Oasis of Peace: Amidst the chaos of the Israel Palestine conflict, a community based on hope has formed Subscribe to journeyman for daily current affairs and science: http://www.youtube.com/journeymanpictures For more on the Isreal Palestine conflict watch our playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0F3E4174CED2859C For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=68006&bid;=2 For years, the state of Israel and Palestine has been riddled with violence. But less than an hours drive from the heart of the conflict in Gaza, a Jewish-Arab community is working together for peace. With a seemingly endless stream of rocket attacks, bombing campaigns and revenge killings, the state of Israel and Palestine can often seem devoid of any hope of reconciliation. In the village of Neve Shalom/What-al-Salam however, Arabs and Jews are working together to create a world separate from the world of violence and chaos that surrounds them. "We live the model where we share the land, the power and the everyday life and administration, and this is our message" says Evi, a village resident. Children from both communities come from miles around to share an education in peace and mutual understanding at the local school-the only one of its kind in Israel in its pioneering approach of teaching Arabic and Hebrew lessons alongside each other. Families live along side each other and as Nadine and Tali testify, children, who would otherwise most likely be enemies, become best friends: "we grew up together and for high school classmates it was difficult to understand that this is our reality whereas for them it’s the first encounter". But as Tali's father, Cobi insists, the village is not a Utopia: "it's not that we will all think alike, it’s not that we are all the same, we are different and the issue is how to coexist in spite of the differences." But still the village exists in peace. And the example it sets has sparked the imagination of their fellow compatriots and the waiting list to live in the village is long. With the influx of new inhabitants questions about the peace they all cherish arise: "does community come first, or do we have to step outside and try to change things even when we know there’s little chance of success?" NCRV - Ref 6313 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.

• published: 18 Nov 2014
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