Zeitouna, a group of six Jewish and six Palestinian women in Michigan, has been meeting for over two years to promote peace and understanding. They aim to create a safe space where everyone is accepted and to spread their message of unity beyond their meetings.
They call themselves Zeitouna — a group of six Jewish and six Palestinian women in Michigan that has been meeting twice a month for more than two years. The name is the Arabic word for olive tree, and their motto is 'refusing to be enemies.' The safety of the group and their environment has allowed the women to remain committed to each other in the face of Oct. 7 and the war that followed.'You absorbed my pain, as I absorbed your pain.
At the University of Michigan, two students — one Palestinian and one Jewish — started the Arab-Jewish Alliance more than a year ago to foster better relations between the two cultures.'I grew up Jewish, and the only time when I ever met Arab students was in my Arabic class,' said cofounder Evan Rotker. 'I was like, 'How can we bring Arab students and Jewish students together?' And, and this kind of set us down this path.
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