2018: a peek into the contest in Israel

The imagine: 2018 essay contest launched in Israel a few weeks ago - working through the Israeli Ministry of Education, municipalities throughout the country, individual teachers and schools, various youth movements, and an internet forum called Tapuz to reach out to youth aged 13-17 for the contest.

Strong submissions have already started coming in from around Israel, expressing a vision of what Israel could be like ten years from now if there were peace.

One striking feature of many of these essays is the way that the students are conceiving of Israel as an active and integrated part of a regional community - that for many young Israelis, one of the most desirable things about a future peace is the idea of Israel working with - rather than fighting against - its neighbors.

About another month remains of the contest in Israel, and we're looking forward to reading the submissions as they come in. 

To read more about the contest in English, please visit www.imagine2018.org.

To read more about it in Hebrew, or to submit your essay, please visit www.onevoice.org.il/2018.shtml.