If the adults stay out of it, young people from all the different groups can associate with each other and have fun.
Israelis and Palestinians come for the basketball, stay for the camaraderie
Members of PeacePlayers International, visiting the United States as part of an exchange program, participate in a basketball clinic at Blessed Sacrament School in Washington, D.C., on March 19. Photo by Imagine Photography
Malak, a 16-year-old Palestinian, said she first heard about PeacePlayers International – a group that unites Israelis and Palestinians to play basketball – five years ago. She wanted to learn basketball but was nervous about being around Jews.
“As an Arab, as a little kid, you’re going to be scared,” she said. So she went to her father for advice. He told her, as she recalled, “They’re not bad people. You should give it a try and if you still feel scared, you don’t have to keep going.”
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Israelis and Palestinians come for the basketball, stay for the camaraderie
Israelis and Palestinians come for the basketball, stay for the camaraderie
Members of PeacePlayers International, visiting the United States as part of an exchange program, participate in a basketball clinic at Blessed Sacrament School in Washington, D.C., on March 19. Photo by Imagine Photography
Malak, a 16-year-old Palestinian, said she first heard about PeacePlayers International – a group that unites Israelis and Palestinians to play basketball – five years ago. She wanted to learn basketball but was nervous about being around Jews.
“As an Arab, as a little kid, you’re going to be scared,” she said. So she went to her father for advice. He told her, as she recalled, “They’re not bad people. You should give it a try and if you still feel scared, you don’t have to keep going.”
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Israelis and Palestinians come for the basketball, stay for the camaraderie
