Following is a letter that was written to the Arab students from Nazareth by a Jewish participant from a high school in Jerusalem, after the 'Face to Face' seminar at Givat Haviva (February 2002):

“The truth is that it is very hard for me to write these words but… I have so much in my mind and in my heart. We went through an amazing experience, many things surprised me, it wasn’t easy but I enjoyed it a lot. I believe that meetings of this kind are very important and sensitizing to many, for many reasons. I hope that our generation will find the right way because it is obvious that in wars there are no winners. We need hope and belief, and the most important – good will. And we proved we have that (in this seminar)!

“Above all it is important to remember that we are all first human beings and we have no difference between us and there should not be any. I received from you a lot of information, sensitivity and empathy and I was trying to do the same. I hope that we were able to make each other understand and want to know each other more and closer, but with all the closeness there are still unopened doors I wish one day it will be possible to open.

“It is a bit difficult to finish this meeting and to know that the general situation is not up to us… I can only wait for the day that we can be influential and make the difference. So until the next time we meet I hope you remember us and the things we said, and most of all the things we agreed upon – because now we have seen that it is possible to get closer and to listen to each other’s pain, fears, hopes and dreams."