July 28, 2013, 3:17 am Jaffa’s Bride of the Sea center empowers Muslim women About 100 women are enrolled in classes at Bride of the Sea, learning new skills such as bookkeeping, home finances, computers and English. By Karin Kloosterman
July 24, 2013, 12:00 am Peace prize for Jewish and Muslim leaders of United Hatzalah Eli Beer and Murad Alyan win a $10,000 prize for peace for their work leading an Israeli all-volunteer emergency response organization. By Abigail Klein Leichman
July 11, 2013, 5:37 am Sir Cliff Richard brings Jewish and Arab children to court Veteran British pop star donated funds to refurbish tennis courts at the Nazareth YMCA; is now in Israel for two concerts. By Viva Sarah Press
May 20, 2013, 12:00 am Israeli college students fortify troubled towns by moving in In return for free tuition and low rent, members of Ayalim student villages volunteer their time to transform Negev and Galilee communities. By Abigail Klein Leichman
May 15, 2013, 12:00 am Israeli herbs for the medicine chest New EU-funded international study of Mediterranean plants finds Israel’s medicinal herbs effective in fighting bacteria, fungus and infection. By Abigail Klein Leichman
April 28, 2013, 12:00 am Israeli-Arab study looks to get drugs out of water Researchers from the Technion and Al Quds University will cooperate to find ways of ridding wastewater of pharmaceutical residues. By Karin Kloosterman
April 14, 2013, 12:00 am 65 top ways Israel is saving our planet Since 1948, Israel has set itself a task of finding creative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. To celebrate Israel’s 65th birthday, ISRAEL21c looks at some of the best achievements. By Nicky Blackburn
January 13, 2013, 12:00 am Training paramedics from Jordan and Israel 14 Jordanians and 40 Israelis finish a groundbreaking three-year bachelor’s course in emergency medicine at an Israeli university. By Viva Sarah Press
December 31, 2012, 12:00 am An Arab-Jewish ice cream shop’s sweet story In the Galilee, a Muslim and a kibbutznik open a swanky ice cream parlor where the common language is the sound of a lick. By ISRAEL21c Staff
November 15, 2012, 12:00 am Arab and Jewish teens are ‘Friends Forever’ A Rotary Club program puts groups of Muslim and Jewish Israeli high school students together for 16 days of bonding in New England. By Abigail Klein Leichman
August 30, 2012, 12:00 am Jerusalem goes basketball crazy Every summer, the municipal complex at Safra Square gets repurposed for two days as a giant basketball venue for young Jewish and Arab players. By Moshe Cohen
August 14, 2012, 12:00 am Muslim-Jewish high school musical tours Europe With the stage as their common ground, Muslim and Jewish Israelis put aside their differences to perform at home and abroad. By Abigail Klein Leichman
July 30, 2012, 12:00 am Wanted: Bedouin school psychologists Ben-Gurion University of the Negev launches special program preparing Bedouins to fill a dire need in their community’s schools. By Abigail Klein Leichman
July 26, 2012, 12:00 am A new beat from New York to Tel Aviv Organizers of an Israeli-American music project hope to break barriers and bring people together. By Viva Sarah Press
May 30, 2012, 12:00 am Greener ties for Jordan and Israel A cooperative triangle involving Jordan, Israel and the US turns its attention to producing alternative fuels for the two Mideast neighbors. By Karin Kloosterman