The Open House in Ramle - a peace education center in Ramle, Israel
 

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  • Summer Camp 2024Summer Camp 2024

    by Lutfia Gnime, summer camp co-director   This year we opened our camp despite all the fears of the war, it was important for us to tell the world that we will continue to believe in our way,...Read more »

  • Summer Camp 2023Summer Camp 2023

    Summary of the 2023 summer Camp by Lutfia Gnime   The Peace Camp of Open House was held between July 3rd and July 21st, 2023, the Arab-Jewish camp that has existed for many years with the aim...Read more »

  • Summer Camp 2022Summer Camp 2022

    This year's summer camp was between the 3rd to the 21st of July, 2022. The Ramle municipality provided the grounds of the YRF learning center and we could accept 80 participants to full...Read more »

  • Summer Camp 2021Summer Camp 2021

    We are delighted to share with you what was happening at our end during 2021. First of all, the Ramle Municipality offered us the YRF grounds (Youth Renewal Fund) for our Summer Camp in Ramle...Read more »
 

Saz the Palestinian Rapper for Change

Saz the Palestinian Rapper for Change
 

The Rapper, Sameh Zakut has been a participant of Open House since the age of eleven. He took part in our summer camps, sleep away camps, Leadership Training and the 2002 youth delegation to the USA. Today Sameh is a rising Rap singer and performs in Israel and abroad. He is continuing his musical education in the Itar School of Music, which takes place at Open House.

At the age of 18, Jewish young people normally go to the army while the Arabs do not. {Most Open House Arab participants continue with higher education.}

In this clip, 5 people are gathered at Open House yard, Sameh Zakut, a Muslim, Gloria Boursheh, a Christian, Gil Cohen and Michal Ben Oved, who are both before conscription to the Israeli Army. Rachel Zini is facilitating their painful dialogue.

The four young people have known each other for many years through Open House and have all participated in a common delegation of Arabs and Jews to the USA in 2002.

Will this point in time be the parting of their ways?