
Karate kids use martial arts for peace
In northern Israel, Arab and Jewish children learn to respect one another, through fighting.

In northern Israel, Arab and Jewish children learn to respect one another, through fighting.

Spanish soccer giants arrive in Israel to teach children new footy skills and bring message of coexistence.

About 100 women are enrolled in classes at Bride of the Sea, learning new skills such as bookkeeping, home finances, computers and English.

Eli Beer and Murad Alyan win a $10,000 prize for peace for their work leading an Israeli all-volunteer emergency response organization.

Veteran British pop star donated funds to refurbish tennis courts at the Nazareth YMCA; is now in Israel for two concerts.

In return for free tuition and low rent, members of Ayalim student villages volunteer their time to transform Negev and Galilee communities.

New EU-funded international study of Mediterranean plants finds Israel’s medicinal herbs effective in fighting bacteria, fungus and infection.

Researchers from the Technion and Al Quds University will cooperate to find ways of ridding wastewater of pharmaceutical residues.

Since 1948, Israel has set itself a task of finding creative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. To celebrate Israel’s 65th birthday, ISRAEL21c looks at some of the best achievements.

14 Jordanians and 40 Israelis finish a groundbreaking three-year bachelor’s course in emergency medicine at an Israeli university.

In the Galilee, a Muslim and a kibbutznik open a swanky ice cream parlor where the common language is the sound of a lick.

A Rotary Club program puts groups of Muslim and Jewish Israeli high school students together for 16 days of bonding in New England.

Every summer, the municipal complex at Safra Square gets repurposed for two days as a giant basketball venue for young Jewish and Arab players.

With the stage as their common ground, Muslim and Jewish Israelis put aside their differences to perform at home and abroad.

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev launches special program preparing Bedouins to fill a dire need in their community’s schools.