Sangha of Auspicious Companions

Torn by War, Israelis and Palestinians Tie Their Fortunes Together

Palestinians, Israeli Arabs, Israeli Jews, and other entrepreneurs connect in workshops and meetings to form business start-ups in an accelerator program called 50:50. While many have and continue to experience terror in their homelands, they are worried: “I don’t want my kids to be living in a world full of hatred.” For investors, the team and their collaborations are as important as the product. Business survival is “based on equality, a shared goal and a mutual trust and reliance on each other’s support.” If they can come together under the current political landscape, they will build resilience. “They’ll fail together or they’ll succeed together.” The relationships they forge have significant ripple effects on friends and family, and participants hope to “build lasting bridges that could advance the cause of peace.” One said, “It’s already worth it just to show other people that it’s possible.”

Be The Change

Choose to participate in a group with whom you share common hopes and dreams, setting aside historic and political divides. Together, demonstrate a way to generate one new possibility around a shared purpose.