Israel is a land that has been marred by violence between Israelis and Palestinians. In the last five years, thousands have died in the violence.
But a local discussion group is playing a small role in trying to open the lines of communication between young Israelis and Palestinians.
Together for 2 States, a Louisville-based discussion group for Palestinian and Jewish Americans who want to find a peaceful solution to the violence in Israel, has arranged for 22 Israeli and Palestinian musicians, ages 13 to 16, to come to Louisville to perform.
“The two groups are meeting in Louisville for the first time,” said Mark Isaacs, a local Jewish architect who founded Together for 2 States in 2002. “I can’t really begin to express what a big step forward that is. It’s a very bold step for both of these groups to be making connections like this.”
The group of musicians, some who arrived on Nov. 2 and others who will arrive Nov. 3, will be made up of 12 members of the Shani Choir, which features Israeli Jews and Arabs singing together, and 10 instrumentalists from the Palestinian National Center for Music.
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