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Mr. Abed ai - Salam Najjar

President N ichik o N iwano, Members of the Board of the Niwano Peace Foundation, Ladies and Gent lemen:

Salaam Alekem. I bring to you today very sincere thanks from my

fri ends and neighbours, the people of Neve Sha lom/ Wahat a i-Sa lam, together with our deep appreciation fo r the recognition you have afforded us by awarding this year 's Niwano Peace Foundation's Prize to our communi ty.

Vve come to you from a country which is rent by the bi tter conflict between two peoples- the Jews and the Palestinians. The resul t of this confli ct over the past tens of years has been tragic loss of life, the bereavement of families, the destruction of homes, and people living as refugees until this day. An escala­tion in the cha in of action and reaction ensnares the two peoples in a life of violence; each looks to the other with ha tred and prejudice, in great fea r and with distrust.

Through these long years, many mistakes have been made by the leaders of the two peoples in dealing with the conflict. For the most part they have ignored each other 's rights and needs. T he Palestinian people have been demanding independence and self-detenni­na tion; the Israeli people have been demanding secu­rity and stability. As I have sa id, the leaders of each side deny the needs of the other.

In this diffi cul t situation we- Palestin ians and Jews- have gathered together in leve Shalom/ Wahat a i-Salam and have buil t a unique society in which we endeavour to li ve a longside each other as equa ls, with everyone fa ithful to his own ident ity and tradi t ions. Each one of us in the community, aware of his own fee lings and sensit ivities, takes responsibili ty upon himself with rega rd to his own needs, and acts accordingly. He does not wa it to be given what he considers to be his right; he identifies himself and is respected fo r it. In add ition to that, the way in which we work together cul t ivates our understanding of

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each other , enabling us to talk about our emotions and to search for the sources from which they spring, Thus we create an environment of cooperation and an atmosphere in which we can discuss ideas and reach jointly acceptable decisions in spite of differences between us, There is no deliberate attempt to deny the differences, only to accept that there is a way in which to resolve them,

I am a Palestinian and a citizen of IsraeL I was brought up in a Palestinian society under Israeli government The schools I attended offered an educa ­tional program which stressed Jewish literature, Jewish history, Jewish religion, and taught very little about Islam, Palestinian culture, or Palestinian his­tory. We were educated to be good Arab Israelis, I had no personal contact with Jews, The only Jews we \-vould see were involved with the milita ry or police force, My first opportunity to meet Jews came when I left home and began my studies in the university. My initial contacts with Jews were difficult and uncom­fortable. A lifetime of fear and hate stood between us as a result of the Jewish-Arab conflict I began to look for opportunities to bridge the gap between us- to crea te dialogue. I took part in forming a Jewish­Palestinian student organization, but there was always a search for something long- term, something more permanent It was at this time that I heard of Father Bruno's attempt to establish a Jewish- Pales­tinian village. We invited Bruno to speak. While his idea sounded naive, it a lso sounded like an opportu­nity to rea li ze a dream. I became involved with Neve Shalom/ Wahat aI - Salam in 1976, and soon afterwards I made it my home. Neve Shalom/ Wahat aI - Salam offers me a framework in which I can live with Jews as an equal , and work together to find ways to improve the quality of coexistence between our two peoples.

In building our lives together as Palestinians and Jews, we must face many questions which have never before been dealt with in IsraeL As the village grew, the first of these questions was how to educate our children. In 1980 we opened a nursery for the first 5 babies of the village, and one thing was clear to us­they were to be brought up in two languages, T wo nurses- one Palestinian and one Jewish- were respon­sible for the nursery, and each spoke onl y her own language at a ll times to all of the children.

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of Neve Shalom/ Wahat a i- Salam. In the beginning of this yea r we received recognition from the Ministry of Education for the kindergarten. This was a tremen­dous accomplishment for us-not only because it means that the State now pays the salary of one of the kindergarten teachers, but because we have set a precedent. The Ministry has a lso promised us recogni­tion for the primary school if we find the means to grow and to present them \-v ith a school for 100 chil­dren.

Recognition by the Ministry of Education for a bilingual-binational educational system is a signifi ­cant precedent in that it can pave the way for similar projects in ohter areas of the country where Jews and Palestinians li ve close to each other. This is how our small community can make its impact on Israeli society. While we were initia lly rejected, or received with scepticism, today there are communities and government authorities which have begun to pay attention to us as they see what can be done with good wi ll and determination.

As I continue to dream I see myself standing before you in future years when it will not be so unusual to see Jewish and Palestinian children learn­ing together in Israel, and perhaps I will be able to tell you about a Jewish-Palestinian high school in Neve Shalom/ Wahat a i- Sa lam.

vVe have another important funct ion in Neve Shalom/ Wahat ai - Salam- that of our School for Peace, through which we are conducting seminars and workshops which advance Jewish-Palestini an dia­logue. My colleague, Michal Zak, will be speaking about this.

Neve Shalom/ Wahat ai - Sa lam continues to develop and expand. Our influence comes not only from the activities we organize, but from the very fac t of our existence. We are living proof that Jews and Palestinians can indeed live and work together. The implications of our work extend beyond the boudaries of Neve Shalom/ Wahat a i-Salam and beyond the borders of Israel. Today the world is full of conflict and violence. There is a great need for leaders with abili ty to deflect conflict through the cooperation of both sides involved in it- to create an atmosphere in which co-existence becomes possible. Co-existence is a continuous process based on cooperation without resorting to conflict or war. Co-ex istence can only be possible when both sides a re prepared to accept the other, and to li ve together in a state of equality. Our

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experience with Jewish- Pa lestinian co-existence in Neve Shalom/Wahat aI-Salam has convinced us that this effort brings positive benefit to both peoples. This is the kind of experience vvhich needs to be known in the whole of our a rea-and maybe throughout the whole world .

The most important aspect fo r us is to accept the fact that our two peoples are different but that, in spite of that irrefutable truth, we must find and share a solid base on which to build our lives without giving up anything of our own identities. This can lead us to find creative ways to cope with the differing needs of all the parti es concerned···independence, freedom, security and stability.

Again, our profound thanks-and may God bless you a ll.

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