As February is getting closer, the preparations for our Peace Simulation are at the final stage! This project is organized every year in collaboration with EMIS students, with the desire of providing them with the tools of dialogue and conflict resolution. Although the pandemic brought a lot of challenges and limitations to the project, we were still able to plan an intense and stimulating event.

Young teenagers from Israel, Palestine, and the rest of the world will engage in discussion and negotiations regarding the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, learning how complex this task truly is. They will learn how important but also challenging it is to listen to ‘the other side’. They will experience first-hand how deeply intertwined all the different factors of this conflict are, gaining a better understanding of the reasons behind the current status quo.

We want the students to learn more about the conflict and truly try to understand all different perspectives. Moreover, we wish they will feel empowered by this experience and realize that they have the power to really change things. If a group of teenagers is able to make peace between Israelis and Palestinians at EMIS, why should it not be possible in the ‘adult world’ as well?