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As part of the royal visit to Israel, the Duke of Cambridge took part in an activity promoting shared-living and peace hosted by the Peres Center and The Equalizer.
Dozens of Peres Center participants, Jews and Arabs, who are taking part in the Peres Center’s “Sport in the Service of Peace” programs, played a short game to honor Prince William’s visit. The match took place in Jaffa on Tuesday, June 26, at 18:00, together with participants from The Equalizer organization.
The dozens of youths who train in mixed groups (Jews and Arabs from around the country) as part of the “Sport in the Service of Peace” program were selected from over 1,000 eager young Peres Center participants.
In preparation for the visit, Peres Center participants created a video clip welcoming Prince William in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, and singing “All You Need is Love”. Sport can serve as a bridge between peoples and religions. The video was distributed this week on social networks, and can be viewed here.
The Peres Center’s Sport in the Service of Peace programs have already reached over 20,000 young football players from around the country and the region, and have won eight Israeli and international awards for educational work. This week, a mixed Jewish and Arab team from the Peres Center will leave for the World Cup’s eighth FIFA Foundation Festival.
Chemi Peres, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Peres Center, said “The children of the Peres Center are excited to show the world on Tuesday that sport is a bridge between peoples and cultures. The Peres Center believes that through sport, we can break barriers and create trust and cooperation between nations. We are very proud to participate in the game and proudly represent unity through sport.”
Photos credit: Rami Girdish
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