Israeli, Arab kids celebrate 'Peace Day'

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3145286,00.html

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10-year-old girl from Jenin visits Tel Aviv school, performs for students, teachers for International Peace Day; initiative came from Israeli student: 'I am interested in peace, not fighting

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"Building bridges: Some 800 Palestinian and Israeli students gathered Wednesday in Tel Aviv to fly kites, play sports, and watch performances in both Hebrew and Arabic.

Credit for the event goes to Daniel, a student at the Daniel Shechter school in the Ramat Efal suburb of Tel Aviv. Two weeks ago, the school principal asked students to propose ideas to commemorate September 11, but Daniel took the project a bit more seriously than most.

"I am interested in peace and co-existence, not fighting and terrorism," he explained.

The suggestion led to a joint 'fun day' for 450 Tel Aviv Jews and about 400 West Bank Palestinians, on a day declared by the United Nations "International Peace Day."

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"The Peres Center for Peace helped out by connecting the Shechter School with a counterpart school in the West Bank. Most activities were visual, due to language barriers between the students, and all performances were bi-lingual. Jewish and Arab students also joined together for sporting competitions."

There is a lot to learn from the young. It's the adults I'm concerned about.