husam Zarour, a Palestinian from East Jerusalem, said Israeli and Palestinian youth have inherited an untenable situation but that it’s their job to fix it.

“We are born in this place and running way is not a solution. We should not give up. We should face this issue and try to solve it,” the 16-year-old said.

The lakeside camp that’s celebrating its 25th anniversary was created when the late foreign news correspondent John Wallach brought a group of Israeli and Arab teens in 1993 amid clashes over territory and Palestinians’ desire for an independent state. The hope is to find common ground so that one day, there can be lasting peace.

Over the years, more than 6,000 graduates of the program have become politicians, business leaders, teachers, journalists, nonprofit leaders and parents. Many of the Arab-Israeli friendships that took root in Maine have endured despite violence in the homeland.

Yet peace remains as elusive as ever.

“I don’t think our founder was under the impression that we were going to create the peace treaty overnight,” executive director Leslie Lewin said while watching the teens play soccer. “We’ve got a lot of work to do but we feel like we’re making a dent.”

The 67-acre camp has expanded its reach over the years, bringing in teenagers from other trouble spots such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, India and Pakistan. These days, there’s also a separate camp for US teens aimed at healing some of the nation’s divisions.

The three-week camp, which wraps up this weekend, relies on the same formula used since the beginning. Built on respect, trust, and communication, teenagers raised to see each other as enemies learn through dialogue sessions that they have a lot in common despite differences in culture and religion.

Noam Gabay, a 15-year-old from Tiberias, Israel, said former foes that he knew only from news accounts were transformed into something he couldn’t fathom before.

“I didn’t think we could be friends,” he said.

The only Maine summer camp protected by state police provides a safe haven for the teens, some of whom have had friends and family killed or jailed.

Each day, there are discussions in which the teens share their stories, followed by group challenges where campers are thrust into in trust-oriented activities. They also join in traditional summer camp activities like boating, swimming, games, drama, art, and music.

Ynon Reiner, 14, of Kiryat Ono, Israel, described working with a Palestinian teen on a ropes course high above the ground. They had to pass each other to get to the other side. Complicating things, Reiner was blindfolded and relying on instructions of his Palestinian peer.

“You’re suspended in the air. Someone is telling you what to do. You don’t care if he’s a Palestinian. You’re 6 meters [20 feet] high!” Reiner said.

Through angry and tearful discussions, the campers learned about each other’s suffering. They also learned about common goals.

“We both deserve a peaceful life. We both deserve a happy life. And we want this for our kids. We don’t want our kids to live in the same way we lived,” Zarour said.

But the campers know it’ll take time and hard work to bring a lasting peace.

A camper said one of the counselors likened the peace process to an architect designing a beautiful cathedral back in the days when construction sometimes took hundreds of years.

“Architects would commit to a plan even though they knew neither they nor their grandchildren would see it. This conflict is so complicated. If no one has solved until now, then it will take time,” said camper Noga Kaplan, a 15-year-old from Haifa, Israel.

Read David Sharp’s article in The Christian Science Monitor ››

VIDEO: Seeds of Peace camp hosts new session for teens from conflict zones
WCSH (NBC/Portland)

Jul 11, 2016 / No Comments

OTISFIELD, MAINE | Hundreds of teenagers from conflict areas of the world met in Maine at a camp to ease the tensions between people from warring nations.

Seeds of Peace hosts high school-aged kids from all over the world. Sunday’s flag-raising ceremony welcomed 178 campers from Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, the United States, and the United Kingdom to the 24th summer of the Camp.

“For some of our campers, this is a really powerful and proud moment for them,” said the camp’s assistant director Sarah Brajtbord.

Brajtbord is also the U.S.-based program manager for Seeds of Peace.

Many of the teens said they were raised to treat certain nationalities as enemies. During Sunday’s ceremonies, Israelis and Palestinians, Egyptians and Jordanians, Americans and Britons, stood side by side.

“It was really difficult, especially to have people from the ‘other side’ next to me, sleeping with me,” said Elizabeth, a second-year camper, who is from Palestine. “We are raised to hate them. So when you come here with that idea and hatred in your heart, and you come here and you find out they’re actually people. They’re nice.”

Brajtbord said these campers face an inner conflict.

“It’s a learning moment to say, ‘this is part of who I am, but it’s not all of who I am.’ It’s an emotional and intellectual sort of struggle constantly throughout camp, but from that struggle and from that conflict comes a lot of growth,” said Brajtbord.

Aviv, a teenager from Israel, said her friends ridiculed her and called a “traitor” for speaking and playing with Palestinians. Aviv also attended the camp in 2014.

“The worst feeling was that sometimes I felt like they forgot me and they told me that I was changed,” said Aviv.

At camp, the teenagers spend 90 minutes each day in “dialogue sessions,” discussing the truths and feelings of living in a conflict zone.

Brajtbord said the goal is to create a “safe space” for teens to discuss these feelings, and oftentimes, stereotypes.

“Conflict is a moment for either breakdown or breakthrough. We try to make conflict about breaking through and coming to a different level of understanding,” said Brajtbord.

“You feel like you can breathe. Everywhere you go, you can talk to someone,” said Aviv.

Experienced campers, such as Aviv and Elizabeth, said the camp gives opportunities that many of their peers would not get.

“We are learning that we are only human — just humans. Your nationality, your religion, where you come from, what color are you, what do you love, what do you hate, it doesn’t matter,” said Elizabeth.

Seeds of Peace will host a “domestic session” in August for United States students to focus on issues of racism, immigration, policing, bullying, poverty, and education policy.

Seeds of Peace honors Diane Rhem, celebrates impact of Seeds at 2017 Spring Dinner

May 10, 2017 / No Comments

Evening hosted by Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough

NEW YORK | Over 500 Seeds of Peace supporters attended the organization’s 2017 Spring Dinner to recognize the accomplishments of the expanding network of Seeds of Peace alumni committed to bringing about the social, economic, and political changes necessary for peace.

The celebration, held on May 9 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City, was hosted by MSNBC’s Morning Joe co-hosts, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough and honored NPR broadcaster Diane Rhem and Kiss My Face founders Bob MacLeod and Steve Bykowicz.

Mika spoke of the importance of investing in leadership that is based on respect, civility, inclusion and courage.

She also fondly recalled Seeds of Peace’s very first fundraiser, which was hosted by her father, former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, at their Washington home in 1993.

Joe Scarborough pointed to the thousands of young Seeds who have been profoundly impacted their Seeds of Peace experiences.

Seeds of Peace awarded Diane Rehm with the John P.Wallach Peacemaker Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to journalism during her 40-year career.

“You model our vision of effective dialogue by creating conversations that move towards resolution, understanding and respect, even when there is disagreement,” said Seeds of Peace Executive Director Leslie Lewin in presenting the award.

“You engage, you push, you speak, but you listen … and you teach us to listen.”

The 2017 Corporate Peacemaker Award was presented to Kiss My Face founders Bob MacLeod and Steve Bykowicz for their longstanding and deep commitment to the vision and values of Seeds of Peace.

Bob and Steve spoke of how their interest in sustainability and environmental causes led them to Seeds of Peace.

“What could be better for the environment, and the planet, than peace?” said Steve.

Three Seeds alumni described the profound impact the Seeds of Peace experience has had on their lives and how it has motivated them to work across lines of conflict to bridge divides and bring change to their communities.

Muna, a Maine Seed, noted that as a black, Somali, Muslim woman, there are very few places where she feels safe in America.

“There are few places that truly feel like home,” she said. “Seeds of Peace became one of those places of safety, of familiarity, and of home for me. Seeds of Peace is where I learned of the power to define myself.”

“Seeds of Peace has shown me, and thousands of other Seeds, an alternative … a path on which Israelis and Palestinians are talking and learning to respect one another,” said Israeli Seed Lior. “For those who have dared to take this road, it has made all the difference.”

Lior also noted that “in order to build a society that is tolerant, inclusive, fair, liberal and kind, we must cherish dialogue as a method of engagement.”

“At [Seeds of Peace] we learn that the way forward is to challenge ourselves, the realities around us and our pre-existing opinions and perceptions,” said Palestinian Seed Mahmoud, a graduate student at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an Economic Development Associate at the Office of the Quartet in Jerusalem.

“The values of Seeds of Peace have become part of who I am and form the basis for the type of leader I aspire to become,” he said. “Seeds of Peace has shaped my commitment to work relentlessly to create the conditions necessary to secure a just and lasting peace.”

The Spring Dinner raised $1.2 million in support of Seeds of Peace programs, including the Seeds of Peace Camp in Maine, leadership development programs in the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States, and the GATHER initiative that accelerates the impact of alumni and other changemakers.

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