Articles

• Visit by Janet Langhart and William Cohen
  21 January 2008

  January 20: American TV Journalist and author Janet Langhart visited with her husband, former senator and secretary of defense William Cohen; Cohen Group Executive Operations Director Jeffrey Sorenson; US Embassy Cultural Attaché, Efraim Cohen; and the Embassy’s senior cultural affairs specialist Helena Mitchell.
  The group met with NSWAS members, visited the primary school and early childhood education centre and stayed for lunch at the Gallery Café.
  Ms. Langhart discussed with NSWAS members (...)

• The Municipal Society focusing on village expansion
  10 January 2008

  Growing a village requires infinite care. Municipal Board chair Eyas Shbeta discusses some of the processes in which the board is currently involved.

• The mood in the Village
  10 January 2008, by Abdessalam Najjar

  A glimpse at how Neve Shalom - Wahat al-Salam residents really feel about life here.

• Realizing the Dream in the Middle East
  29 August 2007, by Shelby Port

  Martin Luther King III, gave the keynote address at this Jerusalem conference. NSWAS member Maram Masarwa spoke on the theme "Needed: A Female Arab-version of Martin Luther King, Jr."

• From Capitol Hill to Hill of Peace
  August 2007

  Wed., Aug. 8, 2007 – US Congressman Brian Baird, a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Washington State’s 3rd congressional district visited NSWAS for an afternoon visit and overnight stay in the village Guest House.
  Before embarking upon his current study tour of the Middle East, the Congressman was unwavering in his determination to make an overnight stop in NSWAS, as the Middle East’s sole intentional Palestinian Arab-Jewish community. Congressman Baird (...)

• Summer activities galore
  22 July 2007

  Summer used to be a sleepy time in the village - but no longer.

• Diplomats host David Broza benefit concert for Neve Shalom - Wahat al-Salam
  10 June 2007

  On May 27, 2007, 200+ guests gathered at the Greek Residence for a benefit performance given by David Broza and organized by the Diplomatic Spouses’ Club.

• See you at the next war: from Qana to Beit Hanoun
  10 April 2007, by Ahmad Hijazi

  "Now that the dust has settled and a slightly clearer picture has emerged, perhaps the discussion of the 2006 war in Lebanon can shift to a more thoughtful, less impassioned mode..."

• Village Elections 2007
  February 2007

  Elections for leadership of the community took place, for the first time according to a new administrative structure.

• Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam honors Ruth Dayan and Samih al-Qasim
  17 January 2007

  On January 11, Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam honored two veteran peacemakers, Ruth Dayan, and Samih al-Qasim, with the “Partner in Peace” award.

• Prof. Stephen Hawking visits Neve Shalom - Wahat al-Salam
  12 December 2006

  The renowned physicist, in the framework of a speaking tour organized by the British Embassy, visits NSWAS and delivers an important lecture.

• Blindness is contagious
  24 November 2006, by Deb Reich

  A poem

• In Profile: Naomi Mark - a daughter of Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam
  24 November 2006, by Joanna Steinhardt

  Naomi Mark, age 20, tells us how growing up in NSWAS prepared her for her current national service at Physicians for Human Rights.

• Religion, social identity, and Jewish - Arab education: A lecture given in Japan
  11 October 2006, by Bob Mark

  Bob Mark gave a lecture in the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, in the framework of a course on Religion and Modern Society.

• Calling All Semites
  3 September 2006, by Deb Reich

  Deb Reich argues for greater creativity in dealing with the Palestinian - Israeli conflict.

• See you at the demonstration
  5 August 2006

  As the war drags on, community members join another demonstration in Tel Aviv.

• Thousands march in anti-war rally
  30 July 2006

  NSWAS members continue to demonstrate against the war, including a march in Tel Aviv on July 29, led by women’s organizations.

• We are all responsible
  25 July 2006, by Rayek Rizek

  A letter by NSWAS Secretary Rayek Rizek to friends of the community, expressing some thoughts regarding the war in Lebanon.

• Who does this war serve?
  23 July 2006, by Abdessalam Najjar

  As shells, bombs and missiles continue to wreak destruction in Lebanon and Israel, Abdessalam offers his views of the conflict.

• Anti-war march in Tel Aviv
  22 July 2006

  Many Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam members participated in Saturday evening’s march, which brought several thousand Jewish and Palestinian Israeli citizens out in protest against the continuation of the war in Lebanon.