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Dec 16, 2025, 1:53 PM

“Globalize the Intifada” Was Never Just a Metaphor

A couple of days ago, in Australia, fifteen people were murdered on the first night of Hanukkah. As the death count was still rising, friends and colleagues were reaching out with sympathy, checking in on me, horrified by this...

Jun 24, 2025, 12:40 AM

The Paris Perspective: Leading with Understanding

I traveled to Paris last week to join fellow Israeli and Palestinian civil society leaders for "The Paris Call for the two-state solution," an urgent gathering with the best of intentions. We came to lend our voices to the...

May 16, 2025, 1:09 PM

The uncomfortable truth about leading for good

The world felt decidedly unfair in my house yesterday. My daughter, an avid reader and a budding writer herself, descended the stairs in tears – true, shoulder-shaking sobs. The cause? A beloved couple in the fictional universe she’s immersed...

Jul 30, 2024, 2:05 PM

Has nothing changed?

In the past few months I have been asked often whether we, at Tech2Peace, still hold fast to our vision amidst the war. To assert that recent events haven't tested my faith would be disingenuous. Indeed, there have been...

Nov 26, 2023, 7:06 PM

Applying the Hippocratic Oath to Social Media and News Reporting

In an era where the line between news reporting and social media blur, the integrity of information becomes crucial. Inspired by the Hippocratic Oath, I wish to implore the necessity of truthfulness, context, and ethical responsibility in modern reporting...

Feb 14, 2022, 8:51 AM

The Importance of Multitudes

A lot has been said in the past 5 years about ‘cancel culture’. It seems hard to define where the line between silencing and calling out something “wrong”, passes. In Israeli law, there is a “red flag rule” whereby...

Nov 19, 2021, 6:54 PM

What Would Plato Say Today?

As we all know, we live in an era of “fake news” and the dilution of the value of “truth”. At the same time, we are in a moment in time that is completely unprecedented, where we have all...

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About Me

Hela Lahar is an American-Israeli non-profit executive with extensive experience in facilitating dialogues and designing programs, notably in the complex landscape of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Currently serving as the CEO of Tech2Peace, Hela is a certified dialogue facilitator with RTT, she possesses expertise in Jewish education, international program leadership, cross-cultural work, and grassroots organizing. With a master's in diplomacy and security studies, Hela is committed to fostering a deep understanding of cultural nuances and a global perspective while adeptly navigating diverse environments.