A new campaign hopes to prevent religious skirmishes this Saturday – an important holiday for both Jews and Muslims — and to promote a message of joint living.

SHATIL is launching and supporting innovative initiatives to cool tensions, counter racism and intolerance, and promote a shared society.

If more of us could step out of our regular routines in similar ways — and in baby steps — I can’t help but wonder what might eventually be accomplished.

NIF supports a network of Israelis who are working now to defend Israel’s most vulnerable and continue to build a shared society after the conflict ends.

At a joint break-fast, Jewish and Bedouin neighbors joined together to discuss solutions to heightened tensions.

A beautiful show of solidarity and shared society in the Arab Israeli town of Kfar Kara. Signs say “Peaceful Neighbors”

Some words of wisdom from Sultan Abu Abaid, who runs our Be’er Sheva office.

The following is a running list of emergency grants approved by the New Israel Fund as the fighting goes on.