Khaled Diab

Peace is so important to Arabs and Israelis that they use the word to greet friends and strangers a like – ‘salam’/’shalom’, they say. Despite this, the Middle East appears to be increasingly falling prey to new conflicts. Perhaps the oldest and most intractable of these is the Arab-Israeli conflict, particularly its Israeli-Palestinian component.

September 2006

But many people privately – and an increasing number publicly – do not believe that this is necessarily so. Salom Now! is an idea to create a civil alliance between Israelis and Arabs to give voice to those who desire to reach out for peace and an outlet to demonstrate that, despite the failure of our leaders to secure peace, we can still construct bridges of understanding and create a popular groundswell for peace.

Articles on Salom Now!

Arabs and Israelis held hostage by a common enemy (February 2007)

Exchange of friendly fire (February 2007)

No defeating hate (February 2007)

Give ‘Salom’ a chance (September 2006)

Peace begins at home (August 2006)

Read the Salom Now! draft manifesto

In this spirit of dialogue, we would like to hear your opinion on this proposed project. You can e-mail them to diabolic_digest@skynet.be

You can also see what others have been saying about Salom Now! and join the discussion hosted by METalks.com at http://www.metalks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10

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