September 26, 2016

80 Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Jerusalem youth tour perimeter of Old City

Amid the tense atmosphere in Jerusalem, Kids4Peace participants took part in an important tour of the perimeter of the Old City, demonstrating coexistence in the contentious landscape around them.

“Jerusalem’s Old City was filled with police on Friday as part of a surge following last week’s violence in the capital and the West Bank.

Numerous young Arab men were stopped and frisked around Damascus Gate as Muslims made their way through crowded streets for afternoon prayer. Yet, among the tense atmosphere, a group of around 80 Christian, Jewish and Muslim youth – almost all from Jerusalem – toured the perimeter of the Old City, hoping to display the possibility of a truly shared city.”

Read more at the Jerusalem Post 

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