A Peek at Peace

I want to showcase some of the photography done by Jessie Boylan, an Australian photographer who has been travelling through Israel/Palestine taking photographs of several organizations in the region working on various peace projects. Jessie was in contact with the Alliance for Middle East Peace (http://www.allmep.org/), an umbrella organization of over 50 non-profits working towards peace and coexistence in Israel/Palestine. I have been working with ALLMEP since October 2007 as an intern/volunteer and assisted in coordination efforts between Jessie and ALLMEP members in Israel/Palestine.

These photos were taken at Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salaam (Oasis of Peace), a village in Israel comprised of 50% Jewish and 50% Palestinian Israeli citizens. The photos are of Jewish and Palestinian children who live in the village, and offer a glimpse of what peace between Arabs and Jews in the region can look like. More information about the village can be found on their website at http://www.oasisofpeace.org/.