The mission of Hands of Peace is to foster long term peaceful coexistence among Jewish-Israelis, Arab Israelis, and West Bank Palestinians by bringing young people from the Middle East together with American teens in an interfaith setting.

It strives to promote this mission by creating opportunities for the participants – young people from the Middle East, local teens, host families, staff, and volunteers – to seek the mutual understanding that comes from face to face encounters by:

• Exposing teens and host communities to cultures other than their own for the purpose of recognizing our common humanity.
• Promoting the ability of participants to give and receive differing perspectives in a respectful manner.
• Developing a personal commitment to promote intercultural relationships.
• Educating home communities about the need for continuing dialogues to foster peaceful coexistence.

Click here to visit the website of Hands of Peace