peacecamp 2013

Hi, my name is Ronny. I am Evelyn's husband, and while she is the mastermind behind the peacecamp project, I am rather the allrounder taking care of all the organisational details entailed with such an event. I will be at the camp on and off, commuting between Vienna and Reibers. I was born in Argentina and am living in Vienna (with interruptions) since my childhood. I have two grown-up daughters and (so far) one grandson. I am looking forward to be with you all at peacecamp no. 11! See you soon ...

I am Evelyn. In the picture you see me at one of the places I love most on earth - Jerusalem, the city of all religions.

I live in Vienna, Austria, but am very attached to Israel, where I used to live for almost 20 years.

I believe that each single person has the obligation and the possibility to take part in shaping the world in which we are living.

If we want to live peacefully in a peaceful world, we have to contribute to make the world more peaceful.

I believe that conflicts between people and groups of people are unavoidable, but that we can - and have to - find peaceful, non violent ways to deal with these conflicts. I believe in compromise, respect, mutuality and sharing.

I believe that our past and our history have a great impact on our life, but that we must and can find ways to come to terms with the past and find positive, constructive and non violent ways to deal with the problems and conflicts of the time and places in which we are living.

I do believe that we can make the world change for the better.

I believe in the power of the youth and trust that the young generation may be able to resolve some of the issues which our grand parents and parents left unresolved. .

Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel

is a network of integrated, bilingual schools for Jewish and Arab children in Israel. Hand in Hand was founded in 1997 by two Israeli educators, one Arab and one Jewish. They started the first two schools in 1998, one in the Galilee region near misagv and one in Jerusalem. These first two schools grew, and in the summer of 2003, a group of interested parents from the Wadi ram region in the Arab triangle met to express interest in establishing a third Hand in Hand School in their region.
Hand in Hand school is a special school, because Jews and Arab people learning together we eat together we play together and we do homework together.
In our school we learn more than one Language we learn Hebrew , Arabic and English and we have more than one religion .
The point of our school is to show the entire world that Jews and Arab people can live together without any problems.
We believe in peace and every day we fighting to make peace and in this school it's the big example off the good fighting that we make.
Jews and Arabs — learning together, living together — and changing the world together.

Meet the teacher and coordinator of the Arab delegation:
Amal Odeh

Hey, My Name is Amal Odeh, I still a student but I’m also a teacher ! I’m from a city called Nazareth north Israel/Palestine . I live in Jerusalem. And I believe that Humanity is the strongest arms in our world.

1 Adan Abu Dalo

My name is Adan I'm 16 years old, I'm from Jerusalem, Israel I'm an Arabian Palestinian.
I study in Hand in Hand school by max Rayne, which is a special school because all the three religions study together.
I play on the piano and I love to play soccer.

2. Basil Easa

Hello, my name is Basil Easa, I'm from Jerusalem, I'm Muslim, I'm 15 years old I play basketball with my friends almost every day , I'm working with many peace programs , and I believe in peace , and I wish it will come true .

3. Claire Misleh

My name is claire misleh I am 16.5 years old
I living in Israel, Jerusalem I am Christian, catholic
I have one brother and my twin sister.

4. Liyan Shibli

My name is Liyan Shibli I'm 15 years old, and I'm from Jerusalem. I study at the bi-lingual school (Yad Be'Yad) in Jerusalem where Jews and Arabs study together. I’m a traditional Arab, and I perform the Muslim holidays. My hobbies are soccer, going out with friends, and shopping.

5. Yosef Otman

I'm Yosef Otman I’m 16 years old I’m from Abu gosh, Israel I’m Arabian i study in hand in hand school which we encourage peace
I love to play soccer and watch movies.

6. Zizef Ibrahim

Hello! My name is Zizef Ibrahim .I am sixteen years old . I live in Jerusalem. I go to Hand in Hand school.
I am in the tenth grade . I have one sister and one brother . I love my school as it focuses on the idea of co-existence
and peace .

7. Najdat Jaber

My name is Najdat Jaber, I’m 16 years old , I’m from Abu Ghosh- Israel , I love to play football with my friends, I’m in hand in hand school . And I raring to meet another kids in the peace camp.

8. Naden Bader

My name is Naden Bader , I'm 15 years old, I live in Jerusalem and I study in hand in hand school .
It's a special school because we learn Jews and Arabs together! We love and respect each other.
I love shopping, watching movies and listening to music
My favorite band is one direction! It's a British-Irish boy band.

9. Nizar Altagi

My name is Nizar Altagi, I’m 16 years old, I study in hand in hand school, which there Arab and Jewish study together.
I really love riding bmx, and playing soccer.