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Meredith Rothbart

Feb 18, 2025, 12:19 AM

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It is time to reframe peacebuilding

A screen capture from Israeli artist Yoni Bloch's latest hit single "Sof Tov," imagining peace in the Middle East.

Peace initiatives that failed in the past had the right idea – they were just missing one key piece: the people

Oct 10, 2024, 11:53 PM

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Yom Kippur begins tonight; I don’t know how to pray

A Hamas tunnel in southern Gaza's Khan Yunis, where the IDF believes hostages were held by the terror group, published on January 11, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

How can I when so many righteous people were not saved, when 97 cannot breathe, and when we are all plagued by memories and fears?

May 19, 2023, 6:59 PM

We must remember to love our neighbors as ourselves

I decided to make aliya a few times throughout my childhood and each one of those times I was in the Old City of Jerusalem. It just felt so clear – the miracle of our return, the undeniable leaps...

May 25, 2021, 5:25 PM

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To the silent majority: Peacebuilding is not a hashtag

People take part in a rally for peace outside Jerusalem’s Old City, on May 19, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Peace starts by demanding change. It starts with dedication and commitment, with humanizing the other. And it starts 20 years before it is achieved.

Apr 18, 2018, 10:34 AM

I celebrate my independence

I celebrate my independence, here in Jerusalem in 2018, in absolute awe that we are here; I celebrate my independence, cheerfully passing a neighbor whistling patriotic songs; I celebrate my independence, holding hands with my five-year-old daughter practicing the words to...

Jul 31, 2017, 3:53 PM

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Kids4Peace and the gesture of raising a Palestinian flag

How one can fervently desire peace with the Palestinians without forsaking Zionism

About Me

Meredith Rothbart is the co-founder and CEO of Amal-Tikva, a Jerusalem-based organization creating the infrastructure needed for peacebuilding to become a professional field capable of achieving lasting, scalable social change within and across Israeli and Palestinian societies.