Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2008
This is how the Arab-Israeli participants IMAGINE PEACE
1. FADI KHALIL, age 16, The Galil High School


1. Imagine, what can bring more peace to our world?
respect, by respecting each others, we can learn how to like them and how to be helpful, that can unite the whole world

2. Imagine, what are the main obstacles to peace in our world?
Selfishness, by thinking just of our self, we will not care for what happens for the others, and that will make the others do the same thing and that’s what causes all the problems
3. Imagine, what have you done so far to promote peace in your own country?
I’m one of the people who asks for peace, even if I haven't done anything till now, I will try to give my best, at least I’m having the will for that, and that's what matters

4. Imagine, what can you do in the future to promote peace in your own country?
I really don't know what exactly I will to promote peace, but what i know that I will try my best, I will give and do everything to promote peace, that’s for sure
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2. Muhammad Ismael, AGE 16, Galil School

1. Imagine, what can bring more peace to our world?
To live every body in this world equals and every country in this world try to stop use all kind of weapons and make it , and to stop the wars in our world .

2. Imagine, what are the main obstacles to peace in our world?

the Israeli occupation of the Palestine territories and the financial help for the Palestinians,

3. Imagine, what have you done so far to promote peace in your own country?

I took part in protesting against the Israeli occupation of the Palestine territories

4. Imagine, what can you do in the future to promote peace in your own country?

to reduce the racism in this country ant try to help them to understand that they have rights in this country and they should live equals.
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3. ) Azhar Abu Hariri, 16 years old , The Galil High School

1. Imagine, what can bring more peace to our world?

I think if we accept each other habits, traditions, cultures and mentality
We will avoid many crises, if we learn to bold the curtains of our eyes, things will become clearer.
2. Imagine, what are the main obstacles to peace in our world?

Racism, discrimination, indifference, conflicts between(strong and week. pluralities and minorities, opinions),greed and running behind the material have made us forgetting that we are humans.

3. Imagine, what have you done so far to promote peace in your own country?

I have protest against racism, walk on peace march, but I can't turn upside down an existed system in a night, so I do the best I could to bring peace by making mediation with people from different nationalities. charity work

4. Imagine, what can you do in the future to promote peace in your own country?

"Vision without action is merely a drew, action without vision is a nightmare. Vision with right action can change the world" Chinese proverb
If we united and turn our work into action we will over come the obstacles to peace in the whole world.
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4. Ehab Odi , AGE : 16 , AlGalil School

1. Imagine, what can bring more peace to our world?

If we understand each other and respect other’s opinions, the world would be more peaceful because then we can accept each other despite all our differences. To have peace, I don’t have to agree with you, I just need to respect you as a human being.

2. Imagine, what are the main obstacles to peace in our world?

It’s all because we don’t listen to each other, we don’t understand each other’s traditions and religions. Everyone wants to be the leader, and no one is willing to compromise.

3. Imagine, what have you done so far to promote peace in your own country?

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to do much. However, I try to communicate with people and accept them even though it is not an easy task, especially with all the bad circumstances that we are living in.

4. Imagine, what can you do in the future to promote peace in your own country?

There are many activities that we can do to ease the tension between the two communities, like getting to know each other better, understanding each other’s perspectives, and learning more about each other’s cultures and history. However, we should never forget who we really are, and keep our traditions and culture growing.
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5.Vivian Abu Nassra , age 15, Al Galil-School

1. Imagine, what can bring more peace to our world?

All people should treated fairly and equally this will bring peace and happens to all man kind , instead of spending all our resources on bad deeds , why don't we do the other way on helping all many kinds .

2. Imagine, what are the main obstacles to peace in our world?

The main obstacles is that so many groups and organizations ( war lord ) they can't come to an agreement on solving there problems

3. Imagine, what have you done so far to promote peace in your own country?

I start from my hometown to be involve in peace activities and to be in touch between Arab and Jews .

4. Imagine, what can you do in the future to promote peace in your own country?

I think to have more meeting between Arab and Jews and to have more understanding between the two people .
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6.
Salam Taha , AGE 16 , SCHOOL: galil-school

1. Imagine, what can bring more peace to our world?

- To stop the wars.
- Presidents should do the good for all the people, not for their own interests.
- To courage the cooperation between the nations.

2. Imagine, what are the main obstacles to peace in our world?

The political persons , especially the presidents of U.S.A and Israel, think that the best way for solving problems in the middle east is force and war. I think that the term negotiation doesn't play its role because it's a fake one when one of the sides feels that he is the strongest and things should be done as he wants, not as it will be much better for the both sides.

3. Imagine, what have you done so far to promote peace in your own country?

Now I am a member in the Peace Child Israel program, in which we meet Jewish pupils and manage a debate about the conflict between Arabs and Jewish in Israel. I think this is an important step toward peace in my own country, and travelling to Austria is also serves the same goal, peace all over the world.

4. Imagine, what can you do in the future to promote peace in your own country?
I believe that it's possible to have peace in the future. Actually, I don't know what exactly I will do in the future in order to promote peace but I think that my academic studies, my career and my social activity will help me to achieve something which can promote peace.
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7. ahmd drawshi




1. Imagine, what can bring more peace to our world?

Peace can achieve everything in the world oil price stability resulting from war, to live Rights reassured that his brother would not offend him, and therefore the world would be safer and greener than before



2. Imagine, what are the main obstacles to peace in our world?

The primary obstacles to the path of peace is that man ran behind the special wishes and wants to achieve what it wants without interest, including around

3. Imagine, what have you done so far to promote peace in your own country?

So far, it has participated in several symposiums and conferences to activate the role of peace in the community

4. Imagine, what can you do in the future to promote peace in your own country?

In the future I dream to join an institution founded loading the name "Darawshy Institution in the Service of Peace in the Middle East and the World" and this institution as a main motivation for peace in the world and be the institution that will achieve peace between nations.
Like "Jimmy Carter Foundation"
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8. kholod jradat AGE : 16, YOUR SCHOOL: Galil school

1. Imagine, what can bring more peace to our world?

*1.more planes for providing work places .
*2.more considering in the uncapable peole.
*3.more loving the green places in our world.

2. Imagine, what are the main obstacles to peace in our world?
The main obstcale in my opinion is the capitalisim ideas and authorities and running after the finincal intrests.

3. Imagine, what have you done so far to promote peace in your own country?
I act peacly and toulenrnetry towared the others and try more to solve problem amony my friends.

4. Imagine, what can you do in the future to promote peace in your own country?
Promoting the social and contrupting ideas and partcipate more in voulntry founditions to help the people.
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