In the terribly dramatic circumstances that have persisted in the Middle East, particularly since October 7, 2023, we are convinced that we must maintain dialogue between all populations and support actions for peace.

Journey to Healing / 7-14 August

In the present situation of almost daily news, of widespread trauma, violence and fear of the other, and the cessation of structured dialogue work, the activists and social workers are the only people who still continue to fight on, despite doubts, isolation and exhaustion. In view of this and our questioning of how we can help both parties, was born the Journey to Healing project.
Its aim is to offer twelve women activists from both societies a resourcing and healing voyage, allowing them to take a rest and distance themselves in order to return to their activism with renewed strength, and also to feel recognised and supported. The stay will take place uniquely in a chalet (without any stay in families) and will last 7 days with meetings with us. It will be accompanied by Ulfat Haider, historical facilitator of Breaking the Ice and Yael Maayan, facilitator of the second seminar of Reinforce the facilitators of the conflict in 2023.

Breaking The Ice / 19-30 August

But also :

Reinforce the facilitators of the conflict

In 2024, we will continue to support the facilitators who took part in our two-year project in 2022 and 2023 but will not be hosting them in Switzerland. Indeed, when this project came to an end in August 2023, the need emerged within the group to continue the work begun in Switzerland. The tragedy of October 2023 turned this need into a necessity. Their current work plan is to organize six Zoom meetings over the next twelve months, with interpreters present for all meetings, and two facilitators for three of them.

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WHAT do WE DO?

Coexistences hosts mixed groups of Palestinians and Israeli Jews, Israeli Arabs and Arabs from the West Bank, that have been pursing dialogue for a while, for short stays in Switzerland. This allows them to continue the important dialogue initiated in Israel, away from the conflict. The association offers a welcoming place for groups of youth and adults from all walks of life.

Coexistences believes that listening to the other side makes it possible to change the perception of the other, and that coexistence will not emerge from big changes but instead from small evolutions. It is to this end that we wish to help develop the aptitudes of dialogue of women and men engaged in a process of encounter and mutual acknowledgement.

However small our action might be, we hope to contribute in a reciprocal understanding and to the coexistence of populations that have been deeply marked by tens of years of a violent conflict, which has erected a wall of misunderstanding.

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