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JITLI Peacemakers

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Lakiya

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Lakiya, or Laqye is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel. Lakiya was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements. It is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure (other six are: Hura, Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar’arat an-Naqab (Ar’ara…

Segev Shalom

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Shaqib al-Salam or Segev Shalom (Hebrew: שגב שלום) is a Bedouintown and a local council in the Southern District of Israel, southeast of Beer Sheva. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Shaqib was 5,900 in December 2004. Its jurisdiction is 4,410 dunams (4.41 km²). Shaqib was founded in 1979 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements, and declared a…

Sha’ar Hanegev

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Our Region Sha’ar Hanegev Council is spread out over 180,000 dunams (one dunam =1/4 acre) of land, containing 10 kibbutzim; one family farm, Shikmim; and the Ibim immigrant students’ village, Ibim. At this point in time the council has 2,500 permanent residents. This is an area abounding with challenges for its developing population and visitors alike. With the commencement of…

San Diego

San Diego is located in the Southwestern corner of California, the most Southwest state in the contiguous USA. The magnificent Pacific Ocean lies to the West, the Mexican border defines the Southern extent of the city, the mountainous deserts begin in the East, and Los Angeles is only 100 miles north. As the eighth largest city in America, San Diego…

JITLI 2013 – Post-trip Ramadan Dinner

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JITLI 2006-2012 SAN DIEGO STAFF : JAMES H. WOO

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Interesting enough… I wasn’t born Jewish nor Muslim – – Yet, I can assure you that JITLI has made a great impact in my life. What is JITLI? There are many answers for what JITLI is… here is mine below: Many people ask me, ”how is it that I came across JITLI?” – a program for Jews and Arab. Within…

JITLI 2012 LAKYIA PARTICIPANT: SANA ABO SIAM

As a Muslim Bidwen girl from Lakia village I have never thought in my whole life that I would have a relationship with Jews like what I have with the San Diego’s and Sha’ar Hanegev’s Jews and I am happy about it, and all that thanks to JITLI. In JITLI we had times where we were like “akhim” brothers truly,…

JITLI 2012 SHA’AR HANEGEV PARTICIPANT: MOR LAVI

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I was asked to describe my experience on JITLI in a few words. In my opinion it is impossible to describe such an experience on paper, if at all. And still, I am answering the request because I am sure that the exposure among teens and individuals more generally to JITLI is not enough and we must do the maximum…

JITLI 2012 LAKYIA PARTICIPANT: REHAM ALSANA

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My JITLI Story. Now after a month of Jitli’s program I’m writing my jitli story at my home which feels the same at jitli, like home. first of all Jitli stands for Jacobs International Teen Leadership Institute. This program took place in Israel during July, 40 kids of different places, religions, cultures, opinions and backgrounds,these 40 kids gathered in one…