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Jun 23, 2016, 1:12 PM

Interview: Uri Savir, Chief Negotiator of the Oslo Accords and founder of YaLa-Young Leaders يالا-يا قادة الشباب יאללה-מנהיגים צעירים

YaLa-Young Leaders is a peace movement of young leaders from Middle East & North Africa (MENA) who are fostering dialogue & change. Established in 2011, the Facebook group “Yala-Young Leaders” brings together almost 1 millions of followers across the Middle East and North...

May 5, 2016, 12:28 AM

About the Shoah

Today in Israel, we commemorate Yom HaShoah. One day. In France, we often hear that we, the Jews, speak too much about the Shoah. I have been told that by my own friends. But from my family, the truth is that...

Nov 5, 2015, 2:26 PM

It’s time for me to talk about my grandmother

The first time I wrote a post for real, it was in reaction to racism. Don’t dare congratulate me or telling me that it was wrong, I had nothing to do with this: it was my grandmother! She is… she...

Oct 7, 2015, 10:19 PM

Surfing for Peace

Let’s illuminate the darkness of the last days with a little ray of sunshine. Let’s go surfing! This little light of hope that shines amid the recent events in our region is the last project of the organization Surfing 4 Peace. First things first: presentations! Surfing for Peace is a cross-cultural peace...

Sep 24, 2015, 9:45 PM

Yom Kippur & Eïd al-Adha: Once upon a time

Yom Kippur just ended. This year, Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar was also the beginning of Eid al-Adha, the most important day of the Muslim calendar. This coincidence has awakened many memories from my childhood...

Sep 17, 2015, 8:49 PM

I would like to tell you about Israel…

When I was living in France, I was asked or told many things about Israel, and I, feeling that I didn’t know enough on this extensive topic, I always preferred to stay silent. Now that I live here for...

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About Me

French social educator, Chloe Perla Portheault didn't come to live in Israel because of anti-Semitism but in order to try to understand a country and and conflict that people talk so much about from afar. It's been a perpetual quest ever since.