K4P News
Can Israel be a Blessing for the World?
The Times of Israel - November 2019
Dr. Ron Kronish mentions that Kids for Peace is one of the many organizations that "are keeping a flicker of hope alive in an often depressing and desperate situation."
Lessons from Ireland: ‘Killing Didn’t Advance Change; Politics Has’
Plus61JMedia - September 2019
Flescher, K4P's, education Director, recounts the time that 12 participants of K4P visited Belfast
Ambassador Friedman praises USAID-funded interfaith school Hand in Hand
The Jerusalem Post - March 2019
Deanne explains that organizations like Kids 4 Peace has still spoken out against the effects of the funding cut.
Infrastructure, Peace Projects Abandoned as Last US Aid to Palestinians Dries Up
The Times of Israel - January 2019
Krauss discusses the cut of US aid to Palestinians and how programs like K4P acknowledges these kinds of initiatives.
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Killing Peace With A Thousand Cuts
Forward - October 2018
Omar, a participant of Kids4Peace explains the impact Kids4Peace had on him.
U.S. Is Ending Final Source of Aid for Palestinian Civilians
New York Times - September 2018
Wong recognizes that the Aid from America helped to fund peace activities between Palestinians and Israeli. By ending the source of aid, there could be effects on programs such as Kids4Peace.
Leadership Goes to Capitol Hill
Haaretz - August 2016
Muslim, Christian and Jewish K4P Leadership youth spent 10 days in Washington D.C., advocating for change and promotng peace.
Back-to-School Party Celebrates Coexistence
Times of Israel - August 2016
More than 400 Arab and Jewish children and their parents joined Kids4Peace at the Jerusalem YMCA to celebrate coexistence and start a new school year.
'Stubborn Optimism in Violent Days'
United States Institute of Peace - October 2015
"A Jerusalem program for understanding feels strain and carries on."
K4P's Parent's Group Offers Eye-Opening Experiences for Adults
Forward: The Sisterhood - October 2015
K4P parent recounts a shocking story she heard at K4P during a tense period, and offers a reason for K4P: "for all of us to come to new understandings and new awareness."
Building a New Generation of Peacemakers
Huffington Post - September 2014
One of the staff, a strapping man from the West Bank said, "I learn new things every day and I like it." He leaned forward, and faced us square on. "Kids think deeply and have a lot of things to teach us." He brushed his red and black kuffiyeh over his shoulder.
Actor Natalie Portman Visits K4P in Jerusalem
Angelican News: February 2014
Natalie Portamn visits K4P, hears from the youth, and shares her support.
Yakir Englander - "Creating a More Peaceful World Through Youth and Music Programs"
US Dept of State - February 2013
Yakir Englander, a Fulbright-Yitzhak Rabin Scholar, is on a mission for peace.
"This Fulbright scholarship offers me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I intend to grasp with both hands!” Englander said. “The title 'Fulbright Scholar' opens many doors for me; it is my responsibility to reciprocate by working for honest dialogue.”
Kids4Peace Jerusalem Celebrates is 10 Year
Anniversary
Haaretz - 25 January 2013
More than 300 activists and kids involved in the Jerusalem Kids4Peace nonprofit met last Thursday night to mark 10 years of bringing together Jewish, Christian and Muslim youth from Israeli and Palestinian homes. "We were shocked by how many people came to this event," co-director Rebecca Sullum told Haaretz yesterday. "This was really empowering, that all these people want to continue supporting the work we are doing," the native of Allentown, Pennsylvania said. Kids4Peace founder Henry Ralph Carse, who splits his time between Vermont and Jerusalem, said at the ceremony that even though peace has not been achieved, this was still a time to celebrate. Peace, he said, "is not a product, it is a practice.”
Should Women be Allowed in Direct Combat?
The Morning Call - 25 January 2013
On Thursday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the military would lift its policy against women in combat roles. The change has many supporters, including President Barack Obama, members of Congress and female soldiers, but plenty of critics, who say women cannot meet the fitness standards of male soldiers. Addressing the issue for The Morning Call are Rebecca Sullum, an Allentown native who moved to Israel and served in a combat unit with the Israeli Defense Force; and conservative commentator John Brinson of Breinigsville, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Rebecca Sullum now works as the Co-Director of Kids4Peace Jerusalem helping to develop a culture of peace through interfaith dialogue with Israeli and Palestinian youth.