Sharaka
They met with government officials and visited holy sites in Jerusalem before seeing other cultural, religious and historic places throughout Israel during their whirlwind tour.
Ellie Cohanim sits down for an in-person interview with Amit Deri and Dr. Majid Al Sarrah, co-founders of Sharaka, the Gulf-Israel Center for Social Entrepreneurship.
Participants from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Saudi Arabia joined viewers from North America, Europe and Israel in more personal kind of diplomacy.
A new joint project focuses on people-to-people encounters with activists and professionals representing academia, art, literature, politics, education, activism and the hospitality industry.