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Can basketball influence change in Jewish and Arab youth?

Study shows PeacePlayers’ program of leadership, sport and peace education directly linked to positive behavioral change in young Jews and Arabs.

Despite growing up in the diverse city of Jerusalem, where Jews and Arabs encounter each other at the grocery store, cinema and public transportation, a Jewish teenager named Toot had never spoken to an Arab her age.

She joined PeacePlayers, which works to unite communities through sport, and became a member of one of the first mixed Jewish and Arab basketball teams in Israel.

While training and playing alongside Arab girls her age, Toot formed friendships that existed on and off the court.

“It’s very unique that they’re a mixed team in the league and it really accelerates the impact on the girls. They are together sometimes up to six times a week, practicing and traveling around the country together for games. It’s an accelerator for friendships,” says Karen Doubilet, managing director of the Middle East branch of PeacePlayers, a nonprofit organization that  uses basketball to unite, inspire and educate young people in divided communities around the world.

Read More: Israel21c

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“Everybody bring it in!” #PPICyprus #teamhuddles #itscooltobeapeaceplayer

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One of our international fellows from our Northern Ireland site made this video about their Summer Jam event! 

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Introduction

Hello, and welcome to the Tumblr page for PeacePlayers International! PeacePlayers International, or PPI, is a non-profit organization that brings together children from communities in conflict together to player basketball. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., PPI has four year-round sites in four countries - South Africa, the Middle East, Cyprus and Northern Ireland.  Our coaches and mentors work year-round to unite, educate and inspire young people to create a more peaceful world. Check us out at http://www.peaceplayersintl.org/, and let us know what you think! Together, we can help the youth of today become the peacemakers of tomorrow.