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Wahat al-Salam – Neve Shalom (pronounced “waaḥat’ as-salaam/nevei shalom”) is a village of Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel dedicated to building justice, peace and equality in the country and the region.
Situated equidistant from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Wahat al-Salam / Neve Shalom (WAS-NS) was established in 1970 by Fr. Bruno Hussar on land of the Latrun Monastery. It is a model of equality, mutual respect and partnership that challenges existing patterns of racism and discrimination as well as the continued conflict. The community has established educational institutions based on its ideals and conducts activities focused on social and political change. Many of the village members work in peace, justice and reconciliation projects. As of, 2023, it has a population of 70+ families and will grow to 150 families.
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Cooperation between Hagar School, Be’er Sheva & WASNS Primary School goes on.
6 June 2016
Our teachers visited Be’er Sheva to meet with teachers of the Hagar School and join a lecture by the author of one of two bilingual school books they have published.
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Spotlight on teachers: Nadwa
6 June 2016
Nadwa has been a teacher at the Primary School of NSWAS for 11 years and lives by in the neighbouring town of Abu Ghosh, from which 24 of our students come.
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Spotlight on teachers: Yasmin
6 June 2016
Yasmin has been teaching for 19 years, and works primarily with the 1st and 2nd grade with her main subjects being Mathematics, and Culture & Religion.
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A new library for Umm al-Hiran
6 June 2016
On the eve of Ramadan, representatives of the SFP course for leaders of environmental justice went to establish a library in the village of Um al-Hiran
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Honoring Muslim Circassians who saved Jewish children
6 June 2016
The Peace Museum organized an event to honor Circassian villagers who saved a group of Jewish children during the Holocaust.
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WAS-NS school teachers at the Knesset
26 May 2016
WAS-NS School teachers visit Knesset, speak at hate crimes meeting, attend plenary discussion on improvement of status of Arabic in schools
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Booklet on Bruno Hussar
24 May 2016, by Anne Le Meignen
In honor of the 20th anniversary year of Bruno’s death, this is a translation of articles originally published by Anne Le Meignen in 1996.
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Our Bruno
24 May 2016, by Joseph Emmanuel
Joseph Emmanuel (1933 - 2013) wrote this for a booklet written by Anne Le Meignen, which he translated into Hebrew.
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Bruno Hussar - Chronology
24 May 2016
Major milestones and events in his life.
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SFP shared cities change agents course grads visit Ramle and Lydda
24 May 2016
Graduates of SFP change agents leadership course for activism in shared cities organize an educational field trip
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Activists explain how they were influenced by the School for Peace change agents courses (video)
24 May 2016
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Two SFP Change Agents Course Groups in a Joint Meeting
22 May 2016
A joint meeting was convened for participants in the course for leaders in environmental justice and the course for planners, architects and civil engineers.
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Annual meeting of the friends associations
17 May 2016
The annual general meeting of the WAS-NS friends’ associations took place in the village from May 4 - 7 with participants from 9 countries.
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WAS-NS presented Winspiration Day Award, 2016
16 May 2016
Bob Mark and Ranin Boulos represented WAS-NS at a ceremony in Baden, Austria at which the Winspiration Day Award 2016 was presented to our community.
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PSCC slideshow
15 May 2016
Slideshow made in honor of Dafna Karta Schwartz’s period of management of the PSCC
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National Days - May 2016
12 May 2016
Holocaust Day, Memorial Day and Nakba Day are solemn occasions marked in a spirit of brotherhood and the shared hope for a more peaceful future.
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How I was influenced by the Change Agents Course for Mental Health Professionals
12 May 2016
A Jewish Israeli graduate of a SFP change agents course talks about her experience of the course and how it affected her.
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At Peace Holiday, normalcy is the best act of resistance
9 May 2016, by Samah Salaime
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The first peace holiday (slideshow)
8 May 2016
On May 7 the school kids, teachers and parents celebrated our very own "peace holiday", for the first time. See the slideshow with accompanying explanation.
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Bob Mark in Educational Conference
22 April 2016
WAS-NS resident Bob Mark was invited to speak on his bilingual education research at the 2nd Annual Symposium of the Israel Comparative Education Society.