{"id":210328,"date":"2005-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=210328"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:55:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:55:26","slug":"auto-insert-210328","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-210328\/","title":{"rendered":"Two American grants support co-existence between Palestinians and Israelis – USAID press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OPT: Two American grants support co-existence between Palestinians and Israelis<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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RAMALLAH, West Bank –<\/strong> The American people have funded two new grants to support programs advancing reconciliation, respect and tolerance between Palestinians and Israelis. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contributed approximately $1.3 million for programs that focus on psychological and social rehabilitation. <\/p><\/div>\n

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One grant provides over $526,000 to train physicians, nurses, and social workers to assist needy Palestinian and Israeli populations in targeted, hard-hit communities. The program offers professionals from both nationalities a unique opportunity for joint training and cooperation while pursuing common goals. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Through the Integrative Community Based Psychotrauma model, the project aims to ease mental hardship and trauma of Palestinians and Israelis affected by conflict-related violence and insecurity. The program will be implemented by the Jewish American Distribution Committee in partnership with local Palestinian and Israeli Organizations. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Thousands of children and their families will benefit from the services offered by health and social workers participating in the program. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Through a second grant, USAID donated $750,000 towards production of a joint Israeli-Palestinian TV drama series called Opening Hearts. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The program will tell powerful true stories of Palestinian and Israeli families whose lives are intertwined. The drama series is aimed at creating a gradual transformation in the beliefs and perceptions of both Israeli and Palestinian societies. This program will be implemented by the Parents Circle-Families Forum, a not-for-profit organization of bereaved Palestinian and Israeli parents. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The television drama is written both in Arabic and Hebrew and will be aired on local Israeli and Arab TV channels. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The two new USAID grants are part of a global grant competition jointly administered by the U.S. State Department and the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation at USAID\/Washington to promote reconciliation programs and activities in post-conflict and war zones. <\/p><\/div>\n

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In addition to these two grants, USAID Washington will award more than $2.5 million in additional support for Israeli and Palestinian initiatives that will be managed by USAID\/Washington and the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Since 1993, Palestinians have received more than $1.7 billion in U.S. economic assistance via USAID projects – more than from any other donor country. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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