Unlike the extremist International Solidarity Movement, these groups actively work for peace:
Building Bridges for Peace: Brings together young women (16-19) from Israel, Palestine and the United States to participate in an intensive summer program. Participants learn communication techniques, develop leadership skills and engage in activities that promote peace and the status and empowerment of women.
Breaking the Ice: An international non-profit rganization, dedicated to inspiring people to transform conflicts from enmity into trust and mutual respect.
Seeds of Peace: Dedicated to empowering young leaders from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to advance reconciliation and coexistence.
People’s Voice: A new Israeli-Palestinian civil initiative that aims to advance the process of achieving peace.
Hands of Peace: The mission of Hands of Peace is to foster long term peaceful coexistence among Jewish-Israelis, Arab-Israelis, and West Bank Palestinians by bringing young people from the Middle East together with American teens in an interfaith setting.
The Abraham Fund: Works to advance coexistence, equality and cooperation among Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens by creating and operating large-scale initiatives, cultivating strategic grassroots projects and conducting public education and advocacy that promote its vision of shared citizenship and opportunity for all of Israel’s citizens.