Thank you and a happy new Year!
Dear all, thank you so much for following our project and the digital advent calender this year! We close 2020 with one last voice from a participant of one of our Dialogue Seminars for young women* from Israel...
24th door: Merry Christmas and a message from Maida from Bosnia-Herzegovina
Vacation from War on the one hand aims to bring young people from different countries and ethnic groups together and to reduce prejudice and hatred. On the other hand, the project aims to strengthen long-term contacts and promote joint...
23th door: What do former participants of palestinian-israeli Dialogue seminars do today?
How do participants go on after the dialogue seminars for Israelis and Palestinians? On our last trip to Israel and Palestine in December 2019, we met Deniz* (name changed) in a café in downtown Hebron. Deniz* first participated in...
22th Door: Yitzak (Israel): Everyone talks about peace, but noone speaks of empathy
„For as long as I can remember, everyone in this state has been talking about peace: Peace now, peace never, peace with the enemies, peace agreements (although in recent years there has been more and more talking about...
21st door: Giving energies
„Between protest and despair“ describes the range of what many people in the countries of the former Yugoslavia feel about their (political) situation. The anger and disappointment of the people is reflected in the demonstrations that flare up again...
20th door: Peace prize for Ajna Jusić – Congratulations!
At the award ceremony of the „Krunoslav Sukić“ Prize of the Peace Centre in Osijek, Ajna Jusić received the „Special Recognition for Promoting Peace, Non-Violence and Human Rights“ on December 11th, 2020. Ajna Jusić, whose fate and that of...
19th door: Ahmed* from Palestine – In the shadow of the Jasmin tree
„My life up to now has been full of blind radicalism, far from any humanity, a life like that of every Palestinian adolescent, marked by death and destruction as a result of the occupation. When I considered taking...
18th door: Still looking for Christmas presents?
Are you still looking for Christmas presents? You don’t know what to give this year? Then support Vacation from War with a gift donation! With your donation you enable young people in the countries of the former Yugoslavia to...
17th door: Planning in times of Corona
“Peace is built every day both when we are close and when we are far away. Together and persistently…conversations, agreements, thoughts do not stop.” During the Covid-19 pandemic, planning is not that easy. What will be possible? When will...
16th door: Lamija’s ‚way of life‘
The opportunity to discuss political issues such as nationalism, discrimination, prejudice and gender, to talk openly about the past wars and their effects on todays‘ society, and to ask questions is highly valued by the young participants of the...