Friends Forever is a program based in the U.S. that aims to promote trust, empathy and friendships among cultures in conflict. Each year a delegation of five Jewish Israeli youth and five Arab Palestinian Israeli youth go to the U.S. for an intensive two week program free from the pressures of their home environment. They share a house with no internet and no cell phones, and spend time learning about each other, engaging in sports and other activities together, and learning that it is possible to be friends with anyone from a different religion, culture or ethnicity. Following the U.S. trip, the program continues back home in Israel/Palestine with numerous programs throughout the year .
