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March 5, 2026Starting an Internship in Times of War – A Report from a Recently Arrived German Intern in Givat Haviva
German Intern Reports on Givat Haviva During Iran War Enno Jaime Ebersbach, 26, began his internship at Givat Haviva on March 1, the day after the U.S. and Israel war with Iran began. He reports on the situation on the campus, where activities have bern been suspended, except for the international Younited high school.
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March 5, 2026Israeli Opposition Leaders Are Wary of Alliance With Arab Parties. But Voters Are Surprisingly Open to It
Givat Haviva CEO Michal Sella argues in her Haaretz oped that opposition party leaders need to welcome partnering with Arab parties in their elections campaigns. “There is a sizable proportion of supporters of opposition parties who might support leaders intent on forging Jewish-Arab cooperation,” Sella writes. “There is a good chance that the way to power of the parties leading the opposition will have to entail cooperation with the Arab parties. There apparently is a significant group of opposition voters who are receptive to this idea. They deserve a leadership that knows how to lead.”
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February 27, 2026Dikla Tomer Kaial: Director, Jewish-Arab Center for Peace Education Department
Dikla Tomer Kaial, Director of the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace Education Department, shares her story of why she came to work at Givat Haviva and her commitment to advancing Jewish-Arab understanding in Israel. “I’m really happy that I work in this field because I feel like I walk the talk. I do every day what I believe in — at home and at work,” says Kaial.
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February 3, 2026
Art is the only language we speak. It's irrelevant where everyone came from
“Art is the only language we speak. It’s irrelevant where everyone came from,” Maariv, February 3, 2026 A group of eight Israeli artists, Jews and Arabs, from all over the country, gathered in Givat Haviva for three months of creatin and living together in one space. In advance of their closing exhibit, “No Space Between Us,” they spoke with Maariv about their experiences in the Givat Haviva Joint Center for the Arts residency program. “The participants put aside their lives, their homes, not work. They try very hard to get here, and everything takes them very much out of their comfort zone,’’ says Anat Lidror, director of the residency program and curator of the Givat Haviva Art Gallery. “They are in a different situation: a common society, a new place, new people and also a situation of developing a personal process. It’s a very exposed place, and many times we feel that we need to give them this space, to get to know each other. There is no better way to get to know each other than to live 24/7 together.”
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January 25, 2026OPED: Israel-Diaspora Partnering for Shared Society
Friends of Givat Haviva Executive Director Jonathan Lack, in his Times of Israel oped, urges Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel, and American Jews, to work together with to build a shared society.
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January 20, 2026Feature Story: Jenan Halabi Profile
Working with Jewish and Arab teenagers at Givat Haviva, Jenan Halabi has come to see photography as more than a skill or an art, but as a tool to open conversations about identity, belonging, and shared life—especially in moments when words fall short. “At first I came as a photography teacher, and from there I developed into something completely different,” Halabi says.