This is not an easy time to be talking openly about peace or coexistence between Israeli Arabs and Jews, and when our reporter Abby requested interviews with Arabs involved in the coexistence movement here in Israel, she was turned down.

But that doesn’t mean that work in this area isn’t still going ahead. Despite the fear and polarization, people from both sides aren’t ready to give up the dialogue, or the relationships they have nurtured and built over years.